It’s been a long time coming but Qantas have finally taken delivery of their much, much anticipated 787-9 aircraft. To be more technical, the airline actually took offical delivery of it a few days ago at Boeing’s Everett factory but it’s now home on Australian soil in Sydney. The aircraft, VH-ZNA the first of 8 […]
Yes, only 1 more day until Qantas’ 787 arrives in Australia and I’m extremely excited about it and I’m sure I’m not the only one, yeah I’m talking about all of you #avgeeks. Anyway, the aircraft is currently on it’s way home from Seattle through Honolulu. The aircraft had a quick overnight in Hawaii but […]
Qantas have finally taken delivery of their first 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline first ordered the aircraft quite a few years ago and ever since ordering them, they’ve been extremely excited to receive them. The first aircraft, VH-ZNA, is currently sitting in Honolulu on it’s way to Sydney from Seattle. The aircraft will be arriving in […]
When airlines take delivery of new aircraft, it’s a very exciting time both for the carrier and also their passengers. Qantas ordered 787’s a number of years ago and they also gave the newer aircraft to their subsidiary Jetstar and return the low cost carrier gave Qantas their A330’s as at the time it suited […]
Qantas are again running a promotion which see’s Qantas Business Rewards members be given the opportunity to receive a 50% bonus on status credits. The airline has run one of these promotions already this year so if you didn’t take advantage of it last time, now’s a good time to do so. Qantas ran the […]
Qantas has today unveiled new tableware which will be used both in select lounges as well as onboard in certain cabins. Qantas have been using Marc Newson cutlery and tableware for a long time but they will soon be switching to bespoke products by the brand, Noritake. Qantas explained that the new cutlery and tableware was […]
As a said in a previous post, I’ve been away for a past week with very limited internet hence the lack of posts. Now I’m back in Brisbane and am able to post as normal. While I was away, Qantas officially announced the names for the first 8 787’s that the carrier will receive. A […]
As I’ve mentioned many times before, airlines and hotel programs offer promotions all the time. Some of them earn a few hundred points and some can even earn in the millions. Taking out a home loan or even buying a car for the large bonus of points isn’t too crazy right? Last year Velocity offered […]
Qantas’ 787 is definitely one of the most talked about subjects in the Australian travel space. Not only is it a new aircraft for the carrier but it’ll also be operating the world’s longest flight from Perth – London non-stop. The flight will clock in at over 17 hours which is receiving mixed reactions from […]
In Australia, both of our major airlines have a VIP membership, Qantas have ‘Chairman’s Lounge’ while Virgin Australia has the ‘Club.’ Both memberships cannot be earned by flying and members are usually high profile politicians, celebrities, and very big spenders. What’s included with the membership is kept very secret. In this post, I’ll be giving […]
Qantas first announced that they would their own lounge at London’s Heathrow airport in February of last year. The development of the new facility started in September and it was supposed to open in ‘early 2017.’ Lounges are always delayed and most rarely open on their first announced date, this was the case with the Qantas lounge. […]
A few months ago, both Qantas and Virgin Australia started testing their onboard wifi systems. Each started with a single 737-800 and have been flying them on regularly scheduled services. Both are using different interfaces and satellites but the overall results are pretty similar. Qantas use the NBN Sky Muster satellites through Viasat while Virgin […]