Emirates re-commenced Airbus A380 services on the Dubai-Brisbane route on 2 September.
The Dubai based carrier substituted the larger jet for a Boeing 777-300ER on one of its twice-daily nonstop services to Brisbane. It operates a third daily flight via Singapore.
Emirates had last operated the A380 on Dubai-Brisbane in June.
FlightGlobal schedules show that Emirates is the only carrier between the two cities.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
South African Airways is to resume its service to the Australian city of Perth by the end of April, continuing a restoration of the flag-carrier’s long-haul services. It has already re-introduced flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil, around six months ago. SAA’s rebuilding of its network had already been planned ...
Southwest Airlines is cutting several destinations from its network, pushing employee time-off programmes, and considering seating changes after surging costs and Boeing 737 Max delivery delays pushed it to a $231 million first-quarter loss.
Indian budget carrier IndiGo is stepping up to the long-haul sector with an agreement to order up to 100 Airbus A350-900s, deliveries of which will commence in 2027.
UK regional carrier Loganair is to cut three routes from its network and reduce frequencies on some others following a review by new chief executive Luke Farajallah aimed at improving its operational resilience.
French airports operator Vinci has agreed a £1.27 billion ($1.58 billion) deal to take a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh airport from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), expanding its presence in the UK.
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