Is Qantas really that Sydney centric?

Alternative working title: Does Qantas really hate Melbourne?

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Is the Jetstar to Sri Lanka rumour credible?

We hate speculation and we really hate speculation surrounding new routes.

Nov 3 • 

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October 2025

Five and a half years!

That's what is took Australian international airline capacity to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct 21 • 

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Chart of the week #26: Australian international airline seat capacity finally reaches its pre-COVID level

This morning, BITRE released July 2025’s international aviation data, revealing an important milestone: international airline seat capacity has finally…

Oct 13 • 

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Two years of Analytic Flying

Around this time last year we wrote an honest (and grumpy) review of our first year of Analytic Flying.

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

Dismal prospects for trans-Tasman competition

Over the last few months we’ve seen Qantas and Jetstar come out swinging with new routes and capacity increases across its trans-Tasman network.

Sep 30 • 

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Scheduling fun & games: Qantas's Las Vegas NRL charters!

Last month, Qantas loaded several charter flights from Brisbane and Sydney to Los Vegas in February and March 2026 in support of Rugby League Las Vegas…

Sep 17 • 

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EU261: there's no such thing as a free lunch

Note: we started working on this piece in December 2024 when there was a lot of discussion regarding the implementation of a flight cancellation and…

Sep 8 • 

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Why regional jets are misunderstood and why they wouldn't have worked for Bonza

A very common comment that you’ll come across when engaging in the popular aviation discourse is that route X to Y will be a good size for **insert type…

Sep 1 • 

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August 2025

Chart of the week #25: How Gulf carriers came to dominate the Australia-UK market

Our last chart of the week looked at the most recent Australia-Europe market shares, showing Emirates and Qatar Airways to be the clear market leaders…

Aug 20 • 

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How constrained are Sydney Airport's slots?

New insights from Sydney's first public Initial Coordination Report

Aug 6 • 

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July 2025

Why does Qantas acquire old aircraft for FIFO charters?

Over the last few months, Qantas have announced additions to their FIFO (fly-in fly-out) mining charter fleet in Western Australia.

Jul 22 • 

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