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 • 

Analytic Flying

3

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 • 

Analytic Flying

3

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 • 

Analytic Flying

5

2

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 • 

Analytic Flying

3

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 • 

Analytic Flying

1

How constrained are Sydney Airport's slots?

New insights from Sydney's first public Initial Coordination Report

Aug 6 • 

Analytic Flying

5

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 • 

Analytic Flying

7

June 2025

Qantas's impressive Perth international expansion gains momentum!

Qantas and Perth Airport spent several years playing a game of Russian Roulette over terminal facilities and airport charges.

Jun 30 • 

Analytic Flying

2

Qantas-Finnair A330 schedule updates

SYDNEY-SINGAPORE

Jun 26 • 

Analytic Flying

2

Chart of the week #24: Australia-Europe market share

Last week, Virgin Australia Qatar Airways returned to the long-haul skies with their first flight to Doha under their new joint venture partnership and…

Jun 16 • 

Analytic Flying

2

Qantas Group to close Jetstar Asia

Qantas surprised us all today with the announcement that Jetstar Asia will be wound up in the coming months.

Jun 12 • 

Analytic Flying

5

May 2025

Air New Zealand is getting eaten alive by Qantas to New York

Last year we did an analysis of Qantas’s decision to reroute its New York flights through Auckland, replacing their historic Los Angeles-New York tag-on…

May 13 • 

Analytic Flying

4

2