Where does Qantas's European network go from here?

Note: We’ve pushed this article out quickly due to schedule changes occurring while we were writing.

Mar 26

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So just how big were Qantas's Perth-London payload restrictions?

Airspace closures in the Middle East have forced Qantas to temporarily reroute its non-stop Perth-London flight (QF9) as a one-stop service via…

Mar 10

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Middle East travel chaos: why don't Emirates, Etihad & Qatar just put on some temporary direct flights & bypass their hubs?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’d have been following the chaos that global travel has been thrown into by the conflict in the Middle East.

Mar 2

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February 2026

Just how fragmented is the Australia-India market?

And what are the implications for direct Australia-India flights

Feb 24

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January 2026

The curious case of the declining "golden triangle"

In Australian aviation circles, the “golden triangle” refers to the high-volume domestic routes between Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Jan 22

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Chart of the week #27: Who the hell flies to Frankfurt anyway?

A quick look at Lufthansa's Frankfurt and Munich hubs

Jan 7

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United's low density B787-9: everyone is missing the point about payload restrictions

A few weeks back United Airlines published the seat map of their new low density B787-9 configuration, leaving tongues wagging for the exceptionally…

Jan 1

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December 2025

How to think, not feel about Qantas's Project Sunrise

Project Sunrise, the much vaunted strategy by Qantas to fly non-stop from the eastern seaboard of Australian to London and New York finally looks like…

Dec 16, 2025

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November 2025

Technical Thread #4: Qantas's Sunday morning IROPS masterclass

This last Sunday morning (23 November 2025), poor weather along the eastern seaboard of Australia resulted in major travel disruptions.

Nov 25, 2025

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Is Qantas really that Sydney centric?

Alternative working title: Does Qantas really hate Melbourne?

Nov 18, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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