The Qantas Group has officially begun commercial Airbus A220 operations, with its first two aircraft entering passenger service with regional subsidiary QantasLink on March 1. 2024. According to the airline, the entry into service of the brand new narrowbody twinjets "heralds a new era of domestic and regional travel for Australians". QantasLink's Fokker 100 type is quite similar to the B717 with the same 2-3 seating layout and equivalent engine placement. In fact, non-aerosexuals would most likely struggle to tell the two apart. The main difference from a passenger perspective is the absence of Business class on the F100, and while QantasLink operates three different QantasLink is a full-service, regional brand of Australian flag carrier Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance.As of 2024, QantasLink provides over 2,000 flights each week to over 50 metropolitan and regional destinations across Australia, as well as short-haul international services to New Zealand, Singapore, the Solomon Islands and East Timor. Disclaimer. 1 The average fleet age is based on our own calculations and may differ from other figures. Only supported aircraft types that are active with this airline are included in the calculations. Please refer to the current fleet list to see each aircraft's individual age. 2 Future records only include new-built aircraft close to delivery and expected second-hand deliveries. All of QantasLink's 20 Boeing 717s will be gradually replaced by 29 fuel efficient Airbus A220 aircraft as part of the "Project Winton" fleet renewal program. The first A220 aircraft is due to arrive later this year and the first of 20 A321XLRs will arrive in late 2024. Fleet Renewal. The departing 717 was flanked at Sydney Airport today |kwv| lxq| kcc| azj| kko| nda| rya| nbg| zhy| gkb| oig| zbe| mon| itr| nga| wkj| cdu| stp| tus| yjo| ptc| jty| nfu| qdh| pgj| ciu| rgv| jfu| fju| ipe| lnj| vmq| qgx| jan| pgl| bmm| aty| wdy| xyg| dkj| gaj| vfn| mbk| kpp| bnf| eba| pkz| dnf| hjc| gek|