Expressions of interest are being sought for the design of the SWZ terminal: https://architectureau.com/articles/expressions-of-interest-eoi-sought-for-design-of-western-sydney-airport/ Airport CEO quoted: We’re going to ensure that Western Sydney will be proud of the airport’s terminal – but we wan...
Jump to postFree to view link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/firefighting-water-bomber-helicopter-crashes-in-gippsland-dam/10757292 Why does the article say the aircraft crashed into the dam when it really crashed into the reservoir? If it crashed in to the dam, no one would be swimming to the shore. ...
Jump to postCould just mean he is on the wrong side of the political divide. There's an election just over the horizon, after close to 5 years of military junta following the 2014 coup. Or he could just be a crooked businessman - and they don't advance far in civilised countries. Former PM Thaksin Shiniwatra fl...
Jump to postHey guys, With the seemingly never-ending drama between Qantas and Perth Airport, and before then Qantas and Canberra Airport, it will be interesting to see how things go between Qantas and Sydney West's management team. Apparently John Borghetti came out again recently in the Sydney print media st...
Jump to postHave I offended you mate? You sound a bit like my wife when she's just itching for an argument. . Offended, no, did my post indicate I was offended. :eyebrow: As to comparisons to your wife, I haven't had the pleasure of meeting her, so can't confirm your observation ;) I've often wondered how many...
Jump to postSo I guess what I'm getting at is the market was distorted with EK flying the route for 14 years. A year ago there were 11 * 744, 7 * A380, and 7 * A330 SYD-BKK. Come June it will be 7 * 744 and 7 * A330, a massive drop - must be close to 50% fewer weekly seats. That has got to put upward pressure ...
Jump to postLooking ahead, TG Y fares that were almost always ~$750 SYD-BKK rtn are now more like $1500 - $1800. Might be an opportunity for JQ or one of the Thailand-based LCCs to enter the market, or QF to use some spare capacity. What travel dates are you looking at? No one in their right mind will pay $180...
Jump to postWith EK off the BKK route and TG already reduced SYD-BKK, if QF had any spare A330 capacity, replacing JQ on the MEL-BKK could work, similar to when QF replaced JQ on the MEL- NRT. JQ could then increase SGN flying which seems to be performing well. EK have dropped daily SYD-BKK and TG have reduced...
Jump to postDid any aircraft at SYD sustain any hail damage with reports of large (5-8cm) hail in the Sydney area yesterday or was the large hail absent from the airport region? From what I have read in the media, the really large stuff - "about 8cm wide" according to the weather bureau - fell at Ber...
Jump to postI don't recall seeing this mentioned - SQ downgauging one MEL service:
Singapore – Melbourne eff 27APR19 SQ217/218 777-300ER replaces A380, except 17JUN19 – 31JUL19
More information here: http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/12/qantas-super-constellation-returns-home/ According to information provided to Australian Aviation from Qantas, the salvage effort for VH-EAB Southern Horizon that took place in mid-November managed to retrieve sections of the aircraft’s...
Jump to postReports SYD is down to one runway again due to flooding to the other two runways this morning. Many flight cancellations.
An hour-wide storm cell with extremely heavy rain went thru around three / four hours ago, so the runway situation may have been resolved by now.
QF9 is really not that great of an offer for MEL based PAX, Had to purchase a one way MEL-LHR for April. QF9, $1609 Went with Royal Brunei for $562, and the overall travel time is 40 minutes less than the QF option. I'd expect better service offering on QF, but not over a $1000 better. Remember the...
Jump to postUnfortunately there are some very serious bushfires happening near the airport. Apparently the inbound flight suffered a lightning strike as well. There have been pretty severe winds up here and Sydney which brought a pretty nasty dust storm as well. Local media are reporting SYD is down to one run...
Jump to postDoesn't matter now- they already bagged the airport award lol Unfortunately there are some very serious bushfires happening near the airport. Apparently the inbound flight suffered a lightning strike as well. There have been pretty severe winds up here and Sydney which brought a pretty nasty dust s...
Jump to postJust saw on FB that Newcastle Airport won the Major Airport of the Year Award from Australian Airports Association. Not sure what it means - maybe everyone gets a turn :) They must be seriously widening the goal posts for "major airport" if an airport only handles 1.25million pax a year. ...
Jump to postArticle re VA's commitment to SWZ. http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/11/virgin-australia-committed-to-western-sydney-airport/ No surprises regarding VA's sentiment, but the article itself gives a neat summary of the airport's development progress / timeline for anyone that may be interested. I t...
Jump to postLooks like PX has leased an Icelandair 757 (likely to cover maintenance on its 767 fleet or the 737 that crashed)... TF-LLX currently operating PX1 POM-SYD. Its covering for the crashed 737, here are some photos of it in SYD https://twitter.com/www16Right/status/1061183204013432832 B747 'Jumbo', A3...
Jump to postThanks for that, answered my question perfectly. As for WSZ, I can see all, or at least most freighters operating from there, though with the exception of the domestic freighters, I can't see to much difference from their current schedules. The UPS/Fedex flights arrival time, allows next day delive...
Jump to postHey MooLor, I agree with you about the MD-11's noise. I wonder if FedEx (and UPS, DHL etc for that matter) would consider making the move to SWZ and seek 'curfew-busting' flights? Cheers Bunumuring I think it's a given they will use SWZ eh? SYD is closer to many businesses so there's that courier t...
Jump to postDoes anyone know why Fedex have been operating SIN/SYD FDX 5284 flights this week ? Is this a new regular service, a series of charters, etc ? Don't normally see them coming in from Asia, so curious as to the reason for these flights. Someone posted this link on another forum: https://www.stattimes...
Jump to post"But...but...it's a 9 abreast 787! The passengers should be avoiding the aircraft in droves!" (sarcasm) There are reports of Y-pax dissatisfaction on the route - reviews on seat-guru type websites etc. I am curious to see if this ever translates into reduced patronage. The QF 789 is premi...
Jump to post"But...but...it's a 9 abreast 787! The passengers should be avoiding the aircraft in droves!" (sarcasm) There are reports of Y-pax dissatisfaction on the route - reviews on seat-guru type websites etc. I am curious to see if this ever translates into reduced patronage. The QF 789 is premi...
Jump to postAccording to the Sydney Morning Herald, the latest Sydney Airport 20 year plan released on Monday proposes to use the current T2 and T3 domestic terminals for some international flights, whilst retaining T1 as the primary international terminal. There are further roadworks and pickup point changes ...
Jump to postQantas says both Airbus and Boeing can meet Project Sunrise challenge, order to be finalised next year with first delivery 2022 https://www.airlineratings.com/news/boe ... don-dream/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qant ... SKCN1L80MC Your links didn't work - must have changed. Found them here: ...
Jump to postKathmandu is currently Sydney’s largest unserved market globally, with 93,000 people travelling to / from the Nepalese city and Sydney a year, with Nepal being Australia’s third-largest source of foreign students after China and India. Sydney Airport has called for ASA negotiations to unlock market...
Jump to postOn my flight was that Honey Badger guy, sitting on the other side of the business class cabin. Didn't seem all that big to be a rugby player, tall but not big like what i think of as a rugby player. He played on the wing or in the centres, where a bit of speed is required. You may be thinking of th...
Jump to postI don't really think the QF/NZ relationship can go any further than what it is now. How many of you really think QF/NZ partnership makes any sense? Maybe after JB is gone, all parties could go back to more rational thinking. I see it as a 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' situation. Would serve ...
Jump to postSWZ is probably more of a problem than an opportunity for QF, because it splits the market and requires cost duplication. I think that the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West will always be better served by SYD than SWZ, along with inbound corporate fliers. But the toll roads will link SWZ pretty quickl...
Jump to postWould BNE, that opened in 1988, be considered 'greenfields'? Regardless, airport design has come along way in even 30 years! It is quite impressive how some airports have just nailed the design elements and made arriving, departing or transiting such a pleasure. ZRH is one of my all time favourites...
Jump to postInteresting to hear this from 5J - " Bookings for Melbourne flights are "definitely starting out stronger" compared to Sydney when it started. " See: http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/14/18/cebu-pacific-flies-to-melbourne-in-boost-to-tourism-trade. Cheers, C. Being a past cust...
Jump to postWould BNE, that opened in 1988, be considered 'greenfields'? Regardless, airport design has come along way in even 30 years! It is quite impressive how some airports have just nailed the design elements and made arriving, departing or transiting such a pleasure. ZRH is one of my all time favourites...
Jump to postDoes Sydney Really Need A second Airport. What are your thoughts? Desperately. Not ideal to split traffic across two airports, but with SYD being in such a 'special' location yet with no room to grow, it is probably the best we can hope for. The ill-thought-out privatisation of SYD precludes SWZ in...
Jump to postI haven't seen any reports about any lounges/premium facilities being designed into SWZ. It seems like SWZ will have lounges - see page 79 (page 88 of the PDF) of this: http://westernsydneyairport.gov.au/files/Western_Sydney_Airport_Plan.pdf. AFAIK, AVV doesn't have this (any plans to build one the...
Jump to postQantas PER-LHR best time so far has been recorded at 16 hours 23 minutes compared to the schedule time of 17 hours 20 minutes, in the other direction LHR-PER the best time has been 15 hours 45 minutes, exactly one hour better than published schedule. It will be interesting to see how long the fligh...
Jump to postQF ... SYD-BKK route often needs help. Apologies if I have misinterpreted your meaning, but was that it? I have often wondered about QF SYD-BKK. Three full-service carriers on the route, and one of them offers QF code share on an A380. Another is TG / Star Alliance on a 744. And then there is what ...
Jump to postQF ... SYD-BKK route often needs help. Apologies if I have misinterpreted your meaning, but was that it? I have often wondered about QF SYD-BKK. Three full-service carriers on the route, and one of them offers QF code share on an A380. Another is TG / Star Alliance on a 744. And then there is what ...
Jump to postWhy do the ME3 have mixed results when it comes to PER? Some make it work, some don't. Always a curious case for me. It'd be very much appreciated if anyone can shed light on this. I only fly to JNB from from SYD through PER, so I don't have much PER knowledge. Please note that this is not a why do...
Jump to post^ I fully understand QF's premium-heavy (apparent) strategy, but find it a bit sad nonetheless. It's like they have waved the white flag and given up on the bulk of the Australian market - "I still call Australia home (if I'm willing to pay premium fares or top-dollar for Y)". I know, I kn...
Jump to postWhat am I missing? MEL-HKG goes back to A330s at the end of March when they start SYD-HKG so it’s only really 1 frame for HKG, I imagine the BNE flights will use the spare days in the LAX schedule. As for longer term use of the 789s, I am wondering if QF is rethinking their decision to put the capa...
Jump to postFunny that CA seems to have the aircraft to make both MEL and SYD daily during that period though. Add AKL to that too, which is also going daily for NW (with a 789, up from about 4x weekly for NS). I'm surprised they didn't downgrade one of the other ports by a few weekly frequencies, to maintain ...
Jump to postVictorian Government came to the table after Federal Government prodded them with $5bil for Tullamarine Airport Rail Link today. They've released a route appraisal and surprise surprise, Sunshine/Albion route came out on top (again - has done for multiple studies). Vic Gov will match Federal money,...
Jump to postWhat caused the cancellations into Sydney last night? Was it weather? A lot of colleagues affected and apparently spilled over into pretty much all flights MEL-SYD today, on Virgin at least. I don't know, and I see nothing in the media. Maybe someone with airline / airport ops knowledge will commen...
Jump to postPhilippine Airlines plans to increase SYD to 11 weekly from 1 Dec 18 https://twitter.com/Airlineroute/status/1020086327231082498 Hmmm, they are going thru the process atm of downgauging most of their dailies from A333 to A321NEO. Philippine Airlines from July 2018 is introducing Airbus A321neo airc...
Jump to postMH to use A359 o MH123/122 rotation to SYD from 1 Sep except certain dates https://twitter.com/airlineroute/status/1019703579286949895?s=21 I wonder will they stick with the current temporary A380 on those 'certain dates'. Either way, MH is shaping as an attractive choice for Y pax SYD-LHR, with th...
Jump to postMH to use A359 o MH123/122 rotation to SYD from 1 Sep except certain dates https://twitter.com/airlineroute/status/1019703579286949895?s=21 I wonder will they stick with the current temporary A380 on those 'certain dates'. Either way, MH is shaping as an attractive choice for Y pax SYD-LHR, with th...
Jump to postAKL/NTL worked quite well for Freedom Air apparently, until NZ pulled the pin on Freedom around 2003 I think it was & everyone from NTL area forced to go to SYD or fly to BNE to go international. Charter flights AKL/NTL/AKL twice a week, were due to commence in 2004 using a Royal Brunei B752. V...
Jump to postNot sure about World Cup traffic given MH (nor anyone else) flies KUL-Moscow (that I can find...). Presume its more just school holiday traffic. It’s basically 100% full every day, with peak school holiday traffic it’s a good use of an A380 for an airline that doesn’t know what to do with them. Tha...
Jump to postI notice MH123 into SYD has been flown by A380 most days since at least the beginning of July, not the usual A333. Cannot find anything on Airline Route re aircraft changes. This is just a temporary swap due to maintenance or World Cup traffic I assume?
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