CRC 442 from Albury landing 19
CRC 452 arriving BNE today from Albury.
N36LG Global Express taxing to the GA terminal today at BNE.
C208 Caravan VH-LMZ of Seair of OOL at BNE today
PA-31 Navajo VH-PJU of Aircraft Solutions of Toowoomba today at YBBN
PC12 of Tom Browne Aviation of Dubbo taxying to the GA terminal.
Beech 200 Of EMS pty ltd of Toowoomba VH-HPP taxying for 19
VH-VUY 737-800 of Virgin Blue displaying AFL stickers .
V8-BLC 777-200 of Royal Brunei departing RWY 19 today
China Airlines of Taiwan A330-300 with 50 yrs titles .Ready to depart to AKL.
YJ-AV1 73H of Air Vanuatu arriving RWY 19 today
Air New Zealand 77W ZK-OKN departing 19 for AKL
Thai 777-200 HS-TJT landing RWY 19 today at YBBN
Phenom 300 PT-PYV at OOL last week.The aircraft was a demonstrator and had visied MCY,BNE and OOL that week.
Our Airline 733 VH-INU now carries small Air Kiribati titles and logo on left side only.
Aeropelican VH-OTE J32 today
Sharp metro VH-UUB today at BNE.
REX saab VH-SBA in City of Wagga Wagga titles at BNE today
REX VH-ZRI was one of 3 charters today from Charleville
VH-ZPQ in new AFL logo jet livery(Terry)
N985FM at OOL(Terry Magee)
Lear 60 N355AP at OOL(Terry Magee)Brisbane, 07 March 2011
QantasLink today announced it would add approximately 5,000 seats across a range of Queensland regional routes, with the arrival of another new flagship Bombardier Q400 aircraft from 6 April 2011.
Over coming months, Barcaldine, Blackall, Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Longreach, Mackay, Moranbah, Rockhampton and Roma will all benefit from additional and upgraded services to and from Brisbane, with many flights operated by the 74-seat jet-like Q400s.
QantasLink Executive Manager, Mr Narendra Kumar, said the increase in capacity would support the recovery of many central, western and south east Queensland communities affected by the recent devastating floods.
"QantasLink operates to 21 destinations across Queensland, more than any other airline, and more than any other state across our network," Mr Kumar said.
"Regional Queensland has always been central to our operations and, following recent capacity increases for Barcaldine, Blackall, Horn Island and Weipa, we are ready to extend this across even more of our network, to meet travel demand from local communities and industries, including the resources sector."
The arrival of yet another new Q400 will see 12 of these 74-seat aircraft based in Queensland. With 10 other Dash 8 aircraft dedicated to Queensland flying, QantasLink's Queensland Dash 8 fleet will total 22.
Details of the additional seats and Brisbane return services per week (from 6 April):
* Bundaberg
Additional 384 seats per week (12 per cent growth). More than half of the 27 return services now be operated by Q400 aircraft
* Emerald
Additional 888 seats per week (22 per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by six to 34 return flights, most operated by Q400 aircraft
* Gladstone
Additional 392 seats per week (six per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by two to 46
* Hervey Bay
Additional 604 seats per week (30 per cent growth), with more services operated by Q400 aircraft
* Mackay
Additional 148 seats per week (four per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by one to 25, all operated by Q400 aircraft
* MoranbahAdditional 868 seats per week (86 per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by nine to 20, including a new early morning flight from Brisbane Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday allowing day return travel
* Rockhampton
Additional 880 seats per week (13 per cent growth). 47 return services per week, mainly operated by Q400 aircraft
* Roma
Additional 472 seats per week (29 per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by five to 22 per week. Five of these will continue to extend to Charleville alongside two direct services to Charleville per week
Short term capacity upgrades using Q400 aircraft will also be provided for Longreach, Barcaldine and Blackall.
The major expansion of services linking Brisbane and Moranbah is in response to demand from the local coal and resources industries. Further expansion of Moranbah capacity, by upgrading more services to Q400 aircraft, will follow once the local airport upgrade is completed.
Mr Kumar said QantasLink, and the Qantas Group, had supported Queensland communities during the recent flood crisis as well as in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Yasi.
"Our customers and communities across Queensland are heavily reliant on air services, and this is particularly the case during times such as these," he said.
"We operated significant additional capacity to meet demand across a number of routes, supported the movement of emergency services personnel and supplies both into and within Queensland and have donated close to $1 million to the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal."
As the country's largest regional airline, QantasLink is embedded in regional Australia. With a network of 53 metropolitan and country destinations across all states and territories, the airline also launched its 54th, and first international, destination - Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea - in July 2010. Services linking Perth and Exmouth in Western Australia will also be added from 30 March.
QantasLink has invested more than $850 million in 28 new Q400 aircraft since 2006, with the current fleet of 22 to grow to 28 over the next 18 months. The airline's fleet also includes five Q200, 16 Q300 and 11 B717 aircraft, with a further two B717s recently announced.
QantasLink is also overseeing the operation of the Qantas Group's recently purchased Western Australian resources charter airline Network Aviation. Its fleet of eight aircraft is also set to grow, with the addition of a further 10 Fokker F100s.
Issued by Qantas Corporate Communication (5083)
Email: qantasmedia@qantas.com.au
Pacific Blue VH-VOQ today
Cathay Cargo 744F at BNE today B-LIB
SHARP metro VH-UUB at BNE today(Again apologies for photo quality)
Aeropelican J32 at BNE today.VH-OTF(Apologies for the picture standard)
