Incidents

SriLankan A330 Returns To Colombo After Reported Lightning Strike On Sydney Flight

A SriLankan Airlines flight from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sydney Airport (SYD) returned to Colombo shortly after departure...

June 13, 2026 John Cushma 146

Air Routes

Turkish Airlines Eyes Nonstop Istanbul-Sydney As A350-1000s Push Its Network To The Limit

Turkish Airlines is preparing for what could become the most ambitious passenger route in its history: nonstop service between Istanbul...

June 7, 2026 John Cushma 100

Air Routes

Tahiti Goes Nonstop to Sydney: Air Tahiti Nui Opens PPT-SYD Dreamliner Service From December 2026

Air Tahiti Nui (TN) is putting Australia back on its nonstop map with a new Papeete (PPT)–Sydney (SYD) service that...

March 5, 2026 John Cushma 450

Air Routes

Qantas Rolls the Dice on a World-First: Nonstop Sydney-Las Vegas Flights Arrive This Summer Season

Qantas (QF) is adding a new long-haul headline to its network map: the airline will launch the first-ever nonstop scheduled...

February 26, 2026 John Cushma 635

Air Routes

Australia On The Radar: STARLUX Signals Long-Haul Push With New A350-1000 Flagship

Taiwan’s boutique carrier STARLUX Airlines (JX) is quietly positioning itself for a very different kind of airline story in 2026:...

January 8, 2026 John Cushma 533