The first of Jetstar’s new long-range, fuel-saving, quieter aircraft will arrive in Australia next month, delivering a potential “game-changing” effect for regional travel as the sector attempts to break free of two bruising years.
Low-cost airlines have led the post-COVID recovery in the aviation industry, with Jetstar eclipsing its pre-pandemic domestic levels earlier this year before winding back operations following disruptions to Easter travel as staffing shortages hit airlines and airports. The first of 18 NEO planes to arrive over the next two years will be deployed on a Melbourne to Cairns route within weeks, before becoming a regular fixture to Bali. It will free up the fleet of Boeing 787s for new overseas destinations and routes, including potential new routes from Melbourne to Fiji and flights to Japan and Korea.
Inspecting the Airbus factory in Hamburg on Thursday, where the aviation giant is ramping up production despite challenges facing the aerospace sector amid the war in Ukraine and strains in the economy, Eastaway said the A321LRs were the most technically advanced single aisle aircraft to join the Jetstar fleet. About 20 of the next generation A321XLRs, which can fly even further with a 30 per cent lower fuel burn, will also arrive from mid-2024.
The Qantas Group has outlined specific steps it is taking to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, including an interim target to reduce carbon emissions by 25 per cent by 2030 as part of its climate action plan.
That’s awesome ✈️❤️
Saves fuel by dumping your baggage into the ocean as it flys over it.