At the time, the aircraft at the center of the drama was a 20-year-old Boeing 717-200, operated by National ... then American Airlines, Qantas, Jetstar, and National Jet Systems / Cobham.

Jetstar and Virgin Australia compete with Qantas' regional arm on this route. QanatsLink now has four Airbus A220-300s and will phase out its last Boeing 717 by the end of October. Second on the ...

Qantas has announced it will undertake a cabin refit of most of its Boeing 737-800s ... The carrier has also begun the replacement of its 717 fleet with A220s. So far five A220s have entered ...

However, the airline has had a few scares in recent years. In February, a Qantas 717 with 84 passengers on board sustained substantial damage in a heavy landing in Darwin, Australia. In addition ...