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.

VZY, departed Darwin at 3:06 pm on Sunday, 30 March, as flight QF113 and landed in Singapore at 6:03 pm local time.

Qantas Group’s largest fleet upgrade is under way, with the state-of-the art Airbus A320XLR to arrive in June and a major revamp to the existing fleet announced.

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 ...

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 ...