Flight QF1511 from Sydney touched down in Canberra at 6:08pm on Saturday aboard the 20-year-old aircraft VH-YQS. QantasLink was one of the world’s last three commercial operators of the 717, which it has now phased out in favour of its new Airbus A220-300 fleet.
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- March 17, 2026
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As everyone knows, northern airlines generally make more money in the summer, as that’s when demand and fares are usually at their highest. Between June and August 2026, an average of 19 daily transatlantic passenger Boeing 757 flights are planned, all of which are, of course, to Europe. The type’s activity has been reduced from 21 daily flights in the same three months last year but Delta Air Lines, Icelandair, La Compagnie, and United Airlines will all have transatlantic 757 services this summer.