A Jetstar Boeing 717 with 56 people aboard has made an emergency landing at Mackay in north Queensland. Air Services Australia spokesman Richard Dudley said the aircraft landed safely about 5.15pm ...

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia. The departing 717 (registration VH-NXI) holds a ...

The incident also revealed another problem, with the flight crew reporting a landing gear down on emergency electrical power indicator was different to that in 717 flight simulators used by Jetstar.

Impulse Airways was later acquired by Qantas in 2001 and the 717s began flying for QantasLink. The Boeing 717s also played a pivotal role in the formation of Jetstar.

Pilot recalls Jetstar’s stressful start as airline marks 20 years of flying Free-for-all seating, hand-held printers and ‘sporty’ 717s – how Jetstar’s original crew remembers the airline ...

Pilot recalls Jetstar’s stressful start as airline marks 20 years of flying Free-for-all seating, hand-held printers and ‘sporty’ 717s – how Jetstar’s original crew remembers the airline ...

The last remaining QantasLink Boeing 717 flight (QF1511) landed in Canberra at 6pm on Saturday. “The 717 aircraft have a long history in Qantas and Jetstar’s fleet.

Qantas has announced the first Boeing 717 registered and flown in Australia will leave the airline’s fleet in June as all of them are gradually replaced with newer aircraft.

Pilot recalls Jetstar’s stressful start as airline marks 20 years of flying Free-for-all seating, hand-held printers and ‘sporty’ 717s – how Jetstar’s original crew remembers the airline ...