The Jetstar Boeing 717 with 56 people aboard was on a flight from Brisbane to Hamilton Island when the fumes were noticed about 20 nautical miles south of Mackay shortly after 5pm (AEST).

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The airline retired its Boeing 717 aircraft and relies on its older Boeing 737s, along with just four new Airbus A220s. It was meant to have 12 of those planes by now.

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 ...