WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday 8 March, 2026 — International Women’s Day

I’m in Adelaide for the annual Adelaide Arts Festival, catching up with friends, and sucking up the cultural events.

Today is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, Qantas have more than 2,500 customers flying on Jetstar and Qantas flights operated by all-female crews. Virgin Australia is celebrating with the Future Aviators initiative, annually aligned with International Women’s Day. The program aims to encourage more girls to pursue careers in aviation, particularly in engineering and flight operations, where women remain underrepresented.

I’m here for a few days sampling some of the theatre and music delights, catching up with family and friends, and visiting some old favourite haunts. That includes the Museum of Botanic Economy in the Botanic Gardens. It’s a place I have loved since my University days.

What happened last week?

Huge and disruptive week for passengers, airlines and airports with the attacks by the USA and Israel on Iran, and the consequent retaliations.

I’ve written a couple of posts on what to do amid these disruptions if you are affected. Although the troubles are not over yet, some flights are now leaving the Middle East, which is good news for stranded passengers..

I have also continued the New Routes series. Number five in the series covers the proposed new A350 cabins on Singapore Airlines.

NEW ROUTES 2026 #5: Singapore Airlines with new A350 business class with doors — late 2026

By 2paxfly on 05 Mar 2026 11:30 am

After years of speculation, Singapore Airlines is refreshing its long-haul Airbus A350 business class with privacy doors. The rollout begins in the first half of 2026, with retrofits phased across selected long-haul A350 aircraft. When do we see these refreshed cabins in Australia? Background I’m doing a series of posts on new routes in and […] Read in browser »

MIDDLE EAST: Advice for Australians caught in flight chaos

By 2paxfly on 04 Mar 2026 12:07 pm

Airspace is closed across parts of the Middle East due to attacks by Israel and the USA and consequent retaliation from Iran. This has left thousands of Australian travellers stranded or scrambling to rearrange flights. If you’re travelling through the region in the coming days or stuck there right now, don’t panic and don’t cancel […] Read in browser »

DISRUPTION: Middle East carriers and airports in chaos. What to do if you are travelling soon

By 2paxfly on 02 Mar 2026 10:56 am

What follows is practical advice for those travelling by air via the Middle East who will be affected by the conflict generated by the attacks on Iran. Background Escalating conflict in the Middle East has triggered major airspace closures and cascading flight chaos. Gulf hubs including Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi have seen airlines suspend […] Read in browser »

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