Virgin Australia Announces Two New Routes To Hobart
Virgin Australia continues to expand its presence in Tasmania. On Tuesday, the airline confirmed it would resume flights…
Wow: Air New Zealand’s Quarantine Flights Sold Out In Minutes
Seats on Air New Zealand’s flights to Australia over October sold out within minutes when released on Monday…
Fleet Snapshot: Qantas In 2021
Since Australia closed its borders in March 2020, Qantas has faced significant headwinds. The airline has lost billions…
Air NZ Flights Canceled As Quarantine-Free Travel Pause Extended
The New Zealand Government has confirmed the inevitable – suspending quarantine-free travel from Australia for a further eight…
What Aircraft Types Has Qantas Operated?
Qantas has one of the longest histories of any airline – it is one of a handful of…
Virgin Australia Mandates Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Virgin Australia is the latest Australian airline to mandate employee COVID-19 vaccinations. The airline confirmed the decision on…
Air New Zealand Partners With Airbus To Seek Hydrogen Flight
Air New Zealand is teaming up with Airbus to research how hydrogen-powered aircraft could assist the airline with…
Singapore Airlines Cuts Australia Flights Amid Border Confusion
Singapore Airlines is canceling dozens of flights into Australia over the next few months. The airline attributes the…
Air Canada Reportedly Eyeing December Australia Return
Air Canada plans to resume flights between Vancouver and Sydney in mid-December. The announcement comes hot on the…
Air New Zealand Cools On Queensland, Suspending Three Routes
Air New Zealand is delaying resuming flights on three Queensland routes until next year. On Monday, the Auckland-based…
Australia’s Competition Czar Blocks Qantas And JAL Joint Venture
Australia’s competition czar, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has blocked a joint venture proposal between Qantas…
Will Long Term Travel Trends Undercut Project Sunrise?
Australian airline Qantas continues to eye the business case for Project Sunrise. But while the airline remains keen…
Qantas Says Quarantine Will Prevent International Ops Resuming
Australian airline Qantas has announced plans to resume some international flying in December. But those plans depend on…
DC-8 Fin Broken: The Story Of Trans Australia Airlines Flight TN592
Back in the late 1970s, Sydney-Kingsford Smith Airport was almost the site of Australia’s own Tenerife air disaster.…
Qantas To Ban Unvaccinated Travelers On International Flights
The boss of Qantas, Alan Joyce, has confirmed that the airline will not allow unvaccinated passengers to travel…
Australia Travel Ban Could Be Lifted In November
Reliable reports are emerging of Australia lifting its travel ban as soon as November. The news follows a…
South Pacific Snapshot: How The Region’s Airlines Are Faring
Not necessarily well known outside the region, a handful of small airlines normally buzz around the southwest Pacific,…
Lockdowns To Curtail Strong Traffic Stats At Wellington Airport
New Zealand’s third busiest airport, Wellington, has released traffic statistics for July. Total passenger numbers are up 41.3%…
Qantas Schedules A380 Flights From July 2022
A year ago, in July 2020, Qantas sent its Airbus A380s into hibernation as the pandemic made it…
Good News: Virgin Australia Launches Three New Routes
Australia’s airline industry is in the doldrums, but there is some rare good news this week. After launching…
Air New Zealand Drops Sydney Flights This October
Air New Zealand’s October trans-Tasman timetable sees Sydney bypassed in favor of flights to six other destinations in…
International Flying Back On The Radar At Fiji Airways
Fiji is eyeing reopening its borders before the end of the year. National carrier Fiji Airways is welcoming…
Why Is Qatar Airways Now Flying Into Brisbane?
Changes brought about by the collapse of airline capacity into Australia is allowing Qatar Airways to plug a…
The New Etihad: A Lean And Agile Airline
After several years of blockbuster losses and failed strategies, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is transforming itself from a…