Read More 3 minute read Air New Zealand Operates First Travel Bubble Flight From The Cook IslandsbyAndrew CurranJanuary 22, 2021 A one-way travel bubble between the Cook Islands and New Zealand began on Thursday. On Auckland-bound flights, Cook…
Read More 3 minute read Emirates To Resume Suspended Australia ServicesbyEmily DerrickJanuary 21, 2021 Emirates confirmed today that it would be resuming passenger flights to Australia over the coming week. The airline…
Read More 3 minute read Virgin Australia Won’t Return To Port Moresby, Rarotonga, And NukuʻalofabyAndrew CurranJanuary 21, 2021 Virgin Australia has quietly exited three short-haul international markets in the South Pacific. While no Virgin Australia international…
Read More 3 minute read Air New Zealand Outlines Network Plan Until JulybyAndrew CurranJanuary 20, 2021 Air New Zealand is extending its current pared-back international timetable until the middle of 2021. Despite ongoing travel…
Read More 3 minute read When Will Australia Recertify The Boeing 737 MAX?byAndrew CurranJanuary 20, 2021 While some jurisdictions, including Canada and the United States, have cleared the 737 MAX to resume flying in…
Read More 2 minute read Air New Zealand Staff To Participate In COVID Testing StudiesbyChris LohJanuary 19, 2021 As early as next week, a number of employees of Air New Zealand will be invited to participate…
Read More 3 minute read Virgin Australia’s Leadership Team Gets 6 New MembersbyAndrew CurranJanuary 19, 2021 A relaunched Virgin Australia has injected some fresh corporate ballast into the airline’s leadership ranks. Earlier this week,…
Read More 4 minute read Will Australia Fully Reopen Its Borders This Year?byAndrew CurranJanuary 19, 2021 Australian Government officials have flagged Australia’s borders staying firmly shut for most of 2021. This is despite a…
Read More 3 minute read More Tennis Playes Quarantined In Australia Following FlightbyMark FinlayJanuary 18, 2021 Another Australian Open tennis player has tested positive for COVID-19 taking the total number of tennis players infected…
Read More 3 minute read Qantas Once Flew A Boeing 747 With 5 EnginesbyJake HardimanJanuary 18, 2021 In 2016, Qantas needed to get a new replacement engine to Johannesburg, South Africa, at short notice. While…
Read More 3 minute read 6,000 Slots For Tigerair Australia At Sydney AirportbyAndrew CurranJanuary 18, 2021 Defunct airline Tigerair Australia still has thousands of slots at Sydney’s normally busy Kingsford Smith Airport. The airline…
Read More 2 minute read Emirates Slashes Services To Australia For Operational ReasonsbyChris LohJanuary 16, 2021 Emirates is suspending the majority of its Australia service for “operational reasons” and will see its final services…
Read More 3 minute read REX’s John Sharp Goes Against Alan Joyce Saying Australia Can Sustain 3 AirlinesbyAndrew CurranJanuary 15, 2021 The Deputy Chairman of Rex Airlines and former Australian Federal Transport Minister, John Sharp, has hit back at…
Read More 3 minute read Qantas Doesn’t Expect To Have 2 Domestic Competiors After COVIDbyAndrew CurranJanuary 14, 2021 Australia’s domestic aviation scene is set for a shakeout this year as a new player starts flying on…
Read More 3 minute read COVID Hasn’t Put Qantas Off Non-Stop London-Sydney FlightsbyJoanna BaileyJanuary 13, 2021 One of the most hotly anticipated developments in international aviation has been the ambitious ultra-long-haul flights in the…
Read More 3 minute read Border Restrictions May Delay Rex Airlines Boeing 737 Flight LaunchbyAndrew CurranJanuary 13, 2021 The closure of the Victorian state border to Sydney residents is throwing the start date of Rex’s Boeing…
Read More 3 minute read Qantas Faces High Court Case From Unions Over JobKeeper SchemebyAndrew CurranJanuary 13, 2021 Qantas is facing off against unions today in Australia’s High Court over allegations of wage theft. Multiple unions,…
Read More 3 minute read Jetstar Investigates Passenger’s Missing CherriesbyAndrew CurranJanuary 12, 2021 A New Zealander is claiming Jetstar ground staff at Queenstown Airport got stuck into her box of cherries.…
Read More 3 minute read Australia Again Reduces The Number Of Inbound Passenger ArrivalsbyAndrew CurranJanuary 11, 2021 Following a National Cabinet meeting late last week, Australia is temporarily reducing the number of weekly international passenger…
Read More 5 minute read The Mystery Of The Disappearance Of The Legendary Amelia EarhartbyMark FinlayJanuary 10, 2021 It has been more than 80 years since the disappearance of legendary American aviator Amelia Earhart who went…
Read More 3 minute read Is Australia’s Rex Planning New Regional Routes To Feed Boeing 737 Flights?byAndrew CurranJanuary 7, 2021 Australia’s Rex Airlines is said to be looking at expanding its regional network to better connect passengers to…
Read More 3 minute read Brisbane Joins The New Zealand Travel BubblebyAndrew CurranJanuary 7, 2021 An Air New Zealand Airbus winged its way towards Brisbane on Thursday morning with a planeload of passengers…
Read More 3 minute read Twice As Many Left Australia During COVID Than Flew To The CountrybyAndrew CurranJanuary 7, 2021 While the woes of Australians stuck overseas trying to return home attract the headlines, far more people are…
Read More 3 minute read Australian Deputy PM Responds To Qantas’ International PlansbyAndrew CurranJanuary 6, 2021 Over the last couple of days, Qantas made the news by timetabling international flights back into schedules from…