Qantas A380 To Return On Sydney-London Kangaroo Route In 2022
Hold on! The A380 just booked another slot. And not just any other slot, but Sydney-London, no less.…
Singapore Airlines To Begin Travel Lane Flights To Adelaide, Brisbane & Perth
Singapore Airlines is adding more flights from Australia under the Vaccine Travel Lane scheme. Vaccinated passengers from Brisbane,…
Air Vanuatu’s Airbus A220 Order: Everything You Need To Know
At the end of February 2019, Airbus announced that it had a new A220 customer in the form…
Passengers Won’t Have To Pay For Domestic PCR Tests In Australia
A political catfight over costly PCR tests for interstate travelers in Australia that threatened to severely curtail the…
Further Flight Cancelations As New Zealand Delays Border Opening
New Zealand will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers on April 30, 2022, more than two years…
New Zealand Intends To Accept Visitors From Late April 2022
As it slowly emerges from one of the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdowns, New Zealand plans to welcome visitors…
Rex’s Queensland Play Key To Its Lockdown Recovery
Regional Express (Rex) has snatched a government-subsidized route from QantasLink as it continues to recover from Australia’s lockdown.…
Air New Zealand Cancels 1000 Trans-Tasman December Flights
Continuing border uncertainty has forced Air New Zealand to cancel more than 1,000 flights between Australia and New…
30 Years Plus: Australia’s Oldest Active Commercial Aircraft
When boarding a flight, most passengers don’t think about the age of the plane. They simply assume the…
Qantas’ Fresh Focus On Delhi With New Flights From Melbourne
After years of benign neglect, Qantas is rediscovering India. In October, the airline said it would start thrice-weekly…
Emirates Exec Warns Of Subdued Australia Flights Until 2023
Emirates Australasian Divisional Vice-President Barry Brown is warning it may take another two years for the Dubai-based airline…
More Planes Landing As Virgin Australia Gears Up For A Big 2022
Virgin Australia has signed a letter of intent to add a further seven Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft to…
Auckland Airport Baggage Handlers Arrested In A Major Drug Bust
A joint operation by New Zealand Police and New Zealand Customs has foiled a methamphetamine smuggling racket at…
Rex Slots Sydney – Brisbane Into Its Golden Triangle Flying
Regional Express (Rex) will start flying the final missing link on Australia’s golden triangle, launching flights on the…
Qantas 787 Crew Unable To Raise Landing Gear After Takeoff
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found the failure to remove two downlock pins before departure…
The Challenges Facing The Asia-Pacific Aviation Recovery
Almost two years into the COVID pandemic, the global aviation market is beginning to pick up the pieces.…
Regional Express Adds Brisbane To Its 737 Network
Monday is shaping up as a big day for Australia’s Regional Express (Rex). The airline is resuming Boeing…
Virgin Australia Launches Concept Cabin Via TikTok
Virgin Australia unveiled its new interior design prototype it will trial on two Boeing 737-800s on TikTok on…
Rex’s Deputy Chairman Suggests Bonza Will Never Take Off
One of the big aviation stories out of Australia recently concerns the proposed startup airline Bonza. The airline…
Wow: Qantas Customers Spend 4 Billion Miles In 2 Weeks
Following Australia’s decision to reopen its borders after being closed for 19 months, Qantas passengers have spent four…
Boeing Eyes A $6.8 Trillion Asia-Pacific Aviation Market By 2040
In a highly bullish forecast, Boeing expects the demand for new aircraft and after-sales service across the Asia-Pacific…
70 Years & Still Going Strong: A History of Fiji Airways
In a part of the world where oceans are big, distances are great, and islands are sparsely populated,…
Qantas Flies Epic 19 Hour A380 Flight From Germany To Sydney
After a 593 day absence, a Qantas A380 glided back into Sydney on Tuesday. The jet’s arrival precedes…
Air New Zealand Sets Surprising New Domestic Flight COVID Rule
While airlines now commonly ask passengers to present proof of their vaccination status before boarding international flights, few…