Pacific and Oceania

Regional Express to purchase airport hangar

 Wagga Wagga City Council and Regional Express (Rex) has announced that they have reached a Sale of Assets Agreement in relation to...

New links in the Northern Pacific

Nauru Airlines and Solomon Airlines have joined forces to promote new passenger and cargo links to the northern Pacific.

Airnorth to operate Toowoomba – Melbourne and Toowoomba – Cairns routes

Airnorth announced that from 14 March 2016 it will commence operating direct services from Toowoomba (Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport) to Melbourne, and...

Fiji Airways to launch direct twice-weekly flights to San Francisco

Fiji Airways has announced plans to commence seasonal twice-weekly direct services from San Francisco to Nadi, Fiji this summer and next December...

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu agree on new air service agreement

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have reached agreement for a new Air Service Agreement (ASA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the...

Qantas flying high with forecast for record profit

The Qantas Group announced that it expects to report an Underlying Profit Before Tax1 in the range of $875 million to $925...

Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines finalise long-term engine maintenance contract

Virgin Australia announced that Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, will perform engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the airline’s...

Air New Zealand lands in Houston

Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight to Houston touched down today at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Fiji Airways appoints new Chairman and Director

Fiji Airways Group shareholders today announced changes to the company’s Board of Directors following its Annual General Meeting, with a new Chairman...

Rex selected as operator for Western Australian routes

The Western Australian (WA) Government has today announced Regional Express (Rex) as the operator of two routes in its review of regulated...

Tigerair launches new services between Melbourne and Coffs Harbour

Jetstar announces new flights from Avalon to Hobart and Adelaide

Jetstar will offer flights to four major Australian cities from Avalon Airport next year after announcing new flights to Hobart and Adelaide...

Solomon Airlines signs new Melanesian codeshare partnership

Hard on the heels of commencing a significant codeshare agreement with Qantas Airways, Solomon Airlines has now officially validated a tripartite codeshare...

Air New Zealand celebrates first flight approved for 330-Minute ETOPS

Boeing and Air New Zealand today celebrated the aviation industry’s first flight approved for 330-minute extended operations (ETOPS).

Jetstar takes off between Napier, Nelson and Auckland

Jetstar has started flying new regional routes in New Zealand – Napier to Auckland and Nelson to Auckland.