OCTOBER 3, 2025. TIMOR-LESTE
Aero Dili Eyes Chinese and Australian Expansion
Aero Dili has signalled that it will launch flights to new destinations this month. The two aircraft airline from Timor Leste posted on Facebook on October 1 that it was a “new month" with “new destinations.”
OCTOBER 2, 2025. AUSTRALIA
Qantas Prepares to Take Two Dry-Leased A330s From Finnair
Two A330-300s that Qantas is dry leasing from Finnair are preparing to ferry to Australia after finishing flying for the Finnish carrier and emerging from the paint shop in Qantas livery
OCTOBER 1, 2025. AUSTRALIA
Perth Airport Releases Preliminary 20 Year Master Plan
Perth Airport (PER) released a Preliminary 20 Year Master Plan on September 30, 2025. It outlines a multi-billion-dollar investment and infrastructure upgrades over the period.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. WESTERN SAMOA
Samoa Airways Sends Second Twin Otter to Canada for Overhaul
Samoa Airways expects one of its three DHC-6-300 Twin Otters to be out of service for the rest 2025 following a ferry flight to Canada for a refurbishment. It is the second of the three Twin Otters sent to North America for an overhaul.
Air New Zealand 2025/26 Market Report
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Wellington and Guangzhou Airports Ink MOU, Eye Direct Flights
Read moreSEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Wellington Airport (WLG) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guangzhou Airport (CAN), with a view to “jointly develop opportunities,” including direct flights between the two airports.
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Malaysia Airlines to Code-Share on Qantas Trans-Tasman Flights
Read moreSEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Qantas has asked Australia’s International Air Services Commission for approval to place Malaysia Airlines’ MH flight code on selected Qantas-operated flights between Australia and New Zealand.
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Air Tahiti Nui Suspends Loss-Making Seattle Flights
Read moreSEPTEMBER 24, 2025: Air Tahiti Nui is suspending its Seattle flights in late January 2026 after consistently failing to turn a profit on the route. The airline has closed bookings from February 1, 2026, with the last flights operating on January 28.
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First Details of Air Niugini A220-300 Flights
Read moreSEPTEMBER 23, 2025: Air Niugini will start scheduled A220-300 flights on October 4, 2025 with a round-trip between Port Moresby (POM) and Lae (LAE) followed by a Port Moresby – Kavieng (KVG) – Momote (MAS) – Port Moresby rotation.
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Unpacking Nauru Airlines' MOU with Air Marshall Islands
Read moreSEPTEMBER 22, 2025: The Nauru Government has released further details about the memorandum of understanding recently signed by Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands, as well as a separate MOU signed by the governments of Nauru, Marshall Islands, and Palau.
Recent Aero South Pacific News
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Mackay Airport Redevelopment Underway
Read moreSEPTEMBER 19, 2025: he North Queensland Airports Group is spending AUD60 million (USD39.7 million) to upgrade Mackay Airport (MKY). The project includes improvements to the airport’s runway, terminal, carpark, and commercial precinct.
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Air New Zealand to Wet Lease a Wamos Air A330
Read moreSEPTEMBER 18, 2025: Air New Zealand is wet leasing another Wamos Air A330-300 over the southern 2025/26 summer. The airline calls it a “proactive measure.”
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Qantaslink Mulls Closing Three Crew Bases
Read moreSEPTEMBER 17, 2025: Politicians have come out swinging over plans by Qantaslink to close regional crew bases in Canberra (CBR), Hobart (HBA), and Mildura (MQL), affecting around 80 jobs.
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Air Niugini’s First A220 Flies In
Read moreSEPTEMBER 16, 2025: Air Niugini’s first A220-300 has ferried into Port Moresby (POM). The aircraft, P2-PGA (msn 55388), arrived to a water salute on September 15, 2026.
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Air New Zealand Tempers Next-Gen Aircraft Hopes
Read moreSEPTEMBER 15, 2025: Air New Zealand is cooling on next-generation aircraft and its talking down its ability to reduce its environmental footprint, at least in the short to medium term.
