APRIL 10, 2026. FIJI
Fiji Airways Israel charter lawsuit returns to court
Suva’s High Court has heard arguments about whether parties who chartered a Fiji Airways jet to fly pilgrims to Israel and back in 2023 should have to pay the multi-million-dollar amount still owed.
APRIL 9, 2026. AUSTRALIA
Stranded Qatar Airways B777-300ERs return to Doha
Four Qatar Airways B777s temporarily parked at Brisbane Airport have returned to Doha, with three resuming scheduled services. Flight tracking data shows the jets spent around one week at Brisbane before returning to Doha.
APRIL 8, 2026. NEW CALEDONIA
Grounded A330-900 disrupts Aircalin’s ops
An A330-900 unexpectedly going out-of-service is disrupting Aircalin’s schedules, resulting in flight cancellations, rescheduling, and the airline calling in other operators to help.
APRIL 8, 2026. AUSTRALIA
Chinese airlines cut winter 2026 Southwest Pacific flights
Chinese airlines are scaling back services to Australia and New Zealand ahead of the upcoming Southern Hemisphere winter, reflecting seasonal demand trends across the Southwest Pacific aviation market.
APRIL 7, 2026. NEW CALEDONIA
Air Calédonie director asks government for bail out
Air Calédonie director Daniel Houmbouy has told a government committee that the domestic airline expects to start insolvency proceedings this week. He said the court will decide whether to liquidate Air Calédonie or give it time to submit a restructuring plan.
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APRIL 1, 2026. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Air Niugini deploys A220-300 onto international routes
Air Niugini has started flying its A220-300s outside Papua New Guinea. The airline deployed the aircraft onto the Port Moresby (POM) – Cairns (CNS) route last week and the Port Moresby – Sydney (SYD) city-pair earlier this week.
MARCH 31, 2026. NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA
Air New Zealand ends seasonal Hobart flights, restarts Cairns
Air New Zealand is making its traditional seasonal adjustments to flights to secondary airports along Australia’s east coast. Among the changes this week are the end of seasonal Auckland – Hobart flights and the start of seasonal Auckland – Cairns services.
April 2026 Aircraft Movements
MARCH 30, 2026. AUSTRALIA
Qantas ending wet-leased Finnair A330-300 ops
Qantas is ending its use of wet-leased Finnair A330-330s. The airline has now transitioned to dry-lease only arrangements with its Finnish partner. Qantas wet-leased the planes to ease an in-house capacity shortfall and used them to fly from Sydney to Singapore and Bangkok.
MARCH 30, 2026. NEW CALEDONIA
Airport blockades force Air Calédonie to file for bankruptcy
A last-minute agreement to lift an airport blockade has failed to stop New Caledonia's domestic airline Air Calédonie from filing for bankruptcy. Air Calédonie’s directors made the decision during a March 27 board meeting.