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Air New Zealand B787-9

Air New Zealand B787 deliveries on track, two b...

Air New Zealand is on track to receive two GE-powered 787-9s by the end of June and the refurbishment of its older Rolls Royce-powered B787-9s is due to be completed by...

Air New Zealand B787 deliveries on track, two b...

Air New Zealand is on track to receive two GE-powered 787-9s by the end of June and the refurbishment of its older Rolls Royce-powered B787-9s is due to be completed by...

Next-gen aircraft helps Qantas bank a tidy half year profit

Next-gen aircraft helps Qantas bank a tidy half...

Qantas has trousered a tidy AUD925 million (USD657.3 million) statutory after-tax profit for the six months to December 31, 2025, an outcome CEO Vanessa Hudson attributes to an influx of...

Next-gen aircraft helps Qantas bank a tidy half...

Qantas has trousered a tidy AUD925 million (USD657.3 million) statutory after-tax profit for the six months to December 31, 2025, an outcome CEO Vanessa Hudson attributes to an influx of...

Melbourne Airport

$4.5 billion upgrade of Melbourne’s internation...

Melbourne Airport (MEL) will add five new gates to the existing international pier as part of an AUD4.5 billion terminal upgrade due to start later this year. The new gates...

$4.5 billion upgrade of Melbourne’s internation...

Melbourne Airport (MEL) will add five new gates to the existing international pier as part of an AUD4.5 billion terminal upgrade due to start later this year. The new gates...

Tax increase for passengers leaving Western Samoa

Tax increase for passengers leaving Western Samoa

The Samoa Airport Authority (SAA), operator of Faleolo (APW), Fagali’i (FGI), Maota (MXS), and Asau (AAU) Airports, plans to impose a WST180 (USD67) tax on all passengers departing Western Samoa on...

Tax increase for passengers leaving Western Samoa

The Samoa Airport Authority (SAA), operator of Faleolo (APW), Fagali’i (FGI), Maota (MXS), and Asau (AAU) Airports, plans to impose a WST180 (USD67) tax on all passengers departing Western Samoa on...

Tropicair Twin Otter loses nose wheel gear after take-off

Tropicair Twin Otter loses nose wheel gear afte...

A Twin Otter DHC-6-300 operated by Papua New Guinea’s Tropicair lost its nose wheel gear shortly after take-off from Tapini Airport (TPI) on January 22, 2026, according to a preliminary report...

Tropicair Twin Otter loses nose wheel gear afte...

A Twin Otter DHC-6-300 operated by Papua New Guinea’s Tropicair lost its nose wheel gear shortly after take-off from Tapini Airport (TPI) on January 22, 2026, according to a preliminary report...

Regional Express Saab 340

Australian Gov’t ignored local carriers keen to...

Australia’s transport minister ignored a proposal by the Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) for some of its member airlines to take over Rex’s regional routes following the airline filing...

Australian Gov’t ignored local carriers keen to...

Australia’s transport minister ignored a proposal by the Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) for some of its member airlines to take over Rex’s regional routes following the airline filing...