Airline News Briefs
News Briefs from September 2025
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Newcastle (NTL) Airport’s upgraded international terminal opened for business late last week. The terminal works expanded the terminal’s footprint by almost 50% and upgraded the facilities for border services.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025: Air Niugini has selected Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its new fleet of 11 A220 aircraft. The long-term power-by-the-hour contract covers integrated component services, including on-site stock, pool access and repair services.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Qantas commenced scheduled A321-200XLR flights yesterday with services between Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL) and Sydney and Perth (PER). The airline presently operates two XLRs with a third due to enter service later this year.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Auckland Airport (AKL) has completed its largest infrastructure upgrade since opening in 1966. The upgrade adds around 23 rugby fields of space to the existing apron, taxiway, and runway network, and creates parking for up to 11 jets.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: The New Zealand Government is reshuffling the board of its Civil Aviation Authority, appointing Mike Schubert, Peter O’Regan, and Mel Templeton to three-year terms. Outgoing board members include Jill Hatchwell, and Charles Spillane.
Read the press release here.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Queensland's Fraser Coast Regional Council will waive airport fees of AUD135,000, accrued by the Royal Flying Doctor Service after over 900 aeromedical aircraft movements in 2024 at council-owned Hervey Bay (HVB) and Maryborough (MBH) Airports.
Read the press release here.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025: Air New Zealand has completed an AUD300 million seven-year fixed rate bond issuance under its wholesale Australia medium term note program. The senior unsecured notes carry a fixed coupon of 5.179% p.a. and mature on September 30, 2032.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025: Air New Zealand's Chief Operating Officer, Alex Marren, has announced her resignation, effective March 29, 2026.
Read the stock exchange filing here.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025: Tasman Cargo Airlines has asked Australia's International Air Services Commission to renew its existing determination granting unlimited capacity on the Australia – New Zealand route for a further period of 99 years, to 2125.
Read the application here.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025: PNG Air shareholders have approved a PGK20 million (USD4.87 million) capital raising during a September 22, 2025, shareholders meeting. They also approved the appointment of Weathermen Capital Advisors Limited as agent and broker
Read the stock exchange filing here.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: The US Department of Transportation has issued a final order allowing Guam's Szabo Aerospace to starting operating scheduled passenger flights between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands under the Micronesian Air Connection Services brand.
Read the final order here.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: Air New Zealand has opened a 35,000 square metre maintenance hangar at Auckland Airport (AKL) capable to handling a B787-9 and two A320/321s simultaneously.
Read the news article here.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: Qantas and Malaysia Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that will see a QF designator attached to flights on nine routes operated by Malaysia Airlines and the MH designator attached to flights on 15 routes operated by Qantas.
Read the news article here.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: Tonga's Ministry of Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Japan's Adamis Ltd and the Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd for consulting services regarding upcoming improvements to Fua'amotu International Airport.
Read the press release here.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025: National Jet Express is acquiring another two DHC-8-Q400s to join its fleet in 2025. The aircraft will take its total Q400 fleet to 13 aircraft, in addition to their eight Embraer E190 jets.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025: Sydney Airport has released its preliminary draft Master Plan 2045, setting out a vision for growth that forecasts 72 million passengers a year, $70 billion in annual economic contribution and more than 105,000 direct jobs by 2045.
Read the draft masterplan here.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025: New Zealand's government-led Interim Aviation Council has released an Aviation Action Plan, recommending more than 20 ways to grow the country's aviation sector, including tackling rising costs and a skilled worker shortage.
Read the Aviation Action Plan here.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025: Air New Zealand will again wet lease a Wamos Air A330-300 between October 30, 2025, and April 30, 2026. The aircraft will operate selected flights to Papeete (PPT), Apia (APW), Nadi (NAN), Denpasar (DPS), and Tokyo Narita (NRT).
Read the news report here.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2025: Solomon Airlines has suspended DHC-8-100 (Dash 8) services to Taro (CHY), Gizo (GZO), Seghe (EGM), Kira Kira (IRA) and Lata (MLA) while the aircraft awaits spare parts. It continues to fly to Munda (MUA).
Read the news article here.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025: Qantas will begin operating an A220-300 on selected services between Brisbane (BNE) and Wellington (WLG) from February 8, 2026. It will be the first time Qantas has used an A220 on an international route.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025: Jetstar has announced biggest ever expansion of its New Zealand and trans-Tasman network with the launch of two new routes and additional capacity on five existing routes, creating a total of more than 660,000 new seats a year.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025: Mackay Airport (MKY) has re-opened after contractors undertaking scheduled maintenance of the airport's runway overnight identified an unexpected "issue" that required immediate remediation and resulted in cancelled flights today.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025: Air Chathams has confirmed that it remains in talks with Air New Zealand about an interline agreement and other opportunities to work together.
Read the news article here.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025: The Australian Government will let passengers have their say on the design of new aviation consumer protections that, when implemented, may offer greater passenger protections and make airlines and airports more accountable.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025: The New Zealand Government will support at risk regional air routes with up to NZD30 million in concessionary loans from the Regional Infrastructure Fund.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026: The Qantas Group has released its Annual Report and Sustainability Report for the 2025 Financial Year. The documents provide shareholders with information about the airline's performance in a range of financial and non-financial measures.
Read the reports here.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025: Tonga’s Civil Aviation Office has led a 3-day aircraft accident site hazard and safety training workshop from August 26 - 28. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade funded the workshop.
Read the press release here.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025: The 600 acre Bluewater Airport, north of Townsville, is for sale. The runways are east/west at approximately 2,400 metres and north/south at 1900 metres with additional capacity for a second parallel north/south runway to 1600 metres.
Read the details here.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: The CEO of Fiji Airways has told the country's Standing Committee on Social Affairs that the airline is fully compliant with all loan obligations, including major financing from the Fiji National Provident Fund and the Fiji Development Bank.
Read the news report here.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: A Solomon Airlines DHC-6-300 has successfully operated a proving flight to Barakoma Airfield (VEV) in South Vella with a view to resuming scheduled services to the currently unserved WWII era airstrip.
Read the news report here.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: An Auckland Court has been fined Jetstar NZD2.25 million after it mislead passengers about their rights to compensation when flights were delayed or cancelled for reasons within its control, breaching the Fair Trading Act.
Read the news release here.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: Hobart Airport has opened a new security screening area has part of its AUD200 million terminal upgrade.
Read the press release here.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025: Papua New Guinea's Civil Aviation Minister, Wake Goi, says a major upgrade of Port Moresby's Jacksons International Airport (POM) is planned, including extending the runway and adding two extra departure gates at the terminals.
Read the news article here.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025: Airlink will continue scheduled passenger flights to Bourke (BRK), Walgett (WGE), and Lightning Ridge (LHG) after the New South Wales Government extended funding support through to November 2026. The funding is worth AUD2 million.
Read the press release here.
News Briefs from August 2025
AUGUST 29, 2025: Virgin Australia has declared a statutory net profit after tax of AUD479 million and revenues of AUDAUD5.81 billion for the 12 months to June 30, 2025. The airline, which recently relisted on the stock exchange, says it is a "strong earnings result."
Read the full financial results here
AUGUST 29, 2025: Fiji Link is moving to a fully cashless payment system at Nadi (NAN), Suva (SUV), and Labasa (LBS) airports from next month
Read the news article here.
AUGUST 28, 2025: Qantas has posted a statutory tax profit of AUD1.61 billion for the 12 months to June 30, 2025. It is a 28% increase on the previous 2024 financial year result.
Read the full financial results here.
AUGUST 28, 2025: Air New Zealand has posted a statutory tax profit of NZD1.26 billion for the 12 months to June 30, 2025. It is a 14% increase on the previous 2024 financial year result.
Read the full financial results here.
AUGUST 27, 2025: The board of Air Niugini has suspended CEO Gary Seddon as a "procedural matter." The suspension concerns the upcoming induction of A220 aircraft.
Read the news report here.
AUGUST 27, 2025: Christchurch International Airport Limited has declared an underlying profit after tax NZD49.7 million for the 12 months to June 30, 2025. In the same year, the airport handled 6.39 million passengers.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 25, 2025: Auckland Airport has completed the first phase of improvements to the international arrivals areas, including an improved nothing to declare express lane supported by detector dog screening, alongside new and expanded back-of-house areas that set up the next stages of work.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 25, 2025: Papua New Guinea’s Accident Investigation Committee has published its final report on the investigation into an accident involving a TropicAir DHC-6-400 aircraft at Kerema Airport on February 6, 2025.
Read the full report here.
AUGUST 21, 2025: The Solomon Islands' Ministry of Communication and Aviation, Guadalcanal Province Government, and landowner tribes, signed a memorandum of understanding at the province’s headquarter chamber this week to reopen Avuavu airstrip in East Guadalcanal after carrying out the rehabilitation work and expanding the airstrip to meet current aviation standards and requirements.
Read the news article here.
AUGUST 21, 2025: The New Zealand government will invest NZD2.7 billion towards the MH-60R Seahawk and Airbus A321XLR as preferred options to replace aging fleet assets.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 21, 2025: Wellington Airport (WLG) has announced that from 21 August 2025 Wayne Eagleson will be joining the airport's board as an Infratil Director, replacing outgoing Director Phil Walker.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 21, 2025: Launceston Airport (LST) has recorded its busiest July ever, with 115,792 passengers passing through the airport, which represents a 7.4% increase on July last year.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 19, 2025: The Japan International Cooperation Agency has signed a grant agreement with the Tongan Government to upgrade Fua’amotu International Airport (TBU), including building the country's first aerobridge.
Read the news article here.
AUGUST 19, 2025: Inspectors from Papua New Guinea's Civil Aviation Safety Authority have arrived in Nuku’alofa on behalf of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office to conduct an audit ahead of renewing Lulutai Airline’s air operator's certificate.
Read the news release here.
AUGUST 18, 2025: Australia's Federal Court has ordered Qantas to pay AUD90 million (USD59 million) after illegally sacking 1,800 ground handlers in 2020. It is Australia's largest ever workplace law penalty.
Read the full judgement here.
AUGUST 18, 2025: The Labasa Chamber of Commerce in Fiji has called \for an urgent fix to the runway at Labasa Airport (LBS), saying flights are only operating at 50% capacity because of safety concerns about the runway.
Read the news article here.
AUGUST 13, 2025: Vanuatu's Temotu Provincial Government has welcomed plans to upgrade Motalava Airport (MTV) Airport on Motalava Island. The upgrade includes sealing the runway, allowing it to handle aircraft as large as ATR72.
Read the news report here.
AUGUST 12, 2025: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its latest Domestic Airline Competition Report. Among other things, it reveals that monthly domestic passenger numbers have returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Read the ACCC's report here.
AUGUST 11, 2025: Sharp Airlines has announced an interline agreement with Qantas. Customers who book with Qantas will be able to connect to flights operated by Sharp Airlines across regional Victoria and the Bass Strait islands.
Read the news release here.
AUGUST 11, 2025: ISAC has received an application from Qantas seeking the allocation of 696 seats per week on the Cook Islands route. Qantas' wholly-owned subsidiary, Jetstar, plans to launch Brisbane-Rarotonga services three times per week.
Read the application here.
AUGUST 8, 2025: Virgin Australia has applied to ISAC to renew Determination [2019] IASC 124 that allows it to code share with Qatar Airways on the France route. The application, which seeks a five year extension, gives Virgin Australia approximately daily 150 seats on the route.
Read the application here.
AUGUST 7, 2025: Fiji's parliament has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Fiji’s aviation legal framework, alongside strengthened security measures. This follows a detailed review of the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji’s (CAAF) 2023 Annual Report.
Read the news article here.
AUGUST 6, 2025: Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has received Australian Government approval for its 2024 Master Plan. It projects airport’s economic contribution to the region will nearly double to $990 million annually and support over 6,000 jobs over the next two decades.
Read the news release here.
AUGUST 6, 2025: Pormpuraaw Airport (EDR) will be closed between 11 August and 30 October 2025, due to runway works.
Read the news article here.
AUGUST 4, 2025: Sydney Airport has announced the first phase of a major redevelopment of the T3 (Qantas) Domestic Terminal. Phase One, due for completion in late 2025, will see 14 new food and beverage open in the terminal.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 4, 2025: Air Niugini says studies done by Airbus have confirmed that all 15 airports currently served by the airline's Fokker fleet can accommodate A220s, the first of which is due to arrive in September.
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 1, 2025: Brisbane Airport has become the first airport in the world to complete a security assessment under a new global program developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Read the press release here.
AUGUST 1, 2025: Air New Zealand has announced the appointment of Nikhil Ravishankar as its next Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Greg Foran who steps down in October after almost six years leading the airline.
Read the stock exchange filing here.
News Briefs From July 2025
JULY 29, 2025: A temporary air traffic control radar and tracking outage at Port Moresby (POM) and Mt. Hagen (HGU), managed by NiuSky Pacific, resulted in disruptions to some flight operations on July 28. Systems are now restored.
Read the press release here.
JULY 28, 2025: The US Department of Transportation will allow Polynesian Airlines, trading as Samoa Airways, to continue flying between Pago Pago and the Manu’a Islands, relying on a exemption in the rules that allows cabotage operations under certain circumstances.
Read the Department of Transportation's decision here.
JULY 28, 2025: Tonga's Minister for Public Enterprises Paula Piukala say the safety concerns that led to the temporary suspension of Lulutai Airlines' operating certificate, including chronic understaffing, reliance on temporary engineers, and systemic non‑compliance, have been an issue since Lulutai's establishment in 2020.
Read the news article here.
JULY 28, 2025: The New South Wales will spend AUD12.5 million to establish the NSW Take Off Fund to incentivise airlines to add additional or new flights to the state.
Read the press release here.
JULY 24, 2025: Adelaide Airport handled a record 8.7 million passengers in the 12 months to June 30, 2025, including 7.7 million domestic and one million international passengers.
Read the press release here.
JULY 23, 2025: Tonga's Civil Aviation Division has temporarily reinstated Lulutai Airlines' Part 145 Maintenance Certificate, allowing it to resume services from July 23.
See the press release here.
JULY 16, 2025: The Australian Stock Exchange has flagged Regional Express Holdings Limited (trading as Rex) for failing to submit five periodic reports by their due dates. Regional Express is currently suspended from trading while in administration.
Read the ASX notice here.
JULY 15.2025: Qantas has asked the IASC to allow Finnair to code share on Jetstar-operated services from Melbourne (MEL) to Denpasar (DPS) and beyond to Singapore (SIN).
Read the application here.
JULY 15, 2025: Jetstar and Indigo have inked a codeshare agreement that will allow passengers to fly between India and New Zealand on a single ticket.
Read the news release here.
JULY 1, 2025: Qantas has asked IASC to allow India's IndiGo to codeshare on Qantas's New Zealand flights.
Read the application here.
JULY 1, 2025: Qantas will ferry its first A321-200XLR into Sydney on July 2, 2025.
Read the news release here.
News Briefs From June 2025
JUNE 30, 2025: Air New Zealand has denied claims that it plans to suspend flights to Tonga as a result of a decision to renationalise luggage handling services at Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU).
Read the news report here.
JUNE 26, 2025: Qantas is assessing whether to buy around 14 mid-life E190s to replace its F100s operated in Western Australia by subsidiary Network Aviation.
Read the news release here.
JUNE 25, 2025: The Federal Court of Australia has given the administrators of Regional Express Holdings Limited (Rex) until December 5, 2025, to sell the insolvent airline.
Read the stock exchange filing here.
JUNE 25, 2025: An AUD30 million upgrade of Whyalla Airport (WYA) is complete. The works, including runway strengthening, will allow the airport to handle 74-seat Q400 aircraft.
Read the news release here.
JUNE 25, 2025: International flights have resumed at Dunedin Airport (DUD) after a five year break with Jetstar starting thrice-weekly A320-200 services to the Gold Coast (OOL) on June 24.
Read the news release here.
JUNE 25, 2025: Shares in Virgin Australia rose 11.4% on its first day of trading on the Australia Stock Exchange on June 24, giving the airline a market valuation of AUD2.58 billion.
Read the news report here.
JUNE 24, 2025: Alliance Airlines has sold 12 General Electric GE34-10 aircraft engines to Texas-based Beautech Power Systems.
Read the stock exchange filing here.
JUNE 22, 2025: Sydney Airport has completed an AUD169 million apron upgrade, opening four new Code F (A380-capable) layover bays, three new taxiways and taxilanes, and upgrading two existing Code E (B777-capable) bays.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 20, 2025: The French Polynesian Government has granted cargo start-up Motu Link Airlines an air carrier licence.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 20, 2025: Tonga's Lulutai Airlines has resumed Saab 340B flights to Ha’apai Airport (HPA) after the completion of runway extension works.
Read the news report here.
JUNE 20, 2025: Virgin Australia and Embraer have signed a a multi-year contract for Embraer’s Component Pool Program to support the eight E190-E2s that will soon enter Virgin Australia’s fleet.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 19, 2025: New Zealand's Sunair Aviation is in early-stage talks about an investment in Tonga's Lulutai Airlines.
Read the news report here.
JUNE 18, 2025: A upgrade to the Collinsville Aerodrome is complete, with the Council installing a new fauna-proof perimeter fence, secure vehicle gates, LED lighting, and reshaping, strengthening, and sealing the central 18 metres of the former gravel runway.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 18, 2025: Tonga's deputy prime minister says state-owned Lulutai Airlines is now breaking even after consistently losing money since its formation in 2020.
Read the news report here.
JUNE 18, 2025: The administrators of Regional Express Holdings (Rex) intend to apply to the Federal Court for extra time to sell the airline after receiving what they call, several "well-funded" offers to buy it.
Read the stock exchange filing here.
JUNE 16, 2025: The Solomon Islands' Ministry of Communication and Aviation has entered into a 12-month consultancy agreement with IOS Partners to undertake a comprehensive review and analysis of Solomon Airlines’ operations.
Read the news report here.
JUNE 13, 2025: PNG Air has increased the number of issued shares from
4,073,143,800 to 8,287,544,748. Conversion of rescue capital is the provided reason.
Read the stock exchange filing here.
JUNE 12, 2025: Air New Zealand has signed an agreement with Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) to operate flights there from mid-2027.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 11, 2025: Airbus has denied any talks have taken place with Vanuatu's Government concerning the return of A220 predelivery payments.
Read the news report here.
JUNE 9, 2025: Papua New Guinea's Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report into an Twin Otter DHC-6-300 accident at Kairik Airport on October 19, 2024.
Read the full report here.
JUNE 9, 2025: Qantas has entered into a bilateral codeshare agreement with Hawaiian Airlines , allowing customers to book through flights to all four major Hawaiian Islands, 15 US cities, and 10 international destinations.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 9, 2025: Virgin Australia currently expects to list on the ASX on June 24, 2025, with an offer size of AUD685 million (USD444.7 million), representing 30.2% of the shares on issue.
Read the prospectus here.
JUNE 9, 2025: Solomon Airlines CEO Sean Teo has resigned with immediate effect after 14 months in the role. His replacement was not immediately announced.
Read the report here.
JUNE 9, 2025: The International Air Services Commission has received a request from Qantas to retain its weekly seat allocations on routes to the Caledonia and Philippines.
Read the application here.
JUNE 4, 2025: Air New Zealand is ferrying in its thirteenth A321-200NX today. ZK-NNH (msn 12513) left Hamburg (XFW) on May 31 and is currently enroute to Auckland (AKL).
See the flight progress here.
JUNE 3, 2025: FlyPelican has announced a one-way interline agreement with Qantas that will allow passengers booking with Qantas to connect to FlyPelican-operated flights.
Read the press release here.
JUNE 3, 2025: The Queensland Government will announce a new aviation investment fund this week designed to lure more airlines to the state in the lead up to the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.
Read the government's statement here.
JUNE 2, 2025: Qantas has asked the International Air Services Commission to allocate it an extra four weekly frequencies on the Australian - Canada country pair.
Read the application here
News Briefs From May 2025
MAY 30, 2025: Air New Zealand has released its April 2025 traffic statistics, revealing capacity was down 2.2% compared to April 2024.
Read the stock exchange filing here
MAY 30, 2025: Air Caledonie has delayed plans to shift to Noumea La Tontouta Airport in July due to significant market discontent.
Read the news report here.
MAY 29, 2025: Andre Viljoen will step down as CEO and MD of Fiji Airways in October 2025 after ten years in the role. He will become the CEO of Air Mauritius.
Read the news report here.
MAY 29, 2025: Air Niugini has signed a firm order with Airbus for two more single-aisle A220-100s. This follows an initial order in 2023 for six aircraft.
Read the Airbus press release here
MAY 28, 2025: Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says a May 4, 2025, severe turbulence incident onboard a Qantas B737-800 that left a flight attendant injured highlights the importance of effective crew coordination.
You can read the ATSB report here.
MAY 28, 2025: The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) has appealed against the finding from the Fair Work Commission that first officers under training, as defined in the Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Short Haul) Enterprise Agreement 2024 (EA9), are not covered by the Air Pilots Award 2020.
The AFAP appeal is available here.
MAY 23, 2025: Virgin Australia and Boeing have today released a report by Pollination on the challenges and opportunities of an International Book and Claim system for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) accounting.
Read the full report here.
MAY 23, 2025: The 79th General Session of the Association of South Pacific Airlines opened in Honiara yesterday with the theme “Enhancing Regional Air Connectivity and Infrastructure."
Read the report here.
MAY 20,2025: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's latest Domestic Airline Competition Report has found that Australia’s two largest airline groups have both recorded strong financial results for the first half of 2024-25.
MAY 16, 2025: Lincoln Pan, a non-executive director of Regional Express Holdings Limited, trading as Regional Express (REX), has resigned from the board.
Read the Australian Stock Exchange notice here
MAY 14, 2025: The Canadian Transportation Agency has approved an application by Skytraders to operate non-scheduled charter flights between Australia and Canada.
Read the CTA approval here.
MAY 13, 2035: Recently re-elected Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has re-appointed Catherine King as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Her remit includes Australia's aviation sector.
Read the press release here.
MAY 9, 2025: New Zealand's Whakatāne District Council has declined a request from Air Chathams to financially subsidise the Whakatāne (WHK) - Auckland (AKL) route, with the mayor, Victor Luca, saying it was not up to council to run the airline.
Read the Radio New Zealand story here.
MAY 6, 2025: The Tongan Government, via the Tonga Airports and Port Authority, will take over baggage and cargo management at Tonga's airports to combat drug trafficking. A switch from private contractor to government will involve a six month transition period.
You can read the full newspaper article here.
MAY 6, 2025: Nauru Airlines has reappointed AERgO International as its exclusive general sales agent for the airline's charter services.
Read the full statement here.
May 1, 2025: Air New Zealand has issued new 2030 emissions guidance, saying it expects to cut net "well-to-wake" greenhouse gas emissions from jet fuel by 20 - 25% by 2030, from a 2019 baseline.
You can read the full announcement here
News Briefs From April 2025
April 29, 2025: Malaysia Airlines and Melbourne Airport have signed an MOU at the MATTA Fair 2025 regarding the introduction of a third daily flight to Melbourne in October 2025.
Read the full press release here.
April 28, 2025: The Nauru Government says Nauru Airport (INU) will restrict most flights flights to evening to early morning hours until mid-June while runway resurfacing work continues.
Read the government announcement here.