News from September 2025
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Department of Transportation Set to Approve Skytraders' US Flights
SEPTEMBER 12, 2025: The US Department of Transportation intends to approve an application by Skytraders to operate charter flights between Australia and the United States.
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Government Overhauls Air Vanuatu's Board, Chairman Replaced
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025: Vanuatu’s deputy prime minister has replaced the chairman of Air Vanuatu and four other board members in a response to the airline's challenges.
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Guam’s Szabo Aerospace Set to Start Scheduled Passenger Ops
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025: The US Department of Transportation has indicated that it will approve an application by Guam’s Szabo Aerospace to operate scheduled passenger flights between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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PNG Air Plans Multi Million Dollar Capital Raising
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025: PNG Air will ask shareholders to approve a PGK20 million (USD4.84 million) capital raising at a special meeting of shareholders to be held in Port Moresby on September 22, 2025. The funding will help pay for new ATR72-600 aircraft.
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Air Link Acquires East Air’s Charter Business
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025: New South Wales regional airline Air Link has acquired East Air’s charter business, including a terminal at Cairns Airport (CNS) and East Air’s Cessna and Aero Commander aircraft.
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Nauru Airlines Extends Island Hopper Flights to Clark Airport
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025: Nauru Airlines is extending its island hopper service through to Clark Airport (CRK) in the Philippines. The weekly B737-700-operated service starts today, September 5, 2025, and is a continuation of ON941 which, until now, has ended at Koror (ROR) in Palau.
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Consultants Propose Reforms at Air Tahiti Nui
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025: A management consulting firm has recommended restructuring Air Tahiti Nui’s network and fleet to stem ongoing losses, including resuming flights to Sydney (SYD) and starting flights to Honolulu (HNL).
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Controversy Ahead of Air Niugini’s First A220 Delivery
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: Air Niugini has hit back at claims it spent almost USD118,000 on a junket to Canada ahead of the delivery of its first A220-300.
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Virgin Australia Has Just Taken Delivery of Four MAX 8s
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: Virgin Australia has recently taken delivery of four B737-8s, also known as MAX 8s, including three in August, after a 12 month gap in deliveries.
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Air New Zealand Exercises B787 Options
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025: Air New Zealand has exercised options to acquire two more B787-10s and tempered the forecast compound annual growth rate of its international operations, according to details in an August 28, 2025, investor presentation.
News from August 2025
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Qantas Orders More A321XLRs, Banks a Tidy Profit
Read moreAUGUST 29, 2025: Qantas has ordered an additional twenty A321-200XLRs. The airline made the announcement on August 28, 2025, while releasing is financial year 2025 results.
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VietJet Axing Hanoi – Australia Flights
Read moreAUGUST 28, 2025: VietJet is axing its flights to Australia from Hanoi (HAN) but will increase flights from Ho Chi Minh (SGN).
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Samoa Airways Reports FY2025 Profit, Plans Another Aircraft Overhaul
Read moreAUGUST 27, 2025: Samoa Airways has declared a provisional after tax profit of WST11 million (USD4.04 million) for the 12 months to June 30, 2025, after benefitting from debt write offs and other forms of assistance.
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JPMorgan Asset Management Buys Cairns, Mackay Airports
Read moreAUGUST 26, 2025: JPMorgan Asset Management has assumed complete control of North Queensland Airports Limited, operators of Cairns (CNS) and Mackay (MKY) Airports.
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Air Niugini Soon to Debut First A220
Read moreAUGUST 25, 2025: Air Niugini is due to unveil its first A220-300 later this week after it leaves the final assembly line in Mirabel, Canada.
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Japan Funds Upgrade Tonga’s Fua‘amotu Airport
Read moreAUGUST 22, 2025: The Japanese Government will provide Tonga with over USD17 million to upgrade Fua‘amotu International Airport (TBU).
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Alliance Airlines Reports FY2025 Results
Read moreAUGUST 21, 2025: Charter and fly-in-fly-out specialist carrier Alliance Airlines has reported a statutory before tax profit of AUD82.1 million (USD52.9 million) for the twelve months ending June 30, 2025.
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China Southern Airlines Increases Australian Flights This Summer
Read moreAUGUST 20 2025: China Southern Airlines is significantly increasing its flights to Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth over the upcoming Southern Hemisphere summer.
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Alan Milne Buys East Air, Starting Hamilton Island Flights
Read moreAUGUST 19, 2025: Cairns-based East Air has announced the start of Hamilton Island flights under new ownership and management.
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Qantas to Start Flights to Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands
Read moreAUGUST 18, 2025: Qantas has won a five-year Australian Government contract to operate passenger and cargo flights to Christmas Island (XCH) and Cocos Keeling Islands (CCK).
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Hawaiian Airlines Increases Southwest Pacific Flights
Read moreAUGUST 15, 2025: Hawaiian Airlines will increase flights to Sydney (SYD) and Papeete (PPT) as part of a series of adjustments to its wider network.
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Solomon Airlines is Shaking up its International Network
Read moreAUGUST 14, 2025: Solomon Airlines is shaking up its international network with some significant changes taking effect from October 3, 2025.
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Air Vanuatu’s Sole ATR Remains Grounded
Read moreAUGUST 13, 2025: Air Vanuatu’s sole ATR remains grounded almost two weeks after going out of service because of engine issues.
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Air New Zealand is Struggling to Make a Profit
Read moreAUGUST 12, 2025: Air New Zealand is struggling to make a profit, according to just released research from Auckland-based financial services company Forsyth Barr.
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Qantas Retires Q300 Turboprops
Read moreAUGUST 11, 2025: After 25 years of operating for the airline, Qantas flew its final Q300 revenue flights on August 8, 2025.
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Adelaide Airport Speeds up Terminal Upgrade
Read moreAUGUST 8, 2025:Adelaide Airport is speeding up the next phase of its previously announced AUD600 million (USD391.5 million) infrastructure upgrade program.
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Fiji’s CAA to Undertake Jet Aircraft Safety Audit
Read moreAUGUST 7, 2025:The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF) has started targeted safety audits of all Fiji-registered aircraft with systems similar to the Boeing 787.
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Hobart Airport Completes Runway Upgrade
Read moreAUGUST 6, 2025:Hobart Airport (HBA) has completed its runway upgrade and can now handle aircraft as big as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787, capable of connecting the Tasmanian capital to cities in Asia and the Middle East.
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Smartlynx Australia Starts Flying A319s for MinRes Air
Read moreAUGUST 5, 2025:Smartlynx Australia, formerly known as Skytrans, has started operating A319-100 flights for MinRes Air, the virtual airline operated by Australian mining company Mineral Resources.
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Vanuatu Strikes Deal With Airbus Over Cancelled A220 Order
Read moreAUGUST 4, 2025:Vanuatu’s government says it has reached an agreement with Airbus to preserve predelivery payments for future aircraft orders.
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Virgin Australia Ferries in MAX 8, First in a Year
Read moreAUGUST 1, 2025:Virgin Australia’s ninth B737-8 (MAX 8) is ferrying into Brisbane Airport on Friday, August 1, 2025. VH-8II (msn 65047) departed Ontario to ferry to Kailua-Kona on July 29 and will arrive in Brisbane on Friday afternoon.
News from July 2025
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Unlicenced New Zealand Pilot Sentenced After Crashing Aircraft
Read moreJULY 30, 2025: New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority has welcomed the fining of a man for multiple serious breaches of aviation safety rules, including flying without a pilot licence.
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Hawaii’s Pacific Air Charters Takes Ownership of Five Aircraft
Read moreJULY 29, 2025: Hawaii’s Pacific Air Charters has assumed ownership of five propellor aircraft to assuage US Department of Transportation concerns about foreign interests having an outsized influence over the airline’s day-to-day running.
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Air New Zealand Starts Working With OpenAI
Read moreJULY 28, 2025: Air New Zealand is working with OpenAI in a first-of-its-kind collaboration in the country to expand the use of AI across the airline. The airline has already built over 1,500 Custom GPTs to improve internal workflows.
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China Eastern to Code Share on Qantas Flights to Santiago
Read moreJULY 25, 2025: Qantas has asked Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to allow China Eastern Airlines to code share on its flights to Santiago (SCL).
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New Zealand’s Sounds Air Dropping Routes, Selling PC12s
Read moreJULY 24, 2025: New Zealand’s Sounds Air will sell its five Pilatus PC12 aircraft and axe its scheduled passenger flights to Christchurch to try to secure the airline’s long-term future.
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US Carriers Adjust Australia and New Zealand Flying
Read moreJULY 23, 2025: The big three US carriers have made some adjustments to their Australia and New Zealand flights over the upcoming 2025/26 Southern Hemisphere summer.
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Tonga’s Lulutai Airlines Grounded Over Safety Concerns
Read moreJULY 22, 2025: Tonga's Civil Aviation Division has suspended Lulutai Airlines’ air operator’s certificate, effective July 18, 2025, citing safety reasons.
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PNG Air Releases 2019 – 23 Audited Accounts, Details Impact of Covid
Read moreJULY 18, 2025: PNG Air has quietly released its audited accounts for the 2019 – 2023 financial years after years of delays while restructuring operations and reorganising its financial affairs.
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Ethiopian Airlines Mulls Flights to Australia
Read moreJULY 17, 2025: Ethiopian Airlines is revisiting plans to start flights to Australia, according to Telila Deressa Gutema, the carrier’s regional manager responsible for Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Armed Men Ambush Airport Workers in Papua New Guinea
Read moreJULY 16, 2025: Armed assailants have attacked men working on the redevelopment of Papua New Guinea’s Gurney Airport (GUR). The attacks occurred last week and targeted foreign employees of China Railway Construction Engineering Group.
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New Zealand’s Airwork Goes Into Receivership
Read moreJULY 15, 2025: A lending syndicate led by the Bank of New Zealand has placed freight airline Airwork Holdings and associated companies into receivership.
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First Qantas A321XLR Passenger Flights in September
Read moreJULY 14, 2025: The first Qantas A321XLR is not due to begin commercial flights until September.
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Capacity Issues Continue at Air New Zealand
Read moreJULY 7, 2025: Air New Zealand’s capacity was down 2.7% in May 2025 compared to May 2024, according to the airline’s May 2025 investor update released late last week.
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Nauru Airlines Inks Collaboration MOU With Air Marshall Islands
Read moreJULY 4, 2025: Air Marshall Islands and Nauru Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming to strengthen ties between the carriers, bolster regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service quality, and improve sharing of technical and professional capacities.
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Qantas to Lease Additional Aircraft, Ferries in First XLR
Read moreJULY 3, 2025: Qantas is increasing the number of A330-300s leased from Finnair to three, adding another four leased B737-800s to its fleet, and has ferried in its first A321-200XLR - capping off a busy week of fleet adjustments for Australia’s largest airline.
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Owners Selling Queensland’s Hinterland Aviation
Read moreJULY 2, 2025: The owners of Cairns-based Hinterland Aviation have put the scheduled passenger and charter airline on the market.
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Australia’s Skytraders Eyes US Passenger Charter Flights
Read moreJULY 1, 2025: Australian charter airline Skytraders has applied to the US Department of Transportation for authority to start Melbourne (MEL) – Los Angeles Van Nuys (VNY) passenger charter flights in September 2025.
News from June 2025
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Lulutai Airlines Saab 340B Runway Excursion Report Released
Read moreJUNE 30, 2025: Tonga's Civil Aviation Office has released its report into a December 8, 2023, runway excursion incident at Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU), involving a Lulutai Airlines Saab 340B aircraft operating a flight from Fua'amotu to Lupepau'u Airport (VAV) in the Vava'u Islands.
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Alliance Airlines Sells E190 Spares Inventory to AVIAN
Read moreJUNE 27, 2025: Australia's Alliance Airlines will sell most of its E190-E1 spare parts inventory to Florida’s AVIAN Inventory Management (AVIAN) for USD32.5 million.
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Administrators Get More Time to Sell Rex, Further Funding Unlocked
Read moreJUNE 26, 2025: An Australian Federal Court decision to grant the administrators of Regional Express (Rex) extra time to sell the airline has unlocked a further AUD30 million (USD 19.53 million) in funding from the Australian Government.
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Tongan Government says no ATR72 for Lulutai Airlines
Read moreJUNE 25, 2025: The Tongan Government says it won't buy an ATR72 aircraft for Lulutai Airlines, despite previously considering the idea. Instead, the government says it will restructure the state-owned carrier and seek private investors.
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Air Moana Ferries in Third ATR72, Eight Sector Delivery Flight
Read moreJUNE 24, 2025: French Polynesia’s Air Moana is ferrying in its third ATR72-600, having overnighted in Cairns (CNS) after completing the seventh sector of its eight-sector delivery flight to Papeete (PPT).
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Administrators Head to Court for More Time to Sell Regional Express
Read moreJUNE 23, 2025: The administrators of Regional Express (Rex), have filed an interlocutory court application seeking orders to extend the administration period to December 5, 2025.
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Greater Bay Airlines Plans Flights to Saipan and Guam
Read moreJUNE 20, 2025: Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to operate scheduled passenger flights between Hong Kong and Saipan (SPN) in the Northern Mariana Islands later this year and Guam (GUM) next year.
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Samoa Airways Asks to Continue Cabotage Ops in American Samoa
JUNE 19, 2025: Samoa Airways has asked the US Department of Transportation for permission to continue cabotage flights between Pago Pago (PPG) and Ofu (OFU) in the Manu’a Islands. The current permit ends on July 10.
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GippsAero Restarts G8 Airvan Manufacturing
JUNE 18, 2025: Gippsland Aeronautics (better known as GippsAero) is resuming production of its Airvan aircraft after a five-year pause. The restart follows the company's founder, George Morgan and his family, buying the business back from India's Mahindra Aerospace.
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Two New Twin Otters for Air Vanuatu, Says PM
Read moreJUNE 17, 2025: Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat says the government has set aside VUV1 billion vatu (USD8.32 million) for Air Vanuatu to buy two Twin Otter propellor aircraft.
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Air Niugini Expects First A220 in Early September 2025
Read moreJUNE 16, 2025: Air Niugini is expecting its first A220-100 in the first week of September 2025, according to CEO Gary Seddon.
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Pacific Air Charters’ Commuter Flights in Doubt
Read moreJUNE 13, 2025: The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to reject an application by Honolulu-based Pacific Air Charters for authority to operate as a commuter airline
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Air New Zealand Plots Return to London
Read moreJUNE 12, 2025: Air New Zealand still plans to return to London after quitting the airport in 2020. This follows the airline having to drop plans to restart flights in mid-2025 because of a shortage of planes.
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American Airlines Doubles Down on Brisbane
Read moreJUNE 11, 2025: American Airlines will fly into Brisbane (BNE) from both Los Angeles (LAX) and Dallas (DFW) this upcoming Southern Hemisphere 2025/26 summer.
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Batik Air Malaysia Axing Australian A330 Ops
Read moreJUNE 10, 2025: Batik Air Malaysia will end its A330 flights between Melbourne (MEL) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) in August and has canned its planned direct Sydney
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Vanuatu PM Threatens to Sue Airbus
Read moreJUNE 9, 2025: Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat says his government will sue Airbus if it does not return pre-delivery deposits for a cancelled aircraft order.
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Improving Airport Infrastructure Important Says Papua New Guinea PM
Read moreJUNE 6, 2025: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says he remains committed to transforming the country’s aviation sector. Marape was speaking while launching a new infrastructure project at Aropa Airport (KIE) this week.
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Minister Okays Western Sydney Airport Preliminary Airspace and Flight Paths
Read moreJUNE 5, 2025: Catherine King has authorised the preliminary airspace and flight paths for Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) that is due to open in 2026.
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Newcastle Airport Books its First International Flights
Read moreJUNE 4, 2025: The redeveloped international terminal at Newcastle Williamtown Airport (NTL) has secured its first airline customer, with Jetstar announcing it will start three times per week flights to Denpasar (DPS) on October 21, 2025.
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15.3% Stake in Adelaide Airport put on the Market
Read moreJUNE 3, 2025: Igneo Infrastructure Partners has instructed Barrenjoey Capital Partners to find a buyer for its 15.3% shareholding in Adelaide Airport.
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Virgin Australia Registers “SaleCo” Company
Read moreJUNE 2, 2025: Virgin Australia registered a company last week called Virgin Australia SaleCo Limited.
News from May 2025
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No International Flights to Lae One Year After Airport Upgrade
Read moreMAY 30, 2025: A Papua New Guinea politician wants to know why international flights have not started from Lae’s recently redeveloped Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE).
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Scheduled Jet Flights Return to Hamilton Airport in June
Read moreMAY 29, 2025: New Zealand's Hamilton Airport, also known as Waikato Regional Airport, will see the return of scheduled passenger jet flights next month.
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French Polynesia’s Motu Link Crowd-funds Start-Up Costs
Read moreMAY 28, 2025: A crowd-funding project to raise CPF137.3 million central pacific francs (USD1.3 million) to partially pay for the purchase of an ATR 72-500 cargo aircraft for French Polynesian cargo start-up Motu Link Airlines
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Qantas Steps up Trans-Tasman Flying This Summer
Read moreMAY 27, 2025: Qantas is boosting seat capacity by approximately 20% on the Australia—New Zealand country pair this upcoming southern 2025/26 summer.
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Search Concludes for WWII Era Bombs At Nauru Airport
Read moreMAY 26, 2025: Contractors have finished their search for unexploded World War II era bombs at Nauru Airport (INU).
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New Caledonia’s Air Oceania Launches With a Tecnam Traveller
Read moreMAY 23, 2025: New Caledonia's Air Loyauté has resumed flying to the Loyalty Islands with a new aircraft and a corporate makeover, rebranding as Air Oceania.
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Qantas Dumping Proserpine, Jetstar Quitting Hamilton Island
Read moreMAY 21, 2025: The Qantas Group is making some changes to its Queensland network, with Qantas ending flights to Proserpine (PPP) and Jetstar ceasing services to Hamilton Island (HTI).
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Still No Start to Upgrade of Nusatupe Airport
Read moreMAY 20, 2025: Construction of the Nusatupe Airport (GZO) terminal upgrade in the Solomon Islands' Western Province is yet to start because of ongoing land tenure issues.
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Skytrans Axes Torres Strait Cessna 208B Flights
Read moreMAY 19, 2025: Skytrans has abruptly ended its scheduled Cessna 208B Caravan services in the Torres Strait. The changes primarily affect flights to and from Horn Island (HID).
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Tonga’s Lulutai Airline Skating on Thin Financial Ice
Read moreMAY 16, 2025: Tonga's Minister for Public Enterprises Paula Piveni Piukala says that Lulutai Airlines is still financially and operationally struggling
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Qantas Partners to Import Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Read moreMAY 15,2025: Qantas, Sydney Airport, and fuel company Ampol, supported by Qantas’ SAF coalition partners, have marked the largest-ever commercial importation of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into Australia
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Air Niugini Invests in Pilot Cadets
Read moreMAY 14, 2025: Batik Air Malaysia will commence twice-weekly roundtrips between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Dili (DIL) on June 6, 2025
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Batik Air to Start Flights to Dili in June
Read moreMAY 13, 2025: Batik Air Malaysia will commence twice-weekly roundtrips between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Dili (DIL) on June 6, 2025
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Pilot Union Says Qantas Short Haul Enterprise Agreement a Mixed Bag
Read moreMAY 12, 2025: The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) say undertakings provided by Qantas will improve work conditions for short-haul pilots, including pay increases for some.
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Qantas Wants to Codeshare With Air France on its Paris Flights
Read moreMAY 9, 2025: Qantas wants to put the Air France AF flight code on its flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
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Multi Million Dollar Hoskins Airport Upgrade Gets Underway
Read moreMAY 8, 2025: An eighteen-month USD12.7 million upgrade of Hoskins Airport (HKN) in Papua New Guinea’s West New Britain province has commenced.
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Cathay Cargo Swaps Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport for Brisbane
Read moreMAY 7, 2025: Cathay Cargo will end its weekly B747-8 freighter flight to Toowoomba’s Wellcamp Airport (WTB) in mid-June. Instead, it will begin servicing Brisbane Airport (BNE).
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Qatar Airways Swapping to B777-200LRs on Auckland Route
Read moreMAY 6, 2025: Qatar Airways is changing the aircraft type operating its daily Doha (DOH) – Auckland (AKL) flights.
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More Delays to Start of Micronesian Air Connection Services
Read moreMAY 5, 2025: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has asked Guam-based Szabo Aerospace to provide additional information before it will grant a commuter air carrier certificate for it to begin operating scheduled passenger flights around the Northern Marianas Islands.
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Qantas Reduces Finnair A330 Wet Leases
Read moreMAY 2, 2025: Qantas has stopped operating an A330-300 wet-leased from Finnair because of long-running industrial unrest among Finnair pilots.
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China Southern Airlines Tests Port Vila Flights
Read moreMAY 1, 2025: China Southern Airlines has operated the first of two trial flights to Port Vila (VLI) as part of the Chinese Government's push into the Southwest Pacific
News From April 2025
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Security Concerns See PNG Air Axe Mendi Flights - Again
Read moreApril 30, 2025: PNG Air has suspended flights to Mendi (MDU) after a
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Aviation Minister Says Fiji Passes ICAO Safety Audit
Read moreApril 29, 2025: Fiji’s Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka told parliament on
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Jetstar to Start Gold Coast – Denpasar Flights
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What Happened to Rex’s B737-800s?
Read moreApril 24, 2025: Insolvent Australian airline Regional Express (Rex) had nine B737 800s in its fleet when it filed for voluntary administration in July 2024. Rex’s B737s have since met a mixed fate.
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Aero Dili’s A319 Inducted Into Service
Read moreApril 24, 2025: Aero Dili has quickly put its first A319-100 and second only aircraft into revenue service and it is now working all four Aero Dili routes.
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Malaysia Airlines Returning to Brisbane
Read moreApril 23, 2025: Aero Dili has quickly put its first A319-100 and second only aircraft into revenue service and it is now working all four Aero Dili routes.
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Vanuatu Again Hitting up Airbus for Forfeited Pre-Delivery Payments
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Daily China Southern Airlines Flights For Brisbane
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Qantas to Resume Perth – Auckland, Perth – Jo’burgFlights
Read moreApril 16, 2025: Qantas will resume
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Air North Debuts New Transcontinental Route
Read moreApril 15, 2025: Air North has started Alice Springs (ASP) – Cairns (CNS) flights. The new flights form part of what is a new transcontinental Cairns to Perth (PER) via Alice Springs service.
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Robert Eoe Reappointed Nauru Airlines CEO
Read moreApril 14, 2025: The Nauru Government has appointed Captain Robert Eoe as interim CEO of Nauru Airlines, replacing Brett Gebers..
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Qantas & Airbus Deepen Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment
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Hawaiian Airlines Confirms Return to Auckland
Read moreApril 10, 2025: Hawaiian Airlines has confirmed it will return to New Zealand later this year and operate a 2025-2026 seasonal service to Hawaiʻi.
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Infrastructure Giant Vinci Bids for Cairns, Mackay Airports
Read moreApril 9, 2025: French infrastructure company Vinci is attempting to buy North Queensland Airports, owners and operators of Cairns (CNS) and Mackay (MKY) Airports.
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Legality of Apia Airport Vehicle Searches Questioned
Read moreApril 8, 2025: Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration has halted random security checks of private and commercial vehicles at the entrance gate of Faleolo International Airport (APW) outside Apia.
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Unexploded WWII Bomb Risk Disrupts Nauru Airport Runway Resurfacing
Read moreApril 7, 2025: The contractor undertaking the runway resurfacing project at Nauru International Airport (INU) has cut the number of “identified anomalies” from 237 to 96 following an evaluation by unexploded ordnance experts.
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Jetstar Locks in Status as Top International Carrier at Cairns
Read moreApril 4, 2025: Jetstar operated its first service on the Christchurch (CNS) – Cairns (CNS) city pair yesterday, April 2, 2025, cementing Jetstar’s status as the dominant international operator at Cairns.
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United Airlines to Start Adelaide – San Francisco Flights
Read moreApril 3, 2025: United Airlines will start flying to Adelaide (ADL) in December, becoming the first and only US-based carrier to do so.
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Network Aviation Ferrying in Another Airbus 319-100
Read moreApril 2, 2025: Perth-based Network Aviation has received its eighth Airbus A319-100. The former Spirit Airlines aircraft registered as N516NK (msn 02704) ferried from Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) to Kona (KOA) on March 29, 2025
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Air New Zealand Deepens Codeshare with Lufthansa, AirIndia
Read moreApril 1, 2025: Air New Zealand is expanding its codeshare arrangements with two Star Alliance partner airlines, Lufthansa and Air India.
News From March 2025
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Data Dump Reveals Capacity Decrease at Air New Zealand
Read moreMarch 31, 2025: Passenger capacity at Air New Zealand was down 4.4% in February 2025 compared to February 2024, according to a March 31 investor update.
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Government Shelf Company Pays Second $1.1 Million Instalment for Air Vanuatu
Read moreMarch 28, 2025: The government-owned shelf company that now owns Air Vanuatu has made the second of three USD1.1 million payments, according to a March 15, 2025, letter to creditors seen by AeroSouthPacific.
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AMSL Aero to Develop Hydrogen Refuelling Options at Archerfield Airport
Read moreMarch 27, 2025: Zero-emission aircraft designer and manufacturer AMSL Aero has agreed to explore and develop liquid hydrogen refuelling infrastructure options at Brisbane’s Archerfield Airpor.
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Subsidy Deadline Approaches for Far West NSW Flights
Read moreMarch 26, 2025: New South Wales Government funding for scheduled passenger flights to Bourke (BRK), Lightning Ridge (LHG), and Walgett (WGE) ends in November 2025, with funding to continue the flights not yet secured.
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Jetstar Starting Perth – Manila, Brisbane - Cebu Flights
Read moreMarch 25, 2025: Jetstar plans to start flights from Perth (PER) to Manila(MNL) and Brisbane (BNE) to Cebu (CEB), according to a March 20, 2025, filing with Australia’s International Air Services Commission.
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Qantas / Hawaiian Airlines Codeshare Partnership Approved
Read moreMarch 24, 2025: The United States Department of Transportation has approved the joint application of Qantas Airways and Hawaiian Airlines to conduct reciprocal codeshare operations indefinitely.
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Beijing Capital Airlines Suspends Sydney, Melbourne Flights
Read moreMarch 20, 2025: Beijing Capital Airlines (also known as Capital Airlines) is suspending two of its three Australian routes over the 2025 Australian winter.
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Land Claim Closes Lomlom Airport, Solomon Airlines Pauses Flights
Read moreMarch 19, 2025: Solomon Airlines has suspended flights to Lomlom (LLM) on the Reef Islands due an ongoing land dispute connected to the airport's western
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Upcoming Nauru Airport Runway Resurfacing Disrupts Flights
Read moreMarch 18, 2025: Flights to Nauru Airport (INU) between March 24 and May 31, 2025, will be disrupted as work finally gets underway to resurface the 2,150-metre runway and upgrade critical air traffic control equipment.
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TransNusa Starts Denpasar - Perth Flights
Read moreMarch 17, 2025: TransNusa will begin thrice-weekly flights between Denpasar (DPS) and Perth (PER) this week, operating an Airbus 320-200 every Monday,Thursday, and Saturday from March 20, 2025.
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Funding Incentives for Airlines to Fly to Western Sydney Airport
Read moreMarch 14, 2025: The New South Wales Government and Western Sydney Airport have announced an AUD16 million fund to “incentivise” international airlines to start scheduled services to the airport after it opens in 2026.
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Asiana Airlines to Resume A380 Flights to Sydney
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Vietnam Airlines Starts Denpasar Flights in June
Read moreMarch 12, 2025: Vietnam Airlines will begin flights to Denpasar (DPS) on June 1, 2025, using an Airbus 321-200 to operate the initial four weekly roundtrips.
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No Rush to Resolve Problems at Air Vanuatu
Read moreMarch 11, 2025: The shelf company that purchased Air Vanuatu last year after the country's government called i
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Qantas Whittles Q300 Fleet Down to Six
Read moreMarch 8, 2025: Eastern Australia Airlines has whittled its DHC-8-Q300 fleet down to six planes as parent entity Qantas prepares to retire the type, along with two DHC-8-200s and one Q200.
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E190 Delivered to National Jet Express
Read moreMarch 7, 2025: National Jet Express has taken delivery of another Embraer 190-100LR, with the aircraft flying into Perth (PER) on March 6, 2025. It is National Jet Express’s eighth E190.
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Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran Resigns
Read moreMarch 6, 2025: Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran has announced his resignation, effective October 20, 2025, five and a half years after taking up the role.
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Aero Dili’s First A319-100 Leaves Bandung Paint Shop
Read moreMarch 5, 2025: Aero Dili’s first Airbus 319-100 and second only jet has left the paint shop at Bandung Airport and flown to Jakarta ahead of ferrying to Timor-Leste and entering into service.
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Australian Government Commits $6.8 Million to Regional Airport Upgrades
Read moreMarch 4, 2025: The Australian Government has committed AUD6.8 million to upgrade regional airports in Queensland and Western Australia.
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Tongan Government Mulls Royal Commission Into $6.25 Million Twin Otter Purchase
Read moreMarch 3, 2025: The Tongan Government may seek a Royal Commission to inquire into the October 2023 purchase of a DHC-6-400 for Lulutai Airlines
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Air China is Reducing Melbourne Flights This Winter
Read moreMarch 2, 2025: Air China is reducing Melbourne flights this winter, scaling back frequencies and downsizing the aircraft operating the route.
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Qantas and Hawaiian Airlines File Codesharing Application
Read moreMarch 2, 2025: Qantas and Hawaiian Airlines have applied to the US Department of Transportation for blanket statements of authorisation to engage in reciprocal codesharing. The filing was dated February 28, 2025.
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Aero South Pacific Debuts News Service, Rolls Out First Report
Read moreMarch 2, 2025: Sydney-based aviation analysis and news company Aero South Pacific has commenced trading. The business will cover aviation in the Southwest Pacific, a corner of the world it calls home but most industry analysts and news services ignore.
