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
April 27, 2025, that the country had passed a recent international aviation
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Jetstar to Start Gold Coast – Denpasar Flights
Read moreApril 28, 2025: Jetstar will begin
three times-per-week flights between the Gold Coast (OOL) and Denpasar (DPS) on
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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
Read moreApril 22, 2025: Vanuatu's Deputy
Prime Minister will fly to France next month to try to extract forfeited pre-delivery payments from Airbus stemming from a cancelled A220 order -
Daily China Southern Airlines Flights For Brisbane
Read moreApril 17, 2025: China Southern
Airlines will increase its flights on the Guangzhou (CAN) – Brisbane (BNE) to daily on June 10, 2025. -
Qantas to Resume Perth – Auckland, Perth – Jo’burgFlights
Read moreApril 16, 2025: Qantas will resume
two international routes from Perth (PER) in late 2025. The airline will restart Perth – Auckland (AKL) flights on December 7 and Perth – Johannesburg (JNB) on the same day. -
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
Read moreApril 11, 2025: Qantas and Airbus
have jointly committed to invest AUD$15 million into Climate Tech Partners (CTP), a leading climate-focused venture capital fund. -
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.