• Data Dump Reveals Capacity Decrease at Air New Zealand

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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
    extension.

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  • Upcoming Nauru Airport Runway Resurfacing Disrupts Flights

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 13, 2025: Asiana Airlines will resume scheduled Airbus 380-800 flights
    to Sydney in October 2025.

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  • Vietnam Airlines Starts Denpasar Flights in June

    March 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

    March 11, 2025: The shelf company that purchased Air Vanuatu last year after the country's government called i
    the liquidators is failing to pay creditors, operating an unreliable service, and not undertaking proper contingency planning and maintenance.

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  • Qantas Whittles Q300 Fleet Down to Six

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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

    March 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.

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