SEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Wellington Airport (WLG) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guangzhou Airport (CAN), with a view to “jointly develop opportunities,” including direct flights between the two airports.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Qantas has asked Australia’s International Air Services Commission for approval to place Malaysia Airlines’ MH flight code on selected Qantas-operated flights between Australia and New Zealand.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025: Air Tahiti Nui is suspending its Seattle flights in late January 2026 after consistently failing to turn a profit on the route. The airline has closed bookings from February 1, 2026, with the last flights operating on January 28. 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025: Air Niugini will start scheduled A220-300 flights on October 4, 2025 with a round-trip between Port Moresby (POM) and Lae (LAE) followed by a Port Moresby – Kavieng (KVG) – Momote (MAS) – Port Moresby rotation.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025: The Nauru Government has released further details about the memorandum of understanding recently signed by Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands, as well as a separate MOU signed by the governments of Nauru, Marshall Islands, and Palau.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: The North Queensland Airports Group is spending AUD60 million (USD39.7 million) to upgrade Mackay Airport (MKY).

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025: Air New Zealand is wet leasing another Wamos Air A330-300 over the southern 2025/26 summer. The airline calls it a “proactive measure.”

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025: Politicians have come out swinging over plans by Qantaslink to close regional crew bases in Canberra (CBR), Hobart (HBA), and Mildura (MQL), affecting around 80 jobs.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025: Air Niugini’s first A220-300 has ferried into Port Moresby (POM). The aircraft, P2-PGA (msn 55388), arrived to a water salute on September 15, 2026.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025: Air New Zealand is cooling on next-generation aircraft and its talking down its ability to reduce its environmental footprint, at least in the short to medium term. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.