Tigerair Australia takes off for Bali
Tigerair Australia is the nation’s newest international airline after its first flights to Bali took off from Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on Wednesday. The inaugural international service, which had flight number TT1 and was operated by Boeing 737-800 VH-VOR, departed Melbourne Tullamarine a little after 0930 local time, landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport
Air NZ boosting Houston to daily over summer
Air New Zealand’s three-month old Auckland-Houston service is expanding from five times a week to daily over the upcoming summer holidays. The nonstop service, which launched just before Christmas and is served with Boeing 777-200ERs, will run every day over a two-month period from December 5 2016 to February 5 2017, Air NZ said in
Mining routes decline as resources sector slows
Passenger numbers to regional mining centres fell significantly in 2015 as Australia’s softening resources sector prompted local carriers to reallocate capacity to other markets, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) said Australia’s domestic airlines flew 60.12 million passengers in the 12 months to Decemeber 31 2015, which was broadly unchanged
AirAsia X back in NZ
Malaysia-based budget airline AirAsia X has returned to New Zealand for the first time in almost four years. Flight D7 206, operated by Airbus A330-300 9M-XBC, touched down in Auckland a little after 1600 local time on Wednesday – about 90 minutes behind schedule – marking the first time the no-frills carrier has been back
Union calls off planned airport strikes
The union representing public sector workers has cancelled planned strikes at Australia’s major airports following a request from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) members at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources were due to commence rolling stoppages across Australia during the
Potential MH370 debris being examined in Canberra
Two pieces of wreckage that could be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been treated and are being analysed at Canberra’s Geoscience Australia facility, while a third piece of potential wreckage may be on the way shortly, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says. The ATSB said in an operational update on Wednesday two
