China Southern begins new Sydney-Shenzhen service
China Southern has boosted its presence in the local market with a new Sydney-Shenzhen service that opens a new gateway to Australia from one of China’s stronger economic regions The inaugural flight, CZ3071, took off a little after 1930 local time in Shenzhen on Wednesday, with the Airbus A330-300 B-6501 touching down just before 0800
Qantas partners with Tourism Australia on new safety video
Qantas has teamed up with Tourism Australia to promote some of the country’s most beautiful locations through a new safety video. The partnership on the video, which features real Australians from all states and territories delivering the on-board safety messages in their home environment, represents something of a reset in the relationship between the Flying
Air NZ slated to begin Queenstown night flights from July
Air New Zealand plans to begin evening operations into and out of Queenstown from July 1 2016. The airline said on Wednesday it planned to operate Airbus A320s between Auckland and Queenstown from 0700 until 2130, subject to obtaining the necessary approvals from regulators. The new schedule represented 10,000 more seats, or a 15 per
F-35 targets RIAT and Farnborough for international debut
The F-35 Lightning II is set to make its much-anticipated international display debut in the UK at the Royal International Air Tattoo in July, with organisers expecting more than one F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant to appear. Meanwhile, up to five F-35s are scheduled to participate in the flying display at the Farnborough International
Rex, Qantas and Virgin top on-time honours for December
Regional Express (Rex), Qantas and Virgin Australia were among the most punctual domestic airlines in December, government statistics show. Qantas had the highest percentage of on-time arrivals in December, with 88.6 per cent of its domestic flights reaching their destination within 15 minutes of schedule. The figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional
Richard de Crespigny named Member of the Order of Australia
Richard de Crespigny, who was at the controls of flight QF32 when its engine exploded shortly after it took off from Singapore in November 2010, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. The Qantas captain received his award, which was announced in the Australia Day honours list on Tuesday, “for significant service
