Air NZ on track for profit growth in 2014/15
Air New Zealand chairman Tony Carter says the Kiwi flag carrier is on track for profit growth in 2014/15 with bookings strong heading into summer. Carter told shareholders at Air NZ’s annual general meeting in Christchurch on Tuesday it had been an “encouraging start to the year with solid forward bookings into the high season”.
Etihad’s first 787 rolls out
The first 787 for Eithad Airways has been rolled out in a ceremony at Boeing’s Everett facilities on September 28. The aircraft, the first of 71 787s on order for the Abu Dhabi-based carrier, sports Etihad’s new livery first revealed only days earlier on its first Airbus A380. As well as Brisbane, Etihad has confirmed it will operate
Scoot plans Dreamliner debut on Jan 1 2015
Low-cost carrier Scoot will celebrate the new year with Boeing 787-9 services to Hong Kong and Perth from its Singapore hub. Scoot has brought forward its inaugural Dreamliner flights to January 1 2015, according to the Airline Route website. Previously, the Singapore Airlines-owned carrier was due to start replacing its six Boeing 777-200ERs with 787-9s from March 29 2015.
Airport safety week kicks off in Aust and NZ
About 70 airports in Australia and New Zealand are participating in the first ever Airport Safety Week, which kicked off on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the focus of the week was on developing and maintaining a safe environment for those who worked at airports. “Activities
Air NZ picks up two new aircraft in three days
Air New Zealand’s engineering facility is overflowing with new aircraft after taking delivery of two factory fresh airframes from Boeing in the past three days. The first, Boeing 777-300ER ZK-OKS, arrived at 0458 local time at Auckland Airport on Saturday, September 27th. It was the seventh and final 777-300ER to enter the Air NZ fleet as
Capacity cuts yet to produce lift in yields at Qantas, Jetstar
While Qantas has stuck true to its forecast of no capacity growth across its Qantas and Jetstar domestic operations for the first half of 2014/15, this capacity discipline has yet to translate to improved yields through July and August, latest figures show. The airline group has managed a slight capacity reduction in the first two
