QantasLink has partnered with five universities to offer aviation students the opportunity to work as a pilot at the Qantas regional carrier. Students at the Griffith University, RMIT University, the University of NSW, the University of Southern Queensland and Swinburne University of Technology will be able to apply for a 12-week airline transition course at
The second Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has completed its delivery flight, touching down at Melbourne Airport late on Sunday evening. The aircraft, registered VH-ZNB, departed Paine Field, Everett at 3:24pm local time on Saturday, touching down 15 hours and 24 minutes later at Melbourne at 10:46pm Sunday (after crossing the International Dateline midday through its
Air New Zealand says it has leased two widebodied aircraft to help replace capacity being lost through the forced withdrawal of some Boeing 787-9s due to engine issues. The airline said on Monday an Airbus A330 and A340 would operate between Auckland and Perth, as well as some Auckland-Sydney flights, starting next week. The pair
Fiji Airways plans to resume flights to Japan from July 2018 after a nine-year absence with nonstop services to Tokyo Narita. The new flights commence on July 3 next year and will operate three times a week with Airbus A330-200/300 equipment, Fiji Airways said on Wednesday. It would be the first time Fiji Airways has
Actor John Travolta will personally deliver the ex-Qantas Boeing 707 he is donating to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). In May, the keen pilot announced he would gift the 707-138B, registered N707JT, to HARS, with the aircraft to be restored to a safe flying state before it is flown over to Australia from his
Air New Zealand is cancelling some flights and retiming others due to maintenance requirements on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 fleet. The move is in response two recent incidents involving 787-9 flights and based on advice from the engine manufacturer, Air New Zealand said on Thursday. “Rolls-Royce has advised that
