United has returned to New Zealand for the first time in more than a decade with the arrival of flight UA917 at Auckland Airport on Sunday morning. The San Francisco-Auckland service, operated by Boeing 787-8 N27908, landed in Auckland just before 0645 local time after a 12 and a half hour journey from Northern California. The
Xiamen Airlines has added a second Australian port to its growing route network, with the carrier’s inaugural service to Melbourne touching down on Friday morning. Flight MF803 landed at Tullamarine at about 0945 local time, after a nine and a half hour journey from Xiamen. The aircraft, Boeing 787-8 registration B-2761, received an Airservices Aviation
Air New Zealand’s efforts to grow its Pacific Rim network have suffered a setback, with the airline delaying the start of nonstop flights between its Auckland hub and Manila. The Star Alliance member said it April it planned to serve Manila from December with Boeing 767-300ER equipment. While flight schedules and a specific launch date
Capacity reductions in response to weaker domestic demand has helped Qantas restore revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) growth in May and June. The airline group reported RASK across both its Qantas and Jetstar domestic flying was up in May, having fallen in both March and April. The improvement in RASK – an industry measure
Investors have sent Qantas and Virgin Australia shares tumbling amid ongoing market jitters over the UK’s exit from the European Union and rising oil prices. Qantas slid four per cent, or 12 cents, to $2.61 by the close of trade on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday. There were also sharp falls in Virgin shares,
Virgin Australia has appointed a US-based aviation consultant to run its airline business under a new management structure. The airline has confirmed media reports that John Thomas, an Australian, will join Virgin as group executive of Virgin Australia Airlines, with responsibility for its domestic and international operations. Based in Boston, Thomas is currently a managing
