Air New Zealand is switching its Auckland-Buenos Aires service from the Boeing 777-200ER to the 787-9 from October 30. While the move represents an overall reduction of 10 seats per flight, from 312 for the 777 to 302 for the 787-9, there will be a change in the mix of seats across business, premium economy
Regional carrier FlyPelican is adding a new destination from Newcastle with flights to Dubbo starting in July. The service will be operated by 19-seat Jetstream 32 aircraft, with morning and afternoon departures from both cities on weekdays. FlyPelican chief executive Paul Graham said the first flight would take off on July 18. “We are thrilled
Virgin Australia says residents of Tamworth will be able to organise day trips to Sydney and have more connection opportunities to the rest of the airline’s domestic and international network thanks to an increased schedule from the Northern NSW city. The airline said on Monday it was adding six new return services between Sydney
Air New Zealand has settled a long-running class action claim in the US over alleged collusion in cargo markets for US$35 million without admitting any wrongdoing. The company said in a statement on Monday it decided to settle “rather than take the risk of a potentially very material commercial liability by continuing to defend its
Etihad has cut the ribbon on its new premium lounge at Melbourne Airport. It is the airline’s second lounge in Australia, having opened its Sydney Airport lounge in March 2014. Featuring wide views of the airfield, the lounge is the largest in Etihad’s network outside Abu Dhabi at 800m2 and has enough seating for 133
China Eastern has decided to begin year-round flights between Brisbane and its Shanghai hub as a daily service from December. Originally, the Qantas partner and Skyteam alliance member had planned to serve Brisbane three times a week with Airbus A330 aircraft from November. However, Brisbane Airport said on Thursday the year-round service will now be
