Air New Zealand’s debut of Boeing 787-9 services to Perth comes as the airline’s second 787-9 is prepared for delivery after completing its first flight over Washington State. ZK-NZF took off from Everett field on Sunday, September 14 local time and was in the air for one hour and 49 minutes before landing at Moses Lake, according to
Jetstar will be the second Boeing 787 operator to Honolulu when it deploys the Dreamliner to the tourist hotspot from February 2015. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier will switch the aircraft used on its six times a week Sydney-Honolulu service from an Airbus A330-200 to the 787-8. The first flight with the 787-8 will be on
Touchdown of NZ7 at 6:26am local time on Friday in Auckland brought the curtain down on the Boeing 747-400’s active service with Air New Zealand. Having flown both the 747-200 and then the 747-400 models of the four-engine jet with its distinctive hump for more than three decades, Air NZ, like many airlines around the world, is sending
For Tigerair Australia passengers, the free ride is over. Having taken a softly, softly approach on the issue of cabin baggage for the past eight months, Tigerair says it will begin enforcing its own rules over how much stuff travellers can bring on board. From September 18, passengers will no longer get away with carrying
In an indication of the still sluggish nature of the domestic market, the cost of the cheapest economy tickets remain well below last year’s levels. However, demand for business class appears to be holding up, with fares for seats at the pointy end of the plane higher than 12 months ago. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport
Air New Zealand plans to add three extra flights a week between Auckland and Los Angeles from April to October 2015. The new flights, to operate on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, are on top of existing double-daily services between Auckland and Los Angeles. Air NZ chief sales and commercial officer Cam Wallace says the new flights, which
