A V Australia Boeing 777-300ER, VH-VOZ, performed a rejected takeoff from Los Angeles on the evening of April 13 local time after the pilots reported difficulty with the aircraft’s left engine. A loud bang and flames coming from the affected engine were reported by passengers on-board flight VA02, which had begun its takeoff roll on
Qantas is facing industrial action from its maintenance engineers, after a postal ballot of Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) members saw 80 per cent vote in favour of overtime-bans and complete work stoppages. “We’re obviously very pleased at the outcome of the vote and Qantas should take very careful note of it,” ALAEA spokesman
Jetstar launched its new three-times weekly direct service between Cairns and Auckland on April 12, adding more than 55,000 seats a year to the market. “We believe this new international Jetstar route will be a welcome benefit for Queensland tourism during its recovery from recent significant natural disasters,” Jetstar Australia and New Zealand CEO David
China Eastern is to increase its Melbourne-Shanghai service to a daily schedule from June 20. “We are very pleased that China Eastern has chosen to increase the frequency of its services to Melbourne,” Melbourne Airport CEO Chris Woodruff said. “With China as our number one long haul market, the new daily service confirms Melbourne as
Air New Zealand has received government approval for its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, with the new services to go on sale from April 14 for travel from April 19. Etihad will codeshare on Air New Zealand trans-Tasman and domestic services, while Air New Zealand will do the same on Etihad flights between Sydney, Brisbane,
Air New Zealand has appointed Christopher Luxon to group general manager International Airline. Luxon, who was a former president and CEO of Unilever Canada, will head Air NZ’s NZD $1.8 billion International Airline arm from May 30.
