A recovering Japanese tourist market has prompted Air New Zealand to put its Boeing 747-400 aircraft on the Tokyo route for the first time in half a decade. The news comes after a 12 per cent increase in Japanese visitor numbers to New Zealand, which saw 87,700 arrivals in 2010. This was preceded by just
Brisbane based carrier Strategic Airlines operated its first service from Melbourne Phuket on February 22. The flight (flight VC240), departed Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport at 10:45am carrying paying passengers plus special guests of Strategic Airlines, including celebrities Tania Zaetta, Kelly Atkinson, Mike Goldman, and Jaime Robbie Reyne. Strategic founder Michael James said Melbourne was a natural
A 20 per cent growth in international visitor numbers from China will see Air New Zealand add two more direct flights each week between Auckland, Beijing and Shanghai. Subject to government and landing slot approval, the airline will add an extra Tuesday Auckland-Beijing return service from December 6, and an additional Sunday Auckland-Shanghai return service
Qantas has announced the acquisition of new aircraft across its Qantas domestic, Jetstar and Network businesses. The new aircraft, for delivery through to the end of fiscal year 2012-13, comprise: – Five leased 737-800s, and the extension of leases on a further two 737-800s, for Qantas; – Ten leased A320s for Jetstar, and the extension
Despite the impacts of QF32 and a struggling international operation, Qantas has posted a strong improvement in profitability for the first half of the 2010-11 financial year, announcing a $417 million underlying profit before tax, up 56 per cent, on revenues of $7.59 billion, up 10 per cent. Profit after tax was $239 million, up
United Airlines has completed software checks on all 96 of its previously grounded Boeing 757 aircraft, with normal operations fully resuming. A software glitch related to the 757’s air data computer led United to perform unscheduled maintenance on 96 of the aircraft earlier this week, leading to 15 flight cancellations on Tuesday (February 15), with
