American Airlines’ arrival in New Zealand has received a traditional welcome after touching down in Auckland on Saturday morning. Flight AA83, operated by Boeing 787-8 registration N814AA, took off at about 2300 Thursday (local time) from Los Angeles and landed in Auckland a little over 12 hours later just after 0620 Saturday. The inaugural
The industry group representing Australia’s agriculture and firefighting pilots says the party that wins the upcoming federal election has a “massive task” ahead in building an improved relationship between the industry and the regulator. Aerial Application Association of Australia (AAAA) chief executive Phil Hurst says his organisation stood ready to give the new government its
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Australia say they will develop systems to better recognise their high value guests travelling on each other’s networks as they seek a 10-year reauthorisation of their alliance. In their application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to renew their alliance, which was lodged in May, SIA and Virgin
Airbus Defence and Space has ordered a full flight simulator (FFS) from Indra to support the training of A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) crews, stating that the aircraft’s success is driving a training requirement. The contract covers the installation at the Airbus Defence and Space International Training Centre in Seville, Spain of a Level D
Virgin Australia has received a $159 million boost to its balance sheet after completing a share placement to Chinese airline and aviation company HNA Group. The company said on Thursday the transaction, first announced on May 31, was finalised after HNA received the necessary approvals from Chinese authorities. HNA was expected to have a board seat
Australian domestic carriers bar QantasLink suffered a decline in punctuality in May, latest figures show. The Qantas regional carrier was the only airline to record an improvement in on-time performance in May, with the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) monthly report showing 88.4 per cent of its flights departed within 15 minutes
