The World of Aviation

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

Pratt & Whitney says it has successfully completed initial ground testing of the first PurePower PW1000G series engine. The PW1524G, being developed for Bombardier’s CSeries, completed nearly 200 hours of ground tests at the company’s West Palm Beach, Florida facility, which the company says confirmed results of its 2008 geared turbofan demonstration program. “We have

Poor weather at Antarctica New Zealand’s Scott Base has seen 104 family members prematurely end their Erebus remembrance trip. Relatives of those who perished in Air New Zealand’s 1979 Mount Erebus disaster departed Antarctica on an RNZAF Boeing 757 around 6pm yesterday (February 16), about two hours earlier than originally planned. The flight was scheduled