The World of Aviation

There are signs the surge in demand for air travel at the start of 2016 has prompted airlines to boost flights and add extra seats, new figures suggest. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the airlines experienced a 8.6 per cent increase in demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), in February 2016, compared

Air New Zealand says Vanuatu’s Bauerfield Airport will remain off-limits for its aircraft until a permanent fix to the airport’s runway are completed. In a sign the airline intends to stay away from Bauerfield for an extended period, Air NZ said on Friday a return to Port Vila would only be considered once a fully-funded

Four Australian Women Pilots’ Association members have been awarded flight training scholarships sponsored by Airservices. The scholarships, which provide $8,000 towards the costs of earning flying qualifications at any level, including that of a commercial pilot license, were presented at the AWPA national conference in Victor Harbor on April 2. The AWPA Airservices Flight Training

Air New Zealand is planning a significant shakeup to its domestic network involving additional capacity on main trunk and regional routes, as well as schedule changes designed to improve connectivity to its international hubs. The changes were outlined in notes to travel agents on April 6 and were expected to be progressively rolled out from

Jetstar is the second airline to schedule evening flights into and out of Queenstown Airport. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier plans to operate a daily Melbourne-Queenstown service with Airbus A320s from June 24 that lands at the popular New Zealand tourist destination at 1920 local time, before turning around and returning to Australia at 2020. The

Members of Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer program Velocity have a new airline on which to redeem points for flights as part of an expanded partnership with Tigerair Australia. Starting Thursday, Velocity points can be used to pay for any Tigerair flight, with the number of points required depending on the cost of the ticket and what