The World of Aviation

Emirates will operate the world’s longest passenger flight from March when it begins nonstop service to Auckland from its Dubai hub with a Boeing 777-200LR. The Dubai-Auckland route measures 7,668 nautical miles, according to the Great Circle Mapper, eclipsing Qantas’s Airbus A380 route between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth at 7,454nm which currently holds the record as

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of three H145 helicopters to Papua New Guinea-based Pacific Helicopters. The H145 is the first new Airbus Helicopter to be operated in PNG and will be based in Goroka in the country’s east, Airbus said in a statement on Thursday. “As a result of the introduction of the H145,

Virgin Australia has suspended services between Brisbane and Port Vila due to the condition of the runway at Bauerfield International Airport. The Australian carrier joins Air New Zealand in deciding to cease flying to Vanuatu over concerns about the runway. Virgin said on Monday it was monitoring the situation in Port Vila while continuing to

China Southern has boosted its presence in the local market with a new Sydney-Shenzhen service that opens a new gateway to Australia from one of China’s stronger economic regions The inaugural flight, CZ3071, took off a little after 1930 local time in Shenzhen on Wednesday, with the Airbus A330-300 B-6501 touching down just before 0800

Qantas has teamed up with Tourism Australia to promote some of the country’s most beautiful locations through a new safety video. The partnership on the video, which features real Australians from all states and territories delivering the on-board safety messages in their home environment, represents something of a reset in the relationship between the Flying

Air New Zealand plans to begin evening operations into and out of Queenstown from July 1 2016. The airline said on Wednesday it planned to operate Airbus A320s between Auckland and Queenstown from 0700 until 2130, subject to obtaining the necessary approvals from regulators. The new schedule represented 10,000 more seats, or a 15 per