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For Air New Zealand it is a case of out with the old and in with the new. Fresh from taking delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the Kiwi flag carrier has retired one of its two remaining Boeing 747-400s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Qantas says there is no risk to its flights to London flying through Iraqi airspace. The airline’s services between Dubai and London currently fly over Iraq, as do a number of other airlines’ flights between Asia and Europe. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Qantas and Regional Express were Australia’s two most punctual airlines in June, new figures show. Qantas led all the major domestic carriers with 86.6 per cent of its flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure in June, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics report said. This content is available exclusively to

Air New Zealand’s newly-delivered Boeing 787-9 made its first visit to Australia on Friday when the aircraft, ZK-NZE, flew a return Auckland-Sydney-Auckland proving flight. It was ZK-NZE’s first flight since arriving on delivery into Auckland on July 11. Operating as flight NZ6021 it departed Auckland at 15:10 and touched down in Sydney at 16:33. The return

Jetstar launched its first Boeing 787-8 service from the Gold Coast to Tokyo Narita on July 24. The service, which up until now had been operated by Airbus A330-200 equipment, is the latest route for the 787, five of which are now in service with Jetstar. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

‘Teen World Flight’ adventurer Ryan Campbell has been given an opportunity to professionally develop his love of aviation through a sponsorship opportunity with Aeromil Pacific. Campbell, who last year circumnavigated the globe solo in a Cirrus SR22 at age 19 becoming the youngest pilot to do so, has been offered the opportunity by Aeromil Managing