Hannah Dowling

Air New Zealand has today announced it will finally begin direct flights to the Big Apple from Auckland from 17 September, after a false start in 2020.

Rex Airlines has announced that fares across its regional and domestic network will be going up by at least $10 within days in light of “spiralling fuel costs” and other “inflationary pressures”.

Australian eVTOL developer and manufacturer AMSL Aero has now joined the ranks of Greenbird as a founding ecosystem partner.

Budget startup carrier Bonza has expanded its planned network to include the regional NSW town of Tamworth, announcing new flights connecting the town to its hubs in Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast.

This includes upgrades to communications, water and electrical services, roads, working accommodation, workshops, aircraft hangars, storage areas and security infrastructure, Defence Minister Melissa Price said.

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 has crashed in the mountains in southern China carrying 132 people on board, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has confirmed.