Robert Nutbrown

Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9  will take off on its first commercial flight at 0900 Auckland time on Saturday. Flight NZ103 on Saturday, August 9, has been confirmed as the Dreamliner’s revenue service debut in Air NZ colours, according to flight schedules published by the Airline Route website. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Qantas flight QF27 left Sydney for Santiago on Wednesday afternoon sporting a few special features in recognition of some special passengers on board. Clues that this was no ordinary flight were found on the tail, where a pair of gold footy boots hung over the flying kangaroo, while a football was painted at the rear

Eithad Airways chief executive James Hogan says there should be no trouble filling the Airbus A380 when the airline begins flying the double-decker superjumbo to Australia in 2015. In Sydney to officially open Etihad’s premium lounge at Kingsford-Smith airport, Hogan says the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s alliance partners in Europe, as well as the recently finalised

Alliance Aviation has won a new five-year contract to fly BHP iron ore workers to mines in Western Australia’s north, a deal which it says is its largest customer contract to date. The fly-in/fly-out carrier said it will operate 36 sectors a week between Perth and Coondewana and Barimunya airports, which are both owned by

Lockheed Martin has marked a significant milestone for the C-130J Super Hercules program with the delivery of the 300th aircraft. The aircraft is an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the US Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II is intended to support missions including inflight refuelling, infiltration/exfiltration, and aerial delivery and resupply of special

Fiji Airways has announced the introduction of two new international services from Suva, the capital of Fiji. Beginning in May next year, Fiji Airways will offer two direct flights a week between Suva and Sydney, and from Suva to Apia, Samoa. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading