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Fiji Airways has announced an increase in capacity to its key Australian and New Zealand markets effective immediately. The new services have been made possible by the arrival of the airline’s new ATR 72s which has freed up Boeing 737 capacity. The airline has added two additional flights to Melbourne and two overnight services to Auckland,

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 100th and 101st aircraft in a simultaneous handover ceremony at Finkenwerder in Hamburg. The aircraft, an Airbus A321 and A320 respectively, were handed over on June 29. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,

Etihad Airways and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement to provide reciprocal line maintenance services in Melbourne and Los Angeles. The agreement will see Etihad Airways perform all scheduled and non-scheduled line maintenance on Air New Zealand aircraft in Melbourne at its engineering facility there, while Air New Zealand has already commenced full line

Labor transport spokesman Anthony Albanese has proposed an amendment to the Qantas Sale Act which would remove restrictions on individual entities owning more than 25 per cent and foreign-owned airlines owning more than 35 per cent of the airline. Speaking in Canberra on June 29, Albanese said the move would give the airline more flexibility