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The Queensland government has invited carriers from across Australia to attend industry briefings on regulated air routes in the state. The briefings will be held in Brisbane on March 17 and Townsville on March 19. Following a review of government-contracted long-distance passenger services in regional Queensland, the state government announced in February that three routes

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia plan to once again operate seasonal non-stop flights between Christchurch and Perth beginning later this year, following the success of this summer’s inaugural service. This second direct seasonal service, which will use the Boeing 767, is set to operate twice a week from December 13 until April 25 next

Qantas will begin codesharing on Bangkok Airways flights to six new destinations in Thailand from March 31. From that date Qantas will place its code on the following Bangkok Airways services: Singapore-Ko Samui; Bangkok-Ko Samui; Bangkok-Phuket; Bangkok-Chiang Mai; Bangkok-Krabi and Bangkok-Chiang Rai. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

Air New Zealand is adding extra services on its Auckland-San Francisco route over the northern peak winter period from mid December 2014 to March 2015, with the airline’s existing daily schedule to be augmented by second daily return flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The new second daily services will depart Auckland at 3.30pm and arrive