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Air New Zealand says it will have to remove two Boeing 787-9s from service for as long as “a number of months” while their Rolls-Royce Trent engines undergo repairs. The Auckland-based Kiwi flag carrier says it has now completed checks on the Trent 1000 ‘Package C’ engines in its fleet following a European Aviation Safety
Scoot chief financial officer Vinod Kannan says he expects the Australian market to be a significant source of passengers for the low-cost carrier’s (LCC) expansion in Europe with upcoming flights to Berlin. The Singapore Airlines-owned Scoot plans to commence Singapore-Berlin flights – which will be one of the longest routes operated by an LCC –
Virgin Australia plans to launch two new trans-Tasman routes and add extra flights into and out of Auckland once its alliance with Air New Zealand ends in October. The two new routes are Sydney-Wellington – currently served only by Air New Zealand and Qantas – and Melbourne-Queenstown, which has nonstop service from Air New Zealand and Jetstar.
Virgin Australia plans to launch two new trans-Tasman routes and add extra flights into and out of Auckland once its alliance with Air New Zealand ends in October. The two new routes are Sydney-Wellington – currently served only by Air New Zealand and Qantas – and Melbourne-Queenstown, which has nonstop service from Air New Zealand and Jetstar.
Boeing 787 operators with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C engines face potential further disruptions to their flight schedules after the engine maker announced the need for further checks due to issues with the powerplant’s turbine blades. Rolls-Royce said in a statement on April 13 the decision to carry out addition inspections, in addition to those
Etihad Airways will cease nonstop flights between Perth and Abu Dhabi from October 1 2018. The end of its daily Perth flights will leave Etihad Airways with services to three Australian destinations – Brisbane (daily with Boeing 787-9s), Melbourne (twice daily with 787-9s and 777-300ERs) and Sydney (twice daily with Airbus A380s). This content is available
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