Air New Zealand says it will operate the Boeing 787-9 between Adelaide and Auckland on year-round basis following the successful introduction of the next generation widebody late last month. The 787-9 was first deployed to Adelaide on October 26, initially as a seasonal offering three times a week running between October 2017 and March 2018.
On the tarmac at Adelaide Airport, container after container is being loaded into the hold of China Southern’s Airbus A330 aircraft. The advent of the Chinese carrier’s nonstop service between Adelaide and Guangzhou in December 2016 has brought a surge in air exports from South Australia to China, with trade on the route growing by
Indonesian authorities have kept Denpasar’s international airport closed for a second straight day due to the ash cloud from the Mount Agung volcano. The volcano, located some 75km north east of Denpasar’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, began erupting on November 21. Those eruptions then spewed ash into the atmosphere up to a height of
Eruptions from Indonesia’s Mount Agung volcano has forced the closure of Denpasar’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport and disrupted the travel plans of thousands of passengers as airlines including Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia cancel flights to the popular tourist destination. The volcano, located some 75km north east of the airport, began erupting on November
Researchers from the University of Sunshine Coast (USC) will investigate the latest technologies and practices to make runway surfaces and airport pavements last longer as part of a new five-year, $2.85 million study. The research program is a partnership between USC and the Australian Airports Association (AAA), the Department of Defence, Perth Airport and Sunshine
Canberra Airports says the federal government should step in and make airlines accountable for the high rate of cancellations on flights to and from the national capital and is calling for a national taskforce to investigate the issue. Citing figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE), Canberra Airport says travellers are