Airport Safety Week has kicked off for 2019, with airports in Australia and New Zealand participating in activities to promote a safe working environment.
The Qantas Boeing 747-400 fleet is down to half a dozen airframes following the withdrawal of VH-OJU Lord Howe Island on Sunday October 13 2019.
The Boeing board has appointed its independent lead director David Calhoun as non-executive chairman, splitting the chairman and chief executive roles that were both previously held by Dennis Muilenburg.
Air New Zealand has announced Greg Foran, a New Zealander currently running Walmart's United States operations, as its new chief executive.
This feature story about the Airbus A220 written by John Walton first appeared in the June 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development says Virgin Australia is reasonably capable of flying to Tokyo from March 2020.