Air Chathams has commenced once weekly scheduled passenger flights between Auckland and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island.
Air New Zealand has reported a 30 per cent decline in net profit for 2018/19 amid what the company described as a lower growth environment.
Air New Zealand says a permanent replacement for outgoing chief executive Christopher Luxon may not commence in the role until first quarter of 2020.
Singapore Airlines says it will replace the Boeing 777-200 for the Airbus A350-900 on the Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington route from November 1 2019.
Queenstown Airport Corporation says there are signs demand for travel to the region may be softening after reporting net profit rose 11 per cent in 2018/19.
This story by Denise McNabb from the July 2019 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the long-haul ambitions of Air New Zealand with the Boeing 787.