Australian Aviation

Ninety per cent of employees approved the deal, which includes pay increases of between 14 and 18 per cent over three years, as well as an extra six days off per year, recognition for unpaid standby time, and overtime after nine hours.

As part of the deal, which began in 2015 and is now authorised until March 2029, the two airlines plan to operate a fourth daily seasonal Auckland–Singapore service from 27 October 2024 to 29 March 2025. The carriers say the partnership has grown NZ–Singapore seat capacity by 50 per cent.

A factory near Hamilton Airport in New Zealand has been lovingly manufacturing aircraft for more than 70 years. But after a brutal COVID shutdown, NZAero has revived the project to return with a next-generation utility aircraft, the SuperPac 750XL-II.

An ATSB investigation concluded that crew onboard the aircraft noticed a fuel imbalance but misdiagnosed the cause of the problem.

Jake and Adam discuss what it means for the Flying Kangaroo and whether this is just the start of more delays to badly needed new aircraft.

The Queensland-based aeromedical organisation is expanding its AW139 fleet to 16, with three other rotary and four fixed-wing aircraft also in its stable. The AW139s will be used to provide emergency medical services as well as search and rescue response missions.