Air New Zealand to order 15 Boeing 737 Neo jets

The ceo Christoper Luxton for anz has said that the two last remaining Boeing 737-319's that are due to be retired 2015. Anz will continue with the Boeing family and has ordered 15 new Gen Boeing 737 Neo jets which will enter service staring in 2016. In the long run the airline is looking at fuel economy and with the new B789'S entering the fleet which replaced the big heavies the B744'S this will bring more innovation and better seating for passenger comfort. (www.9news.com.au) More...

Perth airport YPPH evacuated again after false alarm

Perth airport management and Police are at odds is to why Perth International and domestic airports have raised alarms causing many flights to be cancelled or delayed several hours due to false alarms at both terminals. A few weeks ago the Perth International airport was completely locked down all flight in or arriving were diverted to YSSY Sydney or YPAD Adelaide because of the false alarm causing many flight disruptions. This was due to a security breech in customs which triggered the alert… (www.9news.com.au) More...

Qantas to go pink to araise cancer research

Qantas will paint one of there Q400 aircraft pink to a raise awareness for cancer research in Australia. This comes inside the many women who suffer from breast cancer each year and some who die from this disease. The CEO Joyce has come forward as a major sponsor for this research and will paint a special livery for this cause. (australianaviation.com.au) More...

Air NZ $4 fares sold out in minutes

More than 100 Air New Zealand $4 flights were snapped up within minutes by keen domestic travellers this afternoon. The airline's Grabaseat website had flights one-way flights between Auckland and Gisborne, Blenheim and Christchurch, Wellington and Christchurch and the capital and Napier. The seats sold out within minutes, an Air New Zealand spokeswoman said. (www.nzherald.co.nz) More...

Jetstar running late says rival

Air New Zealand has released data it says shows new regional rival Jetstar is failing to keep to its schedule. Less than a third of Jetstar's regional flights on one route were departing on time earlier this month, according to data disclosed by its rival Air New Zealand. On-time departures (within 15 minutes of the scheduled time) dipped to 30 per cent on the Auckland-Nelson route between February 1 and February 7, the Air NZ figures show. Air New Zealand was running at 70 per cent on that… (m.nzherald.co.nz) More...

Onboard 'haze' forces Air New Zealand flight to land early

Flight NZ5038 took off from Christchurch and was bound for Hamilton when it had to make an unscheduled landing about 3pm. Photo / iStock Onboard "haze" forced Air New Zealand flight to make a hasty landing at Nelson Airport this afternoon. Flight NZ5038 took off from Christchurch and was bound for Hamilton when it had to make an unscheduled landing about 3pm. Emergency services were at the scene. "All we were told was that there was 58 passengers on board and it was landing here… (www.nzherald.co.nz) More...

All flights cancelled Nadi Fiji airport shut down closed due to Cyclone Winston

•Ferocious category 5 storm tracking towards Fiji •"The biggest and fiercest storm in the world right now," says WeatherWatch • Cyclone hits northern Fiji •Gusts of up to 325km/h reported • 12m high waves as storm makes landfall •Some islands evacuated, and flights and sailings cancelled Cyclone Winston has hit landfall in northern Fiji and has reportedly claimed its first victim. Fiji radio reports an elderly man died after a house collapsed on him. WeatherWatch confirmed the… (www.nzherald.co.nz) More...

Elderly couple charged $5000 to reschedule $300 NZ flights

An elderly couple who purchased cheap flights to get across the Tasman were hit with a fee seven times their original price after changing their flight dates. British couple Audrey and Brian Kay, both in their 80s, were on a trip to Australasia to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary, the Independent reported. They had made all their own bookings without any trouble, until they bought return flights from Sydney to New Zealand. They bought the Air New Zealand tickets through an budget… (www.nzherald.co.nz) More...

Man dies in air show in Austria

A man had died after preforming acrobatic maneuvers with hi Bi plane single engine aircraft in a air show in Austria. A live video has emerged of this pilot preforming in front of a huge crowd when suddenly his engine malfunctioned causing it to stall. The aircraft plummeted to the ground and the pilot died as a result of the accident. (www.9news.com.au) More...

Sydney Airport exceeds 41 million passengers in 2016

Sydney Airport topped 41 million passengers in calendar 2016, led by growth in international travellers. The airport handled 41.87 million passengers in the 12 months to December 31 2016, up 5.6 per cent from 39.656 million in the prior year. The number of international passengers rose 8.9 per cent to 14.94 million, Sydney Airport said on Friday. The company said it was the fastest pace of international growth in 12 years. (australianaviation.com.au) More...