As Christchurch continues to rebuild after the tragic earthquake of February 2011, demand for business travel to the city is seeing increases in domestic services. Air New Zealand this week added significant capacity between Christchurch and several regional ports. Flights between New Plymouth and Christchurch will more than double, with 14 additional Bombardier Q300 services
Perth continues to attract growing international interest, with low-cost airline Scoot the latest to add services to the city. Becoming the airline’s third Australian destination, Scoot will begin its five-weekly services on December 19. The flights will depart Perth at 1930 and arrive at Singapore at 0045, with the return service departing Singapore at 1250
Qantas this week adds its 68th 737-800 as part of the airline’s fleet renewal and simplification strategy that has seen 123 new aircraft added to the fleet in just over four years. The new aircraft brings the airline’s fleet strength to 314. The average age of Qantas aircraft is now 7.9 years. The latest 737-800
Airports in the Asia-Pacific region recorded double-digit growth in August 2013. According to the latest ACI statistics, summer holiday demand boosted domestic and international traffic year-on-year growth of 10 per cent in Asia-Pacific and 18.5 per cent in the Middle East. Year-to-date passenger traffic from January to August 2013 showed an increase of 6.5 per
According to Airbus’s new Cargo Global Market Forecast, worldwide airfreight traffic will grow by an average of 4.8 per cent annually over the next 20 years, almost doubling the required global freighter fleet to nearly 3,000 aircraft. The forecast shows the overall worldwide air cargo demand by the year 2032 will require around 2,700 new
Ahead of the introduction of new regulations in December, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is mounting a final communications campaign that the authority’s chief, John McCormick, said is to “dispel any concerns that may have developed within the aviation community”. In a letter to pilots to describe the new licencing regulations that come into
