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The Wanaka airshow will still take off this Easter long weekend even as the war in Iran spreads its wings over the highlight of the 2026 airshow season Down Under. The biannual Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow in New Zealand is […]
Airservices Australia’s bid to “privatise” airport firefighting services will be fought all the way, says the United Firefighters Union. The union’s aviation branch says the Airservices (a government agency) wants to sell some aviation firefighting infrastructure to a sovereign wealth
Airfares are likely to go up thanks to a 43% growth in major expansion work at Australia’s four largest airports in the last financial year. The fare increase will be the result of airports wanting to recover costs by charging
Australian aerial firefighting may one day receive a boost with a US aviation company working on turning a Boeing 767 into a Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT). California-based Coulson Aviation USA says the new B767 VLAT will replace older aircraft
Qantas is pulling out of Jetstar Japan after selling its minority stake in the low cost carrier to the Japanese government. The state-owned Development Bank of Japan will pick up the Aussie air carrier’s 33.3% stake, joining Japan Airlines (50%)
A Fokker jet aircraft tail will serve as the centrepiece of Brisbane Airport’s new plane spotting area as centenary celebrations wrap up. The tail of a Fokker F28 Fellowship twin-jet aircraft will cater to growing demand for a viewing area,
POLAIR police operations on the Sunshine Coast will extend into the Moreton Bay region thanks to a $22.8 million three-year funding deal from the Queensland Government. The state government says the funding will secure equipment upgrades on aircraft and permanently
Helsinki is about to get a little closer to Melbourne after Finland’s airline announced a new daily service will start in October 2026. Finnair says the daily Helsinki-Melbourne service will travel via Bangkok using an Airbus A350 aircraft from October 26. The
Booming demand for winter trans-Tasman travel from Brisbane means Air New Zealand will add 63,000 more seats next year. The Kiwi carrier is adding extra services between the SE Queensland airport with Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington airports. The Aussie airport
Batteries, power banks, vapes and e-cigarettes need to be kept in in the cabin with your, air passengers have been reminded. The reminder from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is at the heart of its Pack Right, Safe Flight
