Oceania Aviation Insider

Qantas has announced plans to offer a new non-stop service between Auckland and Adelaide. The airline will fly the route four times per week using a Boeing 737-800, commencing October 31, 2025.

Originair has cancelled its Taupō to Wellington service, leaving the central North Island city without any direct flights to the capital. The Nelson-based airline only recently started flying the route in February after Sounds Air had to axe the service do to financial pressure.

From later this year, Qantas will begin flying between Perth and Auckland, in direct competition with Air New Zealand. Qantas has also added new flights from Perth to Johannesburg, South Africa.

Starting late this year, Emirates will begin flying their brand new Airbus A350s non-stop between Dubai and Adelaide. This route will be Emirates’ first “long haul“ flight for the A350ULR.

Get ready for high-flying action as the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast returns for 2025 this August, the skies over Surfers Paradise will fill with world-class aerobatics and unforgettable beachside excitement.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) confirmed in the near future, that they will purchase either two Airbus A321 NEOs or two Boeing 737 MAX 8s to replace its aging fleet of two Boeing 757s.

At the end of March 2025, the southern hemispheres largest airshow, Avalon, Australian Intl. Airshow will race into action with more aircraft on show and more spectators than any previous Avalon airshow.

This afternoon, at around 5:15 PM a light aerobatic plane that was displaying in the Australian International Airshow crashed into the ground. Leaving the pilot in a critical but stable condition.

Air New Zealand and Air India are looking to introduce direct flights between India and New Zealand by the end of 2028. The two airlines also began a codeshare partnership allowing passengers to fly between the two airlines with ease.