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Our team is committed to creating a diverse range of in-depth aviation stories about aviation topics from all across Oceania. Our team is based across New Zealand and works hard to make high-quality content for our readers. This includes both photography and aviation news. We have previously worked with airshows including Warbirds Over Wanaka, the Pacific Airshow, Avalon Intl. Airshow and many more to document New Zealand and Australian airshows. We have also worked with several other aviation brands such as North Shore Aero Club and Fly DC3.

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Texel Air Welcomes New Boeing 737-800BCF as New Zealand Freighter Fleet Continues to Grow
Texel Air Welcomes New Boeing 737-800BCF as New Zealand Freighter Fleet Continues to Grow

Texel Air Australasia is continuing to expand its New Zealand cargo operations with the arrival of another Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), strengthening its ability to move freight across the country and throughout the wider region.

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Two USAF C-17 Globemasters will conduct low-level flights across NZ this week
Two USAF C-17 Globemasters will conduct low-level flights across NZ this week

On Monday this week, two USAF C-17 Globemaster III’s arrived at RNZAF Base Auckland (Whenuapai) from Hawaii with the callsign ‘Lava’.

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RNZAF Heritage Flight announces displays for the 2026/2027 season
RNZAF Heritage Flight announces displays for the 2026/2027 season

The Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand (AFHF) are excited to release initial details of the upcoming display season. With 2027 marking the 90th anniversary since the formation of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the AFHF are planning to cover as much of the country as possible.

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RNZAF Base Ohakea to host first ever fifth-gen fighter jets in NZ
RNZAF Base Ohakea to host first ever fifth-gen fighter jets in NZ

Next week, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea will host the first ever visit of any fifth-generation fighter jets to New Zealand when the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) brings two F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets to New Zealand for Exercise Agile Tasman.

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After years of waiting, Air New Zealand’s historic DC-8 is finally coming home
After years of waiting, Air New Zealand’s historic DC-8 is finally coming home

After years of legal battles, negotiations and uncertainty, one of the most significant aircraft in New Zealand aviation history is finally on its way home.

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Pacific Airshow Gold Coast returns this week as setup gets underway
Pacific Airshow Gold Coast returns this week as setup gets underway

Pacific Airshow Gold Coast is now just days away, with setup well underway at Surfers Paradise as the massive three-day event prepares to return to the Gold Coast after last year’s cancellation.

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Jetstar will ditch airport baggage scales and no longer offer free overhead cabin storage
Jetstar will ditch airport baggage scales and no longer offer free overhead cabin storage

Jetstar is set to overhaul the way it handles cabin baggage from February 2027, removing its 7kg carry-on limit and introducing a new charge for passengers wanting to use the aircraft’s overhead lockers.

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Annual RNZAF Exercise Wise Owl takes off at Base Auckland
Annual RNZAF Exercise Wise Owl takes off at Base Auckland

For the next two weeks (August 10th through 21st), the RNZAF is carrying out a pilot training exercise out of RNZAF Base Auckland called Exercise Wise Owl.

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Air Chathams receives ‘new’ Saab 340 from Canada
Air Chathams receives ‘new’ Saab 340 from Canada

Last week while Qantas was pulling off its record breaking proving flights between Melbourne and Toulouse, and Glenorchy Air was flying its new tiny 9-seat twin from the United States to New Zealand, Air Chathams took delivery of it’s seventh Saab 340 aircraft.

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RNZAF Base Ohakea to host first ever fifth-gen fighter jets in NZ.

RNZAF Base Ohakea will host the first ever visit of any fifth-generation fighter jets to New Zealand when the RAAF brings two F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets to New Zealand for Exercise Agile Tasman.

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