From December this year, China Eastern Airlines will begin flying between Shanghai and Buenos Aires through Auckland.

Air New Zealand has announced that from later this year, they will begin flights from Christchurch to Adelaide using their A320NEOs.

This years Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, scheduled for 15 to 17 August 2025, has been officially cancelled due to ongoing beach erosion challenges along Surfers Paradise following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Air Niugini is continuing to upgrade its fleet with orders for five new Airbus A220s adding to the airlines existing order of six A220s. The first jet will be delivered later this year.

Today, Air New Zealand announced they will begin flying their Airbus A320s between Hamilton and Christchurch from September 18th this year.

Qantas has announced a significant boost its flights to and from Australia and New Zealand during the upcoming summer travel period. It will see an increase in capacity of up to 20 percent over December and January.

On May 22nd, an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300er was damaged after it collided with an airbridge while pushing back at Brisbane Airport.

On May 22nd this year, Cathay Pacific announced that they will resume flights to Adelaide from November this year.

In early April this year, the RNZAF confirmed they had sold its four remaining C-130H’s. In late May, the first of the aircraft departed New Zealand’s shores for the final time.

On the 16th of May, QantasLink made it’s final flight to Lord Howe Island after over 30 years of servicing the remote destination.

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.

DC-3, registered as ZK-DAK has now been sold across the ditch to Darwin, Australia. The aircraft will soon head to join ZK-AWP, which has also been sold recently.