Gerard Frawley

Qantas is seeking to expand its codeshare agreement with Air Niugini on Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) routes. The airline has applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to add its QF code on Air Niugini’s nonstop Cairns-Port Moresby and Townsville-Port Moresby services. The application also calls for the continuation of existing arrangements where the

New Zealanders will have a new nonstop option to Bali from June when Emirates Airline commences flights between Auckland to the popular Indonesian tourist destination. Emirates said on Monday it planned to launch daily Dubai-Bali-Auckland service with Boeing 777-300ER equipment, with the first flight set to take off on June 14 2018. The Dubai-headquartered carrier

Gate Gourmet will become the “sole service provider” for Virgin Australia’s 450 daily domestic and international flights from June under a new six-year deal. The catering company, owned by gategroup, already provides meals and handling for Virgin Australia at a number of ports and the new long-term contract would expand the portfolio of work by

Qantas’s fourth Boeing 787-9 has emerged from the paintshop and completed its first test flights as the clock counts down to the arrival of the aircraft with an Indigenous-inspired livery at a special welcome ceremony at Alice Springs in early March. The aircraft, VH-ZND, broke cover at Boeing’s Everett facility on Thursday morning (US time)

Airbus says it expects to deliver about 800 commercial aircraft in calendar 2018 after posting a near tripling of net profit amid strong passenger demand. However, the company said at its full year results presentation on Thursday (European time) achieving that goal depended on “engine manufacturers meeting commitments”. Airbus delivered 718 commercial aircraft in calendar

Australia’s competition watchdog has given the green light to Emirates and Qantas continuing their global alliance for a further five years despite some competition concerns on one trans-Tasman route. The draft determination from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the two carriers’ partnership covering destinations in Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East and