Australia

About 2,800 seats per day will be added to Australia’s busiest flight path.

Australia’s competition commission is poised to green light the joint venture for a further five years.

The airline had previously hoped to start long-haul international flying in July.

Qantas has hit back at the claims, describing them as a 'classic Rex tantrum.'

Two new routes will be launched alongside frequency additions on a further 18 services.

The latest approval removes conditions previously imposed on flights between Shanghai and Sydney.

Qantas expects to begin flying Embraer E190 aircraft on Australian domestic services from June.

Jim Parashos, executive general manager of aviation at Brisbane Airport, discusses the impact of state border restrictions in Australia, the importance of a travel bubble with New Zealand, and the longer-term impacts of the airport’s new runway.

A new COVID-19 case in New Zealand prompts Australia to take action.

Additional international services are returning to the Gulf carriers’ route maps.

The latest route cancellations follow the airline’s pause of flights to South Africa.

Passengers from the Cook Islands can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand from Jan. 21.

Carriers in both countries await the establishment of a two-way travel bubble.

Ten domestic routes are being reinstated by the carriers alongside frequency increases on a further five.

The Australian carriers have been provisionally cleared to cooperate on more than 40 routes despite objections from REX.

The turboprop operator details its timeline for starting service with Boeing 737 jets.

While Jetstar and Sunwing are resuming suspended routes, Porter Airlines has further delayed its planned restart and Norwegian is preparing to ground 15 of the 21 aircraft currently in operation.

Australia’s national airline is adding more flights from the country’s capital.

With the Australian state of Victoria gaining control over COVID-19, Australia's busiest domestic route can be restarted in earnest.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qantas resuming trans-Tasman flights; Air India expanding with a new Canadian service; and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest network addition.

Qantas says the coastal town will attract tourists from Sydney.

Qantas is looking to take advantage of the relaxation while Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand react more cautiously.

The Australian regional carrier has only operated turboprops until now, primarily on regional routes.

Regional flying within Australia is ‘central to local economies,’ deputy prime minister says.