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.
Air New Zealand confirmed its intent to raise additional capital in 2021, while the government expects to remain the company’s largest stakeholder following the process.
Air New Zealand plans to make further significant cuts to its international flight attendant workforce as it switches more passenger flights to cargo-only.
Air New Zealand plans to ground its Boeing 777-300ERs until at least September 2021, extending its estimate of how long these aircraft will be out of service.
Air New Zealand reported its first annual loss in 18 years, attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the carrier expects another loss for fiscal 2021, which began July 1.
A new event is being launched by Routes which will provide an innovative platform for the aviation industry to rebuild air services in the post-pandemic era.
With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in parts of the world, airlines are gradually rebuilding their networks. Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: airBaltic’s new route to Dublin; Air New Zealand resuming flights to Tokyo; and Luxair re-entering a market it last served in 2007.