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  • New Zealand awards further loans to regional airlines
  • First Air New Zealand tickets on sale at WSI
  • Britten-Norman delivers a BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation and Services Inc. (Xen Aviation), a new regional operator in

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

New Zealand awards further loans to regional airlines

The government of New Zealand will disburse regional infrastructure fund (RIF) loans to Air Chathams, Sounds Air, and Island Aviation (New Zealand) to safeguard essential air servi...

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australianaviation.com.au /1 month ago

First Air New Zealand tickets on sale at WSI

The trans-Tasman morning flight is set to be a staple at WSI, operating three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.

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worldairlinenews.com /2 weeks ago

Britten-Norman delivers a BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation and Services Inc. (Xen Aviation), a new regional operator in...

Britten-Norman has delivered a BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation & Services Inc. (Xen Aviation), marking the operator’s introduction of its first Islander aircraft as it prepare...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

New Zealand's Glenorchy Air to launch charter arm with P2012

Glenorchy Air (Queenstown International) will launch Queenstown Air Charter, a new private charter brand based at Queenstown International, in October 2026, the carrier announced...

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stuff.co.nz /5 days ago

Christchurch’s new flights to Rarotonga take off

South Islanders have a new destination for their tropical escapes following the launch of a non-stop flight service to the Cook Islands.

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australianaviation.com.au /1 week ago

ASL makes conditional deal for NZ’s collapsed Airwork

The company announced this week that it had entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for Airwork, which entered receivership in July 2025.

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stuff.co.nz /3 weeks ago

Regional airport’s only scheduled service survives — for now

Originair will continue flying between Westport and Wellington in the short term, at least.

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Guyana’s Xen Aviation receives first BN2T-S Islander

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

New Zealand's NZ Jet partners with Orion Aeromedical

NZ Jet (Ardmore, NZ) has partnered with Orion Aeromedical to provide international medical evacuation services. Orion Aeromedical will supply medical expertise and manage air medi...

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

Falkland Islands' FIGAS cuts ops to preserve fleet

Falkland Islands Government Air Service (Stanley Port) has reduced its southern winter schedule and will not operate flights on Wednesdays and Thursdays to allow for more extensiv...

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australianaviation.com.au /1 month ago

Sharp Airlines to link Launceston non-stop with King Island

Operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 May, the flights will complement the existing services via Burnie on other days, cutting the travel time from 95 to 55 minutes and “signi...

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ch-aviation.com /6 days ago

Tonga's Lulutai Airlines secures $1.4mn in latest budget

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australianaviation.com.au /1 month ago

Air New Zealand commemorates Anzac Day with dawn flight

In partnership with TДЃmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, flight NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney at 7am on Saturday honoured a serviceperson on every seat, with the Last...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Bougainville Wings launches with first C208

Bougainville Wings has taken delivery of its first Cessna (single turboprop) C208B ahead of the official launch of the new carrier by the president of the Autonomous Bougainville...

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

Vanuatu flags fragmented aviation sector in review

Vanuatu's government has identified structural weaknesses in its domestic aviation sector, including the absence of a unified strategy and weak airline management systems, local me...

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ch-aviation.com /5 days ago

Guyana's Xen Aviation eyes mid-3Q26 debut

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velocitynews.co.nz /4 days ago

Kiwis – Born to Fly 3 extended screening period in the air.

The Kiwis – Born to Fly story continues to draw attention around the world, and today the production team announced an extension to the screening period of the third edition of the...

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australianaviation.com.au /4 days ago

Sharp looking more closely at King Island as Rex cuts back

Burnie-King Island is one of two Tasmanian routes Rex is cutting from 22 June, with Melbourne-Devonport also facing the chop. Sharp Airlines currently flies to King Island from bot...

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ch-aviation.com /2 weeks ago

French Polynesia's Air Tetiaroa to sell both BN-2Ts

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kioskmarketplace.com /1 month ago

New Zealand airline expands next-gen kiosk network

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ch-aviation.com /1 week ago

ASL Airlines Australia to buy Airwork freight business

ASL Airlines Australia (PH, Sydney Bankstown) has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire the New Zealand and Australia freight business of Airwork Group...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Air New Zealand flight to Gisborne sent back to Auckland due to 'hydraulic issue'

Flight NZ5171 departed Auckland at 5.20pm bound for Gisborne, but turned around over the Eastern Bay of Plenty and diverted back to Auckland Airport.

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ch-aviation.com /1 month ago

US charter broker IsraJets launches in-house carrier IsraFly

Charter broker IsraJets has announced the launch of IsraFly, an in-house air operator established, as reported by Corporate Jet Investor. The new unit will use the recently acquire...

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australianaviation.com.au /3 weeks ago

Link Airways arrives in Launceston

The inaugural flight FC275 touched down in Launceston just after 1pm on Wednesday aboard the Saab 340B VH-VEQ, marking the beginning of a new year-round connection between Tasmania...

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australianaviation.com.au

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ch-aviation.com

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