SEPTEMBER 3, 2025. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Controversy Ahead of Air Niugini’s First A220 Delivery

Air Niugini has hit back at claims it spent almost USD118,000 on a junket to Canada ahead of the delivery of its first A220-300.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025. AUSTRALIA

Virgin Australia Has Just Taken Delivery of Four MAX 8s

Virgin Australia has recently taken delivery of four B737-8s, also known as MAX 8s, including three in August, after a 12 month gap in deliveries.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025. NEW ZEALAND

Air New Zealand Exercises B787 Options

Air New Zealand has exercised options to acquire two more B787-10s and tempered the forecast compound annual growth rate of its international operations, according to details in an August 28, 2025, investor presentation.

Qantas Orders More A321XLRs, Banks a Tidy Profit
AUGUST 29, 2025: Qantas has ordered an additional twenty A321-200XLRs. The airline made the announcement on August 28, 2025, while releasing is financial year 2025 results.
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VietJet Axing Hanoi – Australia Flights
AUGUST 28, 2025: VietJet is axing its flights to Australia from Hanoi (HAN) but will increase flights from Ho Chi Minh (SGN).
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Samoa Airways Reports FY2025 Profit, Plans Another Aircraft Overhaul
AUGUST 27, 2025: Samoa Airways has declared a provisional after tax profit of WST11 million (USD4.04 million) for the 12 months to June 30, 2025, after benefitting from debt write offs and other forms of assistance.
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JPMorgan Asset Management Buys Cairns, Mackay Airports
AUGUST 26, 2025: JPMorgan Asset Management has assumed complete control of North Queensland Airports Limited, operators of Cairns (CNS) and Mackay (MKY) Airports.
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Air Niugini Soon to Debut First A220
AUGUST 25, 2025: Air Niugini is due to unveil its first A220-300 later this week after it leaves the final assembly line in Mirabel, Canada.
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September 2025 News Briefs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: The CEO of Fiji Airways has told the country's Standing Committee on Social Affairs that the airline is fully compliant with all loan obligations, including major financing from the Fiji National Provident Fund and the Fiji Development Bank.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: An Auckland Court has been fined Jetstar NZD2.25 million after it mislead passengers about their rights to compensation when flights were delayed or cancelled for reasons within its control, breaching the Fair Trading Act.

Read the news release here.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: A Solomon Airlines DHC-6-300 has operated a proving flight to Barakoma Airfield (VEV) in South Vella with a view to resuming scheduled air services to the WWII era airstrip in Western Province.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: Hobart Airport has opened a new security screening area has part of its AUD200 million terminal upgrade.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2025: Papua New Guinea's Civil Aviation Minister, Wake Goi, says a major upgrade of Port Moresby's Jacksons International Airport (POM) is planned, including extending the runway and adding two extra departure gates at the terminals.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2025: Airlink will continue scheduled passenger flights to Bourke (BRK), Walgett (WGE), and Lightning Ridge (LHG) after the New South Wales Government extended funding support through to November 2026. The funding is worth AUD2 million.

Read the press release here.

September 2025 Route Briefs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: Jetstar will increase its flights on three routes to and from Adelaide (ADL) from October 26, 2025, including the Melbourne (MEL) - Adelaide (increasing from 35 to 40 weekly flights), Brisbane (BNE) - Adelaide (increasing from 10 to 14 weekly flights), and Perth (PER) - Adelaide (increasing from seven weekly flights to 11).

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: Nexus Airlines has suspended its Broome (BME) - Kununurra (KNX) - Darwin (DRW) route due to "unsustainable market conditions."

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: Qantas will extend its seasonal Perth (PER) - Rome (FCO) flights by eight weeks in 2026 and increase the thrice weekly B787-9 services to four per week.

Recent Aero South Pacific News

Japan Funds Upgrade Tonga’s Fua‘amotu Airport
AUGUST 22, 2025: The Japanese Government will provide Tonga with over USD17 million to upgrade Fua‘amotu International Airport (TBU).
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Alliance Airlines Reports FY2025 Results
AUGUST 21, 2025: Charter and fly-in-fly-out specialist carrier Alliance Airlines has reported a statutory before tax profit of AUD82.1 million (USD52.9 million) for the twelve months ending June 30, 2025.
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China Southern Airlines Increases Australian Flights This Summer
AUGUST 20 2025: China Southern Airlines is significantly increasing its flights to Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth over the upcoming Southern Hemisphere summer.
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Alan Milne Buys East Air, Starting Hamilton Island Flights
AUGUST 19, 2025: Cairns-based East Air has announced the start of Hamilton Island flights under new ownership and management.
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Qantas to Start Flights to Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands
AUGUST 18, 2025: Qantas has won a five-year Australian Government contract to operate passenger and cargo flights to Christmas Island (XCH) and Cocos Keeling Islands (CCK).
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