Air New Zealand will work with Airbus to study the viability of flying hydrogen-powered aircraft on short domestic routes,as it aims to operate carbon-free flights by the end of this decade.
More than 25 of Australia’s senior public officials were paid more than $1 million last year,with many earning much more than their international counterparts.
The decision was made following the detection of two community cases in Sydney.
Under the bubble rules anyone arriving from New Zealand who travelled there from overseas must have completed two weeks quarantine before flying to Western Australia.
During the debate,Australia was repeatedly praised for its actions in standing up to China,despite the massive cost to the trading relationship.
It felt like everyone had a baby in their arms at Melbourne Airport on Monday morning. But it was the adults shedding tears.
The first flight to leave Australia under the new arrangement will be Jetstar flight 201 from Sydney to Auckland at 6.15am on Monday,April 19.
Airlines have rushed to schedule hundreds of flights between Australia and New Zealand every week from April 19 in response to the opening of a “bubble” allowing quarantine-free travel between the two countries.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to announce the start date for a trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia on Tuesday. Here is what we know so far.
The twice-weekly service will begin as soon as a trans-Tasman bubble is established,the airline says.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the airline is planning to resume international flying at the end of October following the completion of Australia’s vaccine rollout.