Boeing has disclosed GE Aerospace as the engine supplier for Emirates' on-order 787 fleet. The US airframer's latest order and delivery data attributes GEnx engines to 15 787-8s and 15 787-10s Emirates ordered under a deal originally signed in 2019. At the 2023 Dubai air show in November, Emirates ordered five 787s and 90 777X jets. While GE is the sole engine provider for the in-development 777X, no engine selection was disclosed for the 787s at the time. The 787 is available with GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. Fleets data shows Emirates has 122 777-300ERs, 10 -200LRs and 11 777 Freighters – all exclusively powered by GE90s. The Middle Eastern carrier initially selected for its Airbus A380 fleet Engine Alliance GP7200s, which were jointly produced by GE and Pratt & Whitney. But it subsequently switched to Trent 900s for part of its A380 fleet. Emirates has 65 A350-900s on order and has expressed interest in the A350-1000. However, the airline's president, Tim Clark, has said an order of the stretched variant would be dependent on engine upgrades. The A350 is exclusively available with Trent XWBs.

Qantas and its budget unit Jetstar will launch their first services from Australia to Vanuatu from September, largely replacing the capacity lost from its grounded codeshare partner Air Vanuatu. Qantas will fly thrice a week between Brisbane and Port Vila from 10 September using Boeing 737s and may increase to five per week based on demand. "We've long served Vanuatu through our codeshare partnership and this new route ensures our customers have more choice and consistent service to the island destination we know they enjoy," says Qantas International chief executive Cam Wallace. In previous regulatory filings, Qantas had signalled that it would start the services using Embraer 190-E1s from wet-lease partner Alliance Airlines before scaling up to 737s, but now appears to have gone straight to the larger type. Schedules data shows that this will pit it against Virgin Australia, which operates daily services on the route. Jetstar will offer up to four weekly flights from Sydney using its Airbus A321neo LRs, starting 12 December. "Ahead of the arrival of our 13th A321neo LR next month and more new aircraft on the way, we're continuing to grow our international network with the launch of low fares seats between Sydney and Port Vila," Jetstar Group chief executive Stephanie Tully says. There are currently no operators on the Sydney-Port Vila route, however Virgin has signalled that it plans to launch thrice-weekly services on the route in the near term, rising to five per week from late October.

Jetstar will launch new transtasman routes in December and April and increase capacity on domestic routes as it adds another jet to its Christchurch base. The low-cost carrier will start flights between Auckland and the Sunshine Coast on a thrice weekly frequency from 13 December and has flagged more frequency on the Auckland-Christchurch and Auckland-Wellington routes. From 1 April 2025, it will also launch twice weekly flights between Christchurch and Cairns, rising to thrice weekly from 6 April. To operate the additional flights, Jetstar will base an additional Airbus A320 at Christchurch from December, taking its New Zealand fleet to eight aircraft. “Having another aircraft based in Christchurch, as well as the launch of new flights and capacity, will help establish the city as a major gateway for Jetstar in New Zealand, providing more choice and great low fares for South Island residents," says Jetstar Group chief executive Stephanie Tully. Jetstar adds that it will adjust its Christchurch to Melbourne flight times to improve connectivity to its long-haul network, offering better access to its flights between Melbourne and Asia, including Ho Chi Minh City, Phuket, Singapore and Bangkok.