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Melbourne Airport's strong passenger performance for the calendar year to date is being assisted by some of the best value travel deals seen for some time, coupled with more airline seats providing more options for travellers.

Boeing has completed destructive testing on a full-scale composite wing box of the 787 Dreamliner, the first all-composite wing box ever built for a Boeing commercial airplane. This test is part of the certification process for the all-new jetliner.

Boeing has announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes. The revised schedule is based on a production and flight-test plan developed in conjunction with the company's suppliers that provides additional time for addressing issues that have slowed the program's progress.

The long-haul low-cost international carrier AirAsia X commenced services today with their inaugural flights to and from Melbourne. The long-haul budget carrier will fly direct between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur four times per week.

Air New Zealand's first sustainable biofuels flight from Auckland using a Boeing 747-400 jetliner will take place on December 3rd. Conducted in partnership with Rolls-Royce and UOP, a Honeywell company, one of the airplane's four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines will be powered in part using advanced generation biofuels derived from jatropha. Air New Zealand now becomes the first airline to use a commercially viable biofuel sourced using sustainability best practices.