Cathay Pacific Airways CEO, Augustus Tang, said the airline was “grateful” to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s (HKSAR) government for a 12-month extension, until June 8, 2023, of the draw down period for a government backed HK$7.8 billion (US$1 billion) loan facility. Read More »

Indonesia's Minister of state-owned enterprises, Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, said at a parliamentary hearing in Jakarta that Garuda Indonesia is in line to receive a 7.5 trillion rupiah (US$520 million) capital injection from the government once the airline group reaches agreement with creditors on a debt reduction scheme. Read More »

CEO of South Korea’s Jeju Air, Kim E-bae, has predicted the LCC will return to the black in 2023 “at the earliest”. Read More »

Bamboo Airlines chief commercial officer, Thach Pierre Hoang, this week said the Vietnam-headquartered carrier will decide in 2023 the airline marketing alliance it will join, Routes has reported citing remarks Huong delivered at the Routes Asia 2022 conference in Da Nang. Read More »

The International Air Travel Association (IATA) said ticket sales for international travel caught up with fare sales for domestic travel in May as restrictions severely limiting cross border journeys were eased worldwide. Read More »

Air New Zealand has named Kiri Hannifin as its first chief sustainability officer. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Singapore Technologies Engineering and SriLankan Airlines. Read More »