Fiji Airways is launching nonstop twice a week Nadi-Canberra on July 21 with 737 MAX 8s flying the route. Read More »

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is prioritising airline requests for capacity increases to meet demand and hoping its approval of more available seats will exert downward pressure on ticket prices, government spokesperson, Anucha Burapachaisri, told local media at the close of last week. Read More »

Air China flew 9 million passengers on its domestic network in March, up from 7 million passengers flown in February and more than three times higher than the 2.2 million domestic passengers it transported in the same month a year ago. Read More »

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) carried 7.9 million domestic passengers last month, from 7.6 million passengers in February and 219% higher than the 2.5 million domestic passengers the airline flew in the same month in 2022. Read More »

On April 14, Boeing announced 737 MAX deliveries may be delayed after identification of an issue with the aft fuselage section of some of the type. Read More »

Turkish Airlines has announced its strategy to 2033, headlined by a near doubling of its fleet to 800 aircraft from 435 at present. Read More »

Airbus chief representative for Malaysia, Raymond Lim, has been awarded the Ordre Nationale Du Merite (National Order of Merit) by the French government.

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