The trend of leisure passengers choosing to travel in premium cabins, reported recently by several carriers, including in the Asia-Pacific is sustainable, Willie Walsh, Director General of the International Air Transport Association told Orient Aviation on the sidelines of the 79th IATA AGM. Read More »

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Yamato Holdings said the first aircraft to undergo passenger-to-freighter conversion entered the ST Engineering facility in Singapore on May 8. Read More »

Cathay Group said it would pay the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) a deferred dividend of HK$1.5 billion (US$194 million) for the preference shares purchased by the government in 2020. Read More »

Virgin Atlantic (VA) said it was adding a third destination in India to its route network with daily nonstop flights to Bengaluru from its London Heathrow hub due to commence on March 31 2024. Read More »

Capital A CEO, Tony Fernandes, told AirAsia Philippines staff in Manila the LCC was a key plank of the company's growth plans amid rising demand for air travel across the Asia Pacific region. Read More »

India-headquartered carrier, IndiGo, said it was adding six new destinations to its international network during the July to September period, including flying to Africa, Central Asia and Indonesia for the first time. Read More »

CDB Aviation said it had signed a lease agreement with South Korea-headquartered carrier, T'way Air, for two new 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Read More »

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad said Malaysia Ministry of Finance deputy secretary for policy, Dato Zamzuri Bin Abdul Aziz, had joined the board as a non-independent, non-executive director, with his ministry colleague, Encik Mohd Nizam Bin Mohd Khir, named as his alternate.

Today's briefs report news from Airbus, Association of South Pacific Airlines, Chubb, Inmarsat, Raytheon Technologies, Regional Aviation Association of Australia, Safran, ST Engineering and Viasat. Read More »

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