Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said the airline group is on track to report a profit for the six months to June 30 as a result of an ongoing improvement in air passenger demand. Read More »

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled details of its second aircraft that will feature a Pokémon-themed livery. Read More »

Virgin Australia (VA), in partnership global simulator and training company, CAE, is starting 737NG full flight simulator training at its Perth Australia base. Read More »

Hong Kong Airlines has commenced four times a week nonstop Hong Kong-Phuket. Read More »

According to India media, creditors of grounded India airline, Go First, have given in-principle support to a 4.3 billion rupee (US$52 million) interim finance package. Read More »

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong, announced financial sanctions and travel bans for three individuals involved in the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines 777-200ER, operating as MH17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in 2014. Read More »

MRO provider and aircraft parts distributor, Topcast, has appointed Wolfgang Tatzer as CEO. Read More »

SITA said Dr Omar Jefr has been re-elected chair of the company's board of directors for a fresh three-year term.

Today's briefs report news from Airbus, Boeing, Cebu Pacific Air, Embraer, Fokker Services, Hawaiian Airlines, Honeywell, Iraqi Airways, LanzaJet, RECARO Aircraft Seating, Rex Group, SIA Engineering Company Limited, Sri Lankan Airlines and Spirit Aerosystems. Read More »

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