Airbus booked 902 aircraft orders last month, lifting its gross interim 2023 orders to 1,080 airplanes. Read More »

Virgin Australia (VA) said its 737-700 and 737-800 fleets will be upgraded with seats equipped with in-seat power, a tablet/personal electronic device holder and the return of a WiFi offering in a A$110 million (US$73 million) two-year refurbishment program. Read More »

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) chair, Jack So Chak-kwong, has declared Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) “ready to fly high again” following “an encouraging rebound” in passenger traffic since the removal of the region’s pandemic-related travel restrictions. Read More »

Vietnam’s largest LCC, Vietjet, will launch four times a week Ho Chi Minh City to Kochi in India's south on August 12, local media reports quoting the airline's vice president commerce, Jay Lingeswara, and Vietnam’s Ambassador to India, Nguyen Thanh Hai. Read More »

IndiGo will commence nonstop Delhi-Baku, which it announced in June, on August 11. Read More »

South Korea-headquartered Jin Air is bolstering its Japan network from September 15 with the addition of twice daily nonstop Seoul Incheon-Nagoya. Read More »

AirAsia’s former chair, Datuk Pahamin A Rajab, (77), has died, his son-in-law, Azhar Sulaiman, has announced. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Qatar Airways Group. Read More »

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