Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said there was a “notable increase in outbound passenger travel” from Hong Kong in the final week of September and that markets in the Greater Bay Area and China recorded strong demand. Read More »

Hawaiian Airlines is reducing its Hawaii to New Zealand service to a seasonal schedule from a three times a week rotation, a Hawaiian Airlines spokesperson has confirmed to local media. Read More »

Vistara will add Bali to its growing international schedule from December 1 with daily nonstop flights to the tourist magnet from its Delhi hub. Read More »

Thai AirAsia (TAA) has been “tasked” by Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to schedule three flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Thailand to evacuate Thais from Israel. Read More »

Qantas Group will lift airfares at its airlines in response to the rising cost of fuel. Read More »

Malaysia Airports (MAHB) terminals across Malaysia processed 21.7 million passengers in the quarter to September 30, a recovery of more than 80% from the same months in pre-pandemic 2019. Read More »

Airports of Thailand has announced five of its directors have submitted their resignations from the airport company: independent director and chair of the remuneration committee, Suttirat Rattanachot, and independent director and chair of the risk management committee, Krit Sesavej, stepped down from the board on October 19, Air Chief Marshal Bhanupong Seyayongka, director and chair of the corporate governance committee, will leave the board on November 19 and independent director, chair of the audit committee Wara Tongprasin, and independent director and member of the audit and risk management committees, Krichthep Simlee, will end their directorships on November 27.

Today's briefs report news from Embraer and American Airlines. Read More »

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