oneworld alliance member, Finnair, said its routes to Asian destinations were half of pre-pandemic levels for the three months to September 30. Read More »

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) and Qantas Airways have withdrawn an application lodged with Australia's competition regulator to extend their alliance on Australia-China routes. Read More »

Thai AirAsia (TAA) flew 4.6 million passengers in the three months to September 30, up 65% from the 2.8 million customers it transported in the same months a year ago. Read More »

Batik Air Malaysia, formerly known as Malindo Air, and Emirates Airline are to codeshare on eight destinations in Southeast Asia served by the Lion Air Group carrier. Read More »

AirAsia X’s (AAX) Malaysia-based operating airline carried 807,004 passengers in the three months to September 30, more than 10 times higher than the 80,493 passengers it transported in the same quarter in 2022. Read More »

Qatar Airways has announced Akbar Al Baker will step down as group boss of the Doha-headquartered airline on November 5. Read More »

Qantas Group has named Rachel Yangoyan CEO of its regional and charter arm, QantasLink. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from AerCap, Air New Zealand, Challenge Group, GE Aerospace, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DoC) and Turkish Airlines. Read More »

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