Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said the airline group's net profit for the six months to December 31 2023 was expected to exceed the HK$4.3 billion (US$547 million) net profit recorded in the first half of the calendar year. Read More »

Garuda Indonesia has called on Australian regulators to approve a proposed codeshare agreement with Qantas Airways, arguing the arrangement improved connectivity between Australia and Indonesia at a time it was dealing with limited aircraft availability. Read More »

AirAsia X (AAX) is expanding its route network to Kazakhstan with nonstop flights to Almaty due to commence on March 14 2024. Read More »

Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) said it was on track to expand its current fleet of 21 aircraft by 30% by the end of 2024, which was expected to lead to a doubling of overall passenger traffic. Read More »

Vietjet has commenced flying to Adelaide, its fifth Australian destination alongside existing service to Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Read More »

Boeing said its 737 MAX 10 aircraft had received the green light from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to progress to flight testing as part of its certification program. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Cebu Pacific, Collinson, Delaware North, Lufthansa Technik Philippines, and Stratolaunch. Read More »

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