Airbus received gross orders for 27 aircraft last month, lifting total gross orders for the first five months of the year to 254 airliners. Read More »

Malaysia Airlines will add flights to Amritsar from Kuala Lumpur from the start of August in response to strong demand and high passenger load factors. Read More »

New Zealanders headed to Bali for the southern hemisphere summer holidays will have the option of nonstop Auckland-Denpasar after Air New Zealand (Air NZ) builds its seasonal route between the two destinations to year-round operations. Read More »

Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced a net profit of S$431 million (US$319 million) for the 12 months to March 31, more than 10 times the net profit of S$33 million in its previous fiscal year. Read More »

Japan Airlines (JAL) will launch a once weekly Tokyo Narita-Dalian rotation on June 18 with 767-300fs serving the route. Read More »

Far North Queensland’s Cairns will be serviced by nonstop three times a week AirAsia Indonesia flights from August 14 after the LCC begins flying between Bali and the Queensland city. Read More »

Regional Airlines (Rex) said late last week that Lim Kim Hai had stepped down as executive chair of the Australia-listed airline group but that he will retain his seat on the board as a non-executive director. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Adelaide Airport, Air New Zealand, Airbus, FTAI Aviation Ltd, Eaton Aerospace Component Services Asia, German Aerospace Center, International Aero Engines, Neste, Qantas, Rolls-Royce, SIA Engineering Company and ST Engineering. Read More »

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