The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has issued a draft determination granting 2,320 seats per week to Jetstar Airways and has turned down a Virgin Australia (VA) bid for 2,464 seats. Read More »

Air passengers carried in China during the three day Dragon Boat festival (June 8-10) exceeded 5.5 million travellers, up 7.9% from the same holiday weekend in 2019. Read More »

Airbus is near to closing on a deal with Cebu Pacific for up to 150 A320neo, including 50 options of the type, Bloomberg reports. Read More »

Emirates Airline has begun using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in an agreement with SAF manufacturer, Neste, on its flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Dubai. Read More »

Air New Zealand (AirNZ) has launched an accelerated path to qualification as a commercial pilot to “future proof” the airline against cockpit crew shortages, Radio New Zealand reports. Read More »

At press time, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) inaugurated daily Shanghai Hongqiao-Guangzhou with C919s. Read More »

Air New Zealand (ANZ) has announced chief corporate affairs officer, Mat Bolland, will depart the airline amid “economic challenges” on July 31 after completing “some key initiatives”.

Today's briefs report news from Qantas Group, TripADeal, AirAsia, NAVBLUE, Airstream, NovoAir Limited and Thai Pilots Association. Read More »

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