Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia’s owner, Bain Capital, are believed to be nearing a deal that will deliver 20% of Australia’s second international carrier to the Qatari global airline, the Australian Financial Review reports, adding the sale could be announced as early as next week. Read More »

Thai Airways International (THAI) and Kuwait Airways (KAC) have announced THAI’s code will be placed on KAC flights between Kuwait City and Bangkok and from Kuwait City to destinations in Europe notably Rome and Athens. Read More »

JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport's new Terminal 6, and Cathay Pacific Airways have announced the airline will be operating from Terminal 6 when its first five gates open to passengers in early 2026. Read More »

Flights out of Seoul Incheon International Airport were suspended or delayed for around three hours on June 26 after North Korea resumed its trash carrying balloon campaign, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports. Read More »

On 30 September Air Serbia will inaugurate twice a week Belgrade-Guangzhou with A330-200s. Read More »

Britain’s Liverpool Football Club (Liverpool FC) has signed Japan Airlines as its official airline partner in a global, multi-year deal. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Challenge Group, China Henan Aviation Co., Pratt & Whitney, Singapore Airlines, Team Global Express, Texel Air Australasia, Willis Lease Finance Corporation and Worldwide Flight Services. Read More »

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