International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general, Willie Walsh, has reminded governments of their obligations under the Chicago Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Geneva Convention to ensure civil aviation flights are safe and critical airport and air navigation infrastructure is not targeted in hostilities. Read More »

Travellers flying into and out of Australia improved by 10.1% in July, to 3.6 million, compared with 3.2 million international passengers in the same month a year ago. Read More »

Batik Air Malaysia will fly a second nonstop service from Kuala Lumpur Subang airport commencing on October 21. Read More »

Vietjet will commence nonstop Hanoi-Kuala Lumpur from November 28. Read More »

IndiGo has announced a new daily domestic nonstop route - Pune in Maharashtra to Bhopal Madhya Pradesh – to be launched on October 27. Read More »

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) has started flight testing of its runway lights as it progresses to its opening in late 2026. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from AirAsia X, Boeing, IndiGo, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International Civil Aviation Organisation, Joby Aviation, Marigold Aviation Partnership, Singapore Changi Airport, ST Engineering and Toyota Motor Corporation. Read More »

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