A weekend announcement that Singapore Airlines (SIA) was expanding quarantine-free Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights to 14 cities sparked high demand at the carrier that stretched its customer service system. Read More »

Tata Sons has vowed to restore debt-laden Air India’s reputation after the company’s $2.4 billion winning bid for the flag carrier was confirmed on Friday. Read More »

Fiji Airways is gearing up for the return of international travellers after prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, announced the easing of restrictions and an end to quarantine for partner countries. Read More »

Qantas confirmed on Friday it had reached agreement to operate its flagship flights to London through the Northern Territory capital of Darwin rather than Perth or Singapore. Read More »

Bangkok, Pattaya and Chiang Mai are among five tourist areas set to reopen from November 1 provided they are not hit by large COVID outbreaks. Read More »

This 18-month Master programme is jointly offered by the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy (HKIAA) and Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC) in Hong Kong. Read More »

Travel tool, Google Flights, has begun estimating carbon emissions for flights in its search results. Read More »

Japanese and foreign airlines servicing Japan will require 2.3 million kilolitres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2050 to achieve net-zero CO₂ emissions, according to a joint report by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL). Read More »

Adelaide Airport has appointed Brenton Cox as managing director. Cox, who has been the airport’s executive general manager finance and corporate since 2013, takes up the post from December 10. He succeeds Mark Young, who has been in the role since 2011.

An update by Air Lease Corporation said the company delivered 16 new aircraft in the third quarter, including one A320neo, six A321neos, seven 737-8s and two 737-9s. Aircraft investments in the quarter totalled about $800 million, with the majority occurring in the second half of the three month period.