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Taiwan lowers pilot age requirement

Hong Kong, Nov. 7 -- The age requirement for commercial pilots and airline transport pilots in Taiwan is to be lowered by two years, to 18 and 21 years, respectively, to expand the pool of pilots in a... Read More


Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines announce Expanded Connectivity

Hong Kong, Nov. 6 -- Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines have announced a capacity increase as part of a Joint Business Agreement (JBA). Read More Through this partnership, both carriers will create a shared... Read More


Vietjet reports double digit decline in quarterly net profit

Hong Kong, Nov. 5 -- Vietjet has posted net profit of 319.3 billion dong (US$12 million) for the three months to September 30 2025, down 44.1% from net profit of 571.6 billion dong in the same three m... Read More


China Eastern Airlines quarterly net profit up by a third

Hong Kong, Nov. 4 -- China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has reported net profit of 3.5 billion yuan (US$496 million) for the three months to September 30 2025, up 34.4% from net profit of 2.6 billion yuan i... Read More


Airbus reports 46% lift in net profit

Hong Kong, Nov. 3 -- Airbus has reported net profit of 2.6 billion euros (US$3.1 billion) for the nine months to September 30 2025, a near 50% improvement from net profit of 1.8 billion euros in the s... Read More


Air China Cargo plans to order 10 Airbus A350F

Hong Kong, Oct. 31 -- Air China Cargo said it plans to order 10 Airbus A350F freighters, becoming the first Mainland airline to acquire the model. Read More By the end of the year, the carrier will si... Read More


Indonesia agrees to strengthen connectivity with Turkey

Hong Kong, Oct. 30 -- The governments of Indonesia and Turkey have agreed to expand cooperation in civil aviation to strengthen air connectivity. Read More Following the visit of Air Transport Directo... Read More


Fiji Airways names Paul Scurrah new CEO

Hong Kong, Oct. 28 -- Fiji Airways has appointed former Virgin Australia (VA) boss, Paul Scurrah, as its new CEO. Read More Scurrah will formally succeed incumbent CEO, Andre Viljoen, on November 1. "... Read More


Jetstar, Qantas Airways match each other for on-time performance in September

Hong Kong, Oct. 27 -- Jetstar and Qantas Airways were separated by six-tenths of a percentage point in terms of on-time arrivals in September. Read More Qantas topped the list with 79.8% of flights ar... Read More


LOT Polish Airlines adds Almaty to its Central Asian network from May next year

Hong Kong, Oct. 24 -- Earlier this week, LOT Polish Airlines announced that on May 31, 2026, it will launch the Warsaw-Almaty route operated four times per week with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Read Mo... Read More