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Sheldon Hee (IATA): "Advocacy is the keyword"

Hong Kong, June 26 -- "The airlines in Asia-Pacific at large, are in far better condition to face challenges this year than they would have been in previous times," Sheldon Hee, International Air Tran... Read More


IATA calls for action to ease MRO bottlenecks of latest-generation single-aisle aircraft engines

Hong Kong, June 25 -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in collaboration with Emerton, during the World Maintenance and Engineering Symposium in Madrid on June 24-25, released a new ... Read More


Virgin Australia takes off from Canberra to Bali

Hong Kong, June 24 -- Virgin Australia (VA) has commenced nonstop flights from Canberra to Bali in Indonesia. Read More It is the airline's first international service from the Australian capital. The... Read More


Aero Dili touches down in Australia

Hong Kong, June 23 -- Timor-Leste carrier, Aero Dili, has commenced nonstop flights to Darwin from its Dili hub. Read More The inaugural flight 8G271, operated by A320 registration 4W-AAL, landed in D... Read More


Thai AirAsia X rejoins AirAsia rewards

Hong Kong, June 22 -- Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) has restored its full participation with AirAsia's loyalty program, AirAsia rewards. Read More As a consequence, TAAX customers are now able to earn and red... Read More


Delta Air Lines to add capacity to China from October

Hong Kong, June 18 -- Delta Air Lines announces that starting from October 7, 2026, it will increase the number of flights on the Los Angeles-Shanghai Pudong route from three per week to five per week... Read More


Australia's competition regulator monitoring impact of rising fuel costs on airfares

Hong Kong, June 17 -- The impact of elevated fuel prices was not reflected in the price of tickets purchased for domestic travel in Australia during March and April, a report shows. Read More The Aust... Read More


JAL suspends Hong Kong cargo route for aircraft maintenance

Hong Kong, June 16 -- JAL Group has temporarily grounded its cargo service flying between Tokyo Narita and Hong Kong due to aircraft rotation adjustments required for scheduled maintenance. Read More ... Read More


KLIA operations disrupted on Saturday due to tyre burst incident

Hong Kong, June 15 -- One of Kuala Lumpur International Airport's (KLIA) three runways was temporarily closed for a short while on Saturday evening due to what Malaysia Airports described as an aircra... Read More


Virgin Australia partnered with OpenAI to introduce ChatGPT flight search

Hong Kong, June 11 -- Virgin Australia announced that it is the first airline in Australia to launch flight search functionality in ChatGPT, giving travelers a new way to explore fares and destination... Read More