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Emirates Airline president concedes the carrier's response "has been far from perfect" after severe flooding paralysed its network operations

Hong Kong, April 23 -- Emirates Airline president, Sir Tim Clark, has written an open letter to passengers apologising for schedule disruptions and cancellations caused by severe storms and flooding t... Read More


SriLankan Airlines revises London Heathrow arrival time after flight re-routing

Hong Kong, April 22 -- SriLankan Airlines has brought forward the departure time for its Colombo to London Heathrow service by an hour to meet slot times at the UK airport following the recent escalat... Read More


Fiji Airways announces interline agreement with Canada's Porter Airlines

Hong Kong, April 19 -- Fiji's national airline, Fiji Airways, has signed an interline agreement with Toronto-based Porter Airlines, operator of services in Canada and the U.S. Read More The agreement ... Read More


CALC leases 787-9s to Lufthansa Group

Hong Kong, April 18 -- China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) has delivered two 787-9s to Germany's flag carrier. Read More Previously, the four-year-old wide-bodies were leased to a Sou... Read More


Malaysia Airlines and Firefly to introduce online chatbot to answer customer queries

Hong Kong, April 17 -- In the second half of 2024, Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) carriers, Firefly and Malaysia Airlines, will use an online chatbot, powered by AI, to respond to customer calls. Read ... Read More


LATAM to resume nonstop Santiago-Sydney in final quarter 2024

Hong Kong, April 16 -- From October 28, LATAM Airlines plans to fly nonstop four times a week between Australia's largest city and its Santiago de Chile hub. Read More The route, suspended in 2020, wi... Read More


Brisbane Airport to commence runway maintenance in July

Hong Kong, April 15 -- Brisbane Airport has advised nearby residents they may be impacted by rectification work on one of the airport's two runways. Read More The work entails the replacement of 18 ag... Read More


T'Way Air to commence Seoul Gimpo-Kaohsiung in northern hemisphere summer

Hong Kong, April 12 -- Korea's budget airline, T-Way Air, will expand its network to Taiwan with four times a week 737-800 rotations between Seoul Gimpo-Kaohsiung from June 21. Read More T'Way will be... Read More


Qantas Airways returns its oldest A380 to service as international travel demand accelerates

Hong Kong, April 11 -- The oldest A380 in the Qantas Airways fleet, registration VH-OQA, has started flying on selected routes to North America. Read More The aircraft was accepted by the Australian c... Read More


AirAsia X headed to Changsha

Hong Kong, April 10 -- AirAsia X (AAX) is returning to China's Changsha with four flights a week starting on July 5. Read More Changsha will be AAX's sixth destination on the Mainland alongside Malays... Read More