Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has reported a net profit of NZ$213 million (US$133 million) for the six months to December 31 compared with a NZ$272 million net loss in the same months in 2021. Read More »

By June, LCC Scoot will be operating 57 flights weekly from its Singapore hub to nine China cities: Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Zhengzhou. Read More »

Jetstar Asia's fleet will increase to nine aircraft by mid-year after the arrival of two A320s, the LCC's 49% shareholder, Qantas Group, announced on February 23. Read More »

Bangkok Airways has reported a net loss of 2.1 billion baht (US$61 million) for the 12 months to December 31, an improvement from a net loss of 8.6 billion baht in fiscal 2021. Read More »

Qantas has announced a net profit of A$1 billion (US$685 million) for the six months to December 31, against net losses of A$456 million a year earlier. Read More »

United Airlines (UA), in partnership with Virgin Australia (VA), this week flew nonstop San Francisco-Sydney with a crew drawn from members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community. Read More »

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said in this week’s 2023-2024 budget the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) will reduce or waive airport charges, provide incentives to resume suspended services and to launch routes and organise large-scale promotions to support the recovery of air traffic from COVID. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Cathay Cargo, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce, SF Airlines and ST Engineering. Read More »

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