British Airways (BA) will increase nonstop London Heathrow-Tokyo Haneda to 11 flights a week on March 26, from a daily service at present, to support a “surge in demand between the two capital cities”. Read More »

Airbus has calculated airlines in the Pacific will require 920 new commercial aircraft in the next two decades to meet estimated growth of 3.2% a year. Read More »

SpiceJet’s net profit rose 160%, to 1.1 billion rupee (US$13.4 million), in the three months to December 31 from a 424.5 million rupee profit in the matching months in 2021. Read More »

PAL Holdings Inc. (PHI), the parent company of Philippine Airlines (PAL), said independent appraiser FTI Consulting Philippines has concluded its valuation of the two companies to determine the exchange ratio of PAL shares to PHI shares. Read More »

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) handled 3.5 million passengers last month, up 237% from 1 million customers in the same month in 2022, operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) has announced. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted a request from lobby group, Airlines for America, to extend waivers for the “use it or lose it” rule on Tokyo Haneda and Mainland China routes. Read More »

Qantas Group said former Air New Zealand chief customer and commercial officer, Cam Wallace, will join the company on July 1 as CEO of Qantas international and freight operations succeeding Andrew David. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from Amadeus, BCD Travel, Honeywell and ST Engineering. Read More »

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