United Airlines has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to extend the temporary waiver to retain 42 of the 66 frequencies it holds for flights between the U.S. and Mainland China that it does not intend to use during the northern hemisphere winter scheduling season. Read More »

Members of Qantas Airways’ frequent flyer program will be able to use their points to redeem seats on flights operated by new airline partner Condor. Read More »

Thai AirAsia customers aged 60 years of age and above will be able to receive priority checkin, priority baggage and be seated together with their travelling companion as part of the LCC’s new Silver Care initiative. Read More »

New Caledonia-based Aircalin’s first A350-900 has broken cover at Airbus’s facility in Toulouse. Read More »

Jetstar Airways flew an A320neo into and out of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) yesterday (September 1) as part of preparations for the start of its commercial flights to the new airport next month. Read More »

Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, Boeing, CAE, China Airlines, Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, Flight Training Alliance, IndiGo, Lufthansa Aviation Training, Plaza Premium Group, Sarvam and Singapore Airlines. Read More »

At 77 last birthday and after 33 years as publisher and then sole owner of Orient Aviation magazine and Orient Aviation Daily Digest, I have decided to retire at the end of the year. Read More »