September 28, 2020

• All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today nonstop Tokyo Haneda-Singapore and Tokyo Narita-Bangkok services would resume in November, while more flights would be added from Haneda to Ho Chi Minh City, London Heathrow, Manila and Sydney. There would also be two return flights between Haneda and Honolulu in November in order to meet the demands of passengers for studying or working purposes, ANA said in a statement. The airline's international schedule for November published today showed 770 flights on 28 routes, down 86% from a planned 5,366 flights on 75 routes prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More »

Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general, Subhas Menon, said this week the latest traffic figures from the region showed there was "no international air travel market to speak of" amid ongoing border restrictions. Read More »

Airbus has launched a hydrogen-powered ZEROe concept aircraft, which Airbus president Asia-Pacific, Anand Stanley, said this week would be an aircraft well suited to the region. Read More »

Cathay Pacific Airways this week commenced flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Pittsburgh via Hong Kong operated by a reconfigured 777-300ER. Read More »

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac, said this week called for 100% testing of international travellers amid depressed demand from border closures worldwide. Read More »

Boeing said this week its ecoDemonstrator program included test flights powered by 50,000 gallons of a sustainable aviation biofuel blend. Read More »

China Southern Airlines (CSA) said in a regulatory filing to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong this week the China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved its issue of up 16 billion yuan (US$ 2.3 billion) of convertible bonds with a term of six years. Read More »