Thai Airways International (THAI) CEO, Chai Eamsiri, has apologised to passengers impacted by scores of cancelled flights and thousands of checked bags being stranded at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport following heavy flooding in the Thailand capital. Read More »

Air cargo demand, measured by cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), rose 4.4% in August compared with a year ago, led by the strong performance of airlines in Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean and Latin America, and North America. Read More »

Airbus has commenced what is expected to be a nine-month flight test program for its A350F freighter. Read More »

China Southern Airlines (CSA) and Malaysia Airlines have added five routes to the pair’s codeshare agreement, comprising Malaysia Airlines-operated services from Kuala Lumpur to Chengdu and Xiamen, CSA-operated services from Kuala Lumpur to Zhengzhou and Kuala Lumpur-Changsha and Kuala Lumpur-Shenzhen flights operated by both carriers. Read More »

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has introduced more than 100 new and updated meal items across its four cabin classes in an update of its on-board dining service. Read More »

Etihad Airways will add four more return flights a week to Sydney from its Abu Dhabi hub from 15 December this year. Read More »

Today’s briefs report news from AAR Corp, Indigo, Malaysia Airlines, MRO Holdings, SATS and TravelSky Technology. Read More »