Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
AirAsia has resumed services to and from Jakarta after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reopened following a closure caused by ash clouds from the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, though two flights on 8 September remain cancelled. JAKARTA HUB REOPENS AFTER VOLCANIC ASH CLOSURE The continuing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait forced […]
A Jetstar A320 touched down at Western Sydney International on Tuesday 1 September, testing ground operations eight weeks before the carrier becomes the first airline to fly passengers from the new airport. TRIAL RUN TESTS GROUND OPERATIONS AHEAD OF OCTOBER OPENING A Jetstar A320 touched down at Western Sydney International, known as Nancy-Bird Walton
JETSTAR COMPLETES TRIAL FLIGHT INTO WESTERN SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL AHEAD OF OCTOBER LAUNCHRead More »
SAS has confirmed that operational and practical preparations are complete for its nonstop Copenhagen–Mumbai service, opening on 1 October 2026 with five weekly Airbus A330 flights. The route marks the airline’s return to India after a 17-year absence and comes in the year it marks 80 years of international operations. A ROUTE REINSTATED, NOT LAUNCHED
Globe Air Cargo Türkiye has represented EGYPTAIR since 2016, during which the Egyptian flag carrier has moved from a purely belly cargo presence to operating two weekly Airbus A330 freighters alongside its scheduled services, and into the top ten carriers serving the Turkish market. WHAT A GENERAL SALES AND SERVICE AGENT ACTUALLY DOES Globe
TAAG Angola Airlines has completed a specialised live animal movement carrying two adult lions, each weighing approximately 200 kilograms, from Johannesburg to Lagos through Dr António Agostinho Neto International Airport in Luanda. This is an operation that the carrier presents as evidence of both its cargo capability and Luanda’s emerging role as a transit point
Air New Zealand and Air Chathams have expanded their interline partnership so that passengers travelling to and from the Chatham Islands can book one journey connecting to the national network, with baggage checked through. Whanganui joins at the same time, and the change coincides with the opening of a new terminal on the islands. THROUGH-TICKETING
THE CHATHAM ISLANDS GAIN A SINGLE TICKET TO THE NEW ZEALAND MAINLAND FOR THE FIRST TIMERead More »
The national carrier of the Solomon Islands will deploy Maureva’s MARGO Cargo Management System across air waybill management and cargo revenue accounting, in an agreement that originated not from a sales approach but from a referral by AIRWAY, an Australian ground handling company and existing MARGO user. AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM FROM DOCUMENT ISSUANCE TO FINANCIAL
Specialist regional lessor TrueNoord has delivered an Embraer E195LR to Air Montenegro on a five-year operating lease. The aircraft, MSN 19000471, arrived in late July and has entered service on intra-European routes from the carrier’s Podgorica base. RIGHT-SIZED CAPACITY FOR A DEVELOPING FLAG CARRIER TrueNoord has delivered an Embraer E195LR to Air Montenegro on
Avion Express Brasil has achieved IATA Operational Safety Audit certification, confirming that its operational management and control systems meet international standards. The accreditation completes a sequence begun with the award of its Brazilian Air Operator Certificate and the launch of commercial operations, and opens the airline to customers that require IOSA registration of their wet-lease
Emirates has introduced unlimited free date changes on every fare type for travel to Dubai from 10 August, reduced refund fees to as little as US$25, and is offering insurance covering conflict-related disruption that is not restricted by government travel advice – a package aimed squarely at the hesitation caused by regional airspace disruption. REMOVING
