- Direct Air Service Links Nepal, SW China[Nov. 20, 2019]
A new direct air route opened Tuesday evening, linking the city of Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province with Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.
- Direct Flight Links Changchun with Japan's Ibaraki[Nov. 19, 2019]
A new flight linking Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province and the Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan was launched on Nov 12, according to local reports.
- China's Resort Island Hainan Launches More Air Routes to Connect the World[Nov. 16, 2019]
A new air route connecting the city of Busan, the Republic of Korea and Haikou, capital of China's southernmost province of Hainan, will begin running on November 27, Hainan's Meilan International Airport confirmed.
- Qantas Completes "Double Sunrise" Test Flight from London to Sydney[Nov. 15, 2019]
Qantas Airways Ltd completed a 19 hour 19 minute non-stop test flight from London to Sydney on Friday as it nears a decision on whether to order planes for what would be the world's longest-ever commercial route.
- Etihad Airways Increases Frequency on Important Abu Dhabi to Riyadh Route[Nov. 12, 2019]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced a fourth daily flight on its route from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), effective 8 December.
- Trade War Hits Demand But United Airlines Sticks with US-China Routes[Nov. 11, 2019]
United Airlines is keeping faith with its core China business despite being buffeted by the country's trade war with the US, company executives have said.
- Virgin Australia to Trim Domestic Capacity, Axe a Hong Kong Route[Nov. 06, 2019]
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday it plans to cut domestic capacity by at least 2% and remove five aircraft from its fleet as it grapples with stagnant demand.
- Sheremetyevo Airport to Continuing Developing Route Network During Winter Navigation Period[Oct. 28, 2019]
As of October 27, Sheremetyevo International Airport switched to its winter schedule, which will run until March 29, 2020. During the winter navigation period, Sheremetyevo will operate flights along 194 routes (60 domestic and 134 international). During the fall-winter season, the airport plans to serve 18.5 million passengers.
- New Air Route Links China's Harbin, Japan[Oct. 29, 2019]
A new air route has been launched between Harbin, capital of northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, and Osaka of Japan.
- Cairo Joins the Emirates A380 Network[Oct. 25, 2019]
Following the recent debut of its flagship A380 aircraft to Cairo, Emirates will introduce a regular scheduled commercial A380 service to the Egyptian capital starting from 27 October 2019, four times a week. The only airline to operate a scheduled A380 service to Cairo, Emirates will replace the 777-300ER aircraft currently operating EK923 and EK924 on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with its flagship aircraft.