- Etihad CEO Highlights Importance of China for Airline's Expansion[Aug. 14, 2011]
China is key to growth for global airlines in 2011 and beyond, Etihad CEO James Hogan said on Friday.
- Chinese Airlines Rising in Popularity out of Australia[Aug. 15, 2011]
China Southern is adding extra flights from Australia and New Zealand to Guangzhou and Beijing later this year, with Auckland, Brisbane and Melbourne all seeing more frequent service.
- AirAsia X Announces Osaka as New Destination, Japan's Second Route After Tokyo[Aug. 11, 2011]
AirAsia X, announced its second destination in Japan after Tokyo. The latest international route from Kuala Lumpur to Osaka, Japan will be the airline's sixteenth destination to date.
- Strategic Airlines to Fly to Hawaii[Aug. 15, 2011]
New Australian carrier Strategic Airlines says it will fly two new routes between Australia and the Hawaiian islands.
- Fujairah Airline Venture Targets 30-Minute Abu Dhabi Service[Aug. 14, 2011]
A route where passengers spend more time in the airport than in the sky may sound like a "hard sell".
- Qatar Airways to Fly between Chongqing and Doha[Aug. 11, 2011]
Qatar Airways will offer direct flights between the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing and Doha, capital of Qatar, as of November 28 this year, an airline's executive and a Chongqing government official said Thursday.
- New Korean Air Airbus A380 Makes First Flight to America[Aug. 09, 2011]
Korean Air's first transpacific Airbus A380 flight arrived in New York today, also marking the first scheduled use by any carrier of the superjumbo between east Asia and North America.
- All Nippon May Start Flights to Three European Cities as 787 Enters Fleet[Aug. 09, 2011]
All Nippon Airways Co., due to receive the first Boeing Co. 787 next month, said the aircraft may allow it to add as many as three European routes that wouldn't support larger planes.
- QantasLink to Introduce Services to Geraldton[Aug. 11, 2011]
On August 11, 2011, QantasLink announced it will launch services between Geraldton and Perth from November 21, 2011*. To celebrate this new route, an introductory one way, all inclusive fare of AU$99 has been released for sale from August 11-18, 2011**.
- China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Officially Certificated to Operate[Aug. 05, 2011]
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines -- a joint venture company of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (CEA) and Yunnan government -- began operating officially on August 2. The new venture was originally known as China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch.