Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Business|Technology

Cathay Pacific inspections find 15 A350s need engine parts replaced

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of an engine part and found 15

Cathay Pacific inspections find 15 A350s need engine parts replaced
Business|Technology

What is the issue with Cathay Pacific's A350 Rolls-Royce engines?

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of a component in an engine that is made by

What is the issue with Cathay Pacific's A350 Rolls-Royce engines?
Asia|Business|Travel

Foreign airlines lose interest in China as domestic carriers expand abroad

Chinese airlines are gaining market share on international routes, industry data shows, as foreign rivals are deterred by weak China travel demand and rising costs

Foreign airlines lose interest in China as domestic carriers expand abroad
Asia|Business|Finance

Cathay Pacific says profit drops on lower fares, growth plan on track

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways declared an interim dividend on Wednesday, citing strong performance, even as first-half profit dropped 15% from a year ago which the

Cathay Pacific says profit drops on lower fares, growth plan on track
News|Travel|World

Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount

Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, as concerns grow over a possible conflict in the region after the

Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount
MidEast|Travel

Beirut flights cancelled or delayed amid fears of Israeli attack

Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after a strike in the

Beirut flights cancelled or delayed amid fears of Israeli attack
Business|Economy

Aircraft engine maintenance times at historic high, Bain says

Airlines face their longest ever waits for engine maintenance with demand likely to peak in 2026, according to consultancy Bain, constraining carriers' growth and

Aircraft engine maintenance times at historic high, Bain says
Business|Economy

Air Incheon to consider widebody freighter orders after Asiana cargo purchase

Air Incheon, set to become South Korea's second-biggest freight carrier once a deal to buy Asiana Airlines' cargo unit is finalised, will consider both Boeing and

Air Incheon to consider widebody freighter orders after Asiana cargo purchase
News|Political|Technology|World

North Korea balloons, GPS interference raise safety risks for airlines

North Korea's trash balloon campaign, missile launches and the emergence of GPS "spoofing" have increased risks in South Korean airspace, aviation experts say,

North Korea balloons, GPS interference raise safety risks for airlines
Business|Technology

Boeing restarts new plane deliveries to China

Boeing has restarted wide-body jet deliveries to China that were halted in recent weeks due to a Chinese regulatory review which also stalled new narrow-body

Boeing restarts new plane deliveries to China
Business

Rolls Royce jet engine price hikes not impeding sales amid high demand, exec says

Price increases for Rolls-Royce aircraft engines are not impeding sales, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday, amid huge industry-wide demand for new

Rolls Royce jet engine price hikes not impeding sales amid high demand, exec says
Business

China's first homegrown airliner makes international debut in Singapore

China's challenger to Airbus and Boeing's passenger jets, the narrow-body C919 manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has made

China's first homegrown airliner makes international debut in Singapore
Business

Boeing 737 MAX lands in China, ending import freeze on order backlog

The first Boeing 737 MAX jet delivered to a Chinese airline since March 2019 landed in China on Saturday, ending an almost five-year import freeze on the planemaker's

Boeing 737 MAX lands in China, ending import freeze on order backlog
Business

Freighters seek air cargo back-up amid Red Sea shipping crisis

More manufacturers are seeking to fly their products in the next few weeks as attacks on Red Sea shipping force them to find alternate routes, logistics firms say,

Freighters seek air cargo back-up amid Red Sea shipping crisis
Business|Travel

Cathay Pacific looking to add more Belt and Road destinations, CEO says

Airline Cathay Pacific is looking to add more destinations on China's Belt and Road project, CEO Ronald Lam said on Sunday, after a new route to Riyadh starts up

Cathay Pacific looking to add more Belt and Road destinations, CEO says
Business|Economy

Airline taxation should remain in headquarter country, airline body IATA says

The United Nations should not change a convention on how global airlines are taxed, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday, cautioning

Airline taxation should remain in headquarter country, airline body IATA says
Business|Travel

Delta Air sees healthy demand, especially on international routes

Delta Air Lines is running its largest ever transatlantic schedule this year as it sees healthy travel demand, especially on international

Delta Air sees healthy demand, especially on international routes
Business|Travel

Singapore Airlines CEO says travel out of China not yet recovered

Air travel demand from China is not back to pre-pandemic levels for

Singapore Airlines CEO says travel out of China not yet recovered
Business|Economy|Technology

China planemaker COMAC eyes Saudi Arabia for global expansion

Chinese planemaker COMAC is eyeing Saudi Arabia as a launch pad for its international ambitions, as the state-owned company steps up efforts to sell overseas and

China planemaker COMAC eyes Saudi Arabia for global expansion
Business|Environment|Travel

Global airline bosses to address geopolitical, climate challenges

Geopolitical tensions, aircraft shortages and ambitious environmental targets will deliver a host of challenges to global airline bosses at an annual summit next week,

Global airline bosses to address geopolitical, climate challenges
Business|News|Travel

Singapore Airlines drops meal service when seatbelt sign on after deadly turbulence

Singapore Airlines has changed its in-flight seatbelt rules and altered at least one flight route after a turbulence incident this week killed one person and left

Singapore Airlines drops meal service when seatbelt sign on after deadly turbulence

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