Japan Airlines and Nippon Express have launched a weekly Boeing 747 freighter service linking Los Angeles with Narita, Taipei and Singapore to support rising demand for AI, semiconductor, data centre and oversized cargo.
Author: David Hughes
Singapore Airlines (SQ) will offer significantly fewer First Class seats on its Singapore-Jakarta route during the 2026/27 northern winter, with only two of its nine daily services scheduled to operate the premium cabin.
Gulf Air (GF) will launch daily fifth-freedom flights between Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) and Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) from October 26, 2026, bringing a new carrier to one of Southeast Asia’s busiest air routes.
A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group linked to major corporate data breaches has been detained by authorities and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI as investigators expand their efforts to identify other members.
Qantas Airways (QF) is preparing a major expansion of its Australia-Indonesia network, with new flights planned between Perth and Jakarta, Brisbane and Bali, and Western Sydney and Bali through its Jetstar subsidiary.
An Air New Zealand (NZ) turboprop descended approximately 2,500 feet below its planned approach path while preparing to land at Timaru Airport in June 2023, after the pilots failed to notice an incorrect autopilot setting.
Singapore Airlines and Scoot cancel Dubai and Jeddah flights through December amid Middle East geopolitical uncertainty.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG) is expected to sign an agreement with Airbus in October for 10 new aircraft, as Bangladesh moves ahead with a major expansion of its national carrier’s fleet.
Air New Zealand (NZ) has delayed the rollout of its new Emilia Wickstead-designed uniforms, with employees now expected to begin wearing the collection from March 2027.
An Etihad Airways (EY) flight from Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) to Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport (AUH) diverted to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) after an 81-year-old passenger developed suspected acute stroke symptoms during the journey.