China Airlines (CI) expects to receive its first Boeing 787 aircraft in the first quarter of 2026, with commercial service starting by June 2026 on routes to Bangkok (BKK) or Tokyo (HND).
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Air New Zealand (NZ) has resumed its seasonal Hobart service for the fifth consecutive summer, adding more than 25,000 extra seats to meet the steady rise in trans-Tasman demand.
An Air France Boeing 777 flying from Paris (CDG) to Réunion (RUN) was forced to return after a severe cabin heat malfunction triggered an emergency landing.
Riyadh Air (RX), Saudi Arabia’s newest national carrier, marked a major milestone with its first passenger flight to London Heathrow (LHR) on October 26, 2025.
South Korea’s newest low-cost carrier, Parata Air (PA), has officially applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to operate flights to the United States.
Air India Express (IX), owned by the Tata Group, is rolling out a major cabin retrofit program to standardize its Boeing 737-8 fleet.
Air India (AI) has completed the repainting and cabin retrofit of 12 aircraft at Nagpur (NAG), handled by Indamer AAR Technics Private Limited.
The government has yet to finalize any plan for restructuring SriLankan Airlines (UL), the national carrier based at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).
Singapore Airlines (SQ) has reached a long-awaited milestone: every aircraft in its fleet now features fully flat-bed seats in Business Class.
Former Tamil Nadu MLA and advocate Nizamudeen was denied boarding on a Gulf Air (GF) flight from Moscow Airport (SVO) to Bahrain due to his passport carrying only one name.