Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Air New Zealand will begin operating three return services per week to Western Sydney Airport (WSI) starting 26 October, positioning the carrier as the inaugural international airline for the new airport.
Reuters
• Julie Zhu, Lisa Baertlein
By Reuters: The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia's air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum.
The Air Current
• Will Guisbond
By The Air Current: Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying., Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has reported a record €801 million investment in airport quality in the first half 0f 2026 - the highest amount ever spent in a six-month period.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Heathrow Airport mainained its position as Europe's most punctual hub, making solid progress in the first half of 2026, despite geopolitical headwinds.
Skift
• Peden Doma Bhutia
By Skift: The biggest constraint on China’s outbound travel isn’t demand, it’s the availability of flights, according to a Dragon Trail survey.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) and ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) have received interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to plan the expansion of their joint venture to Australia, ahead of a proposed five-year approval.
FlightGlobal
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said that Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent International) is losing USD120 million in annual revenue due to operational inefficiencies, according to a presidential office communiqué.
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FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
