BRITISH AEROSPACE'S AIRBUS division at Chester has made its last delivery of wings for Airbus via the Skylink Super Guppy. The flight, from Manchester to Hamburg on 9 July, carried an A319 wing. Flights will be operated direct from Chester by the new A300-600ST Beluga following a runway extension.
Source: Flight International
The AirAsia Aviation Group intends to launch 23 new routes across its five units in Southeast Asia by end-September, a significant expansion that comes amid an improvement in earnings.
Malaysia’s AirAsia X expects to fully reactivate its fleet of 18 Airbus A330s by the end of the year, clearing what it calls a “final hurdle” for network expansion.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has found a “significant” rise in leisure travel demand in July, helped by a relaxation of visa policies, and despite ongoing supply chain challenges.
