The world's dominant airliner manufacturers Airbus and Boeing have both separately recorded another record year for commercial airliner deliveries.
Qantas has sought regulatory approval for Cathay Pacific to codeshare on its flights between Australia and Hong Kong.
The Boeing 777 has surpassed 2,000 orders, making it the biggest selling widebody airliner ever. The milestone was passed in December with an order for 17 777s from BOC Aviation and two as-yet unidentified customers. The current total of 2,013 sales includes all eight 777 models including the 777F freighter and the latest 777X models. These include
Tigerair Australia pilots have commenced protected industrial action, which the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) union says could result in flight cancellations and disruptions.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled a new tool to help airlines better avoid turbulence.
Air New Zealand's most frequent flyer took more than one flight per day in 2018, flying 371 times to cover a total distance of 639,000 kilometres.