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Virgin Australia today announced plans to launch flights between Sydney and Hong Kong, increasing the airline’s presence into Greater China.
Asia
Cebu Pacific has announced direct service between Manila and Melbourne, Australia starting August 14, 2018.
The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse.
American Airlines and Qantas have filed a new application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking approval to form a joint business to better serve customers flying between North America and Australia and New Zealand.
Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start thrice weekly service to Nosy-Be, Madagascar on March 27, 2018.
Air Astana will offer daily, non-stop flights from Nazarbayev International airport in Astana to London Heathrow, effective 1st June.
Asia
Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited headed by the airline's executives, Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President, Mr. Prote Setsuwan, Vice President - Marketing, and Mr. Varong Israsena Na Ayudhya, Vice President - Sales, jointly revealed the company business outlook for 2018 at the Monthathip Room, Anantara Siam Hotel, Bangkok.
North America
Compass Airlines announced it has reached an agreement with its pilot group to extend the pilots' Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) through 2022.
Finnair is expanding its network and will open a direct, year-round route between Helsinki and Minsk on June 9, 2018. Flights between Helsinki and Minsk will be operated twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with an Embraer 190 aircraft.
KLM Cityhopper has welcomed the latest Embraer E175+, bearing registration PH-EXU, and the latest Embraer 190, bearing registration PH-EXV, at Schiphol.