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Malaysia's AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) has made "substantial progress" in months-long talks with creditors as it aims to convene meetings with them to vote on a restructuring scheme by the end of October, its chief executive said.

Air New Zealand Ltd said on Thursday it was studying how it could use low-carbon technologies like electric, hybrid or hydrogen powered planes to dramatically reduce emissions from shorter and regional flights as soon as 2030.

Shares in France's Lagardere surged 20% on Thursday after media group Vivendi said it would buy another stake in the company, paving the way for a full takeover.

Suspending passenger operations to South Africa earlier this year was an opportunity for Middle Eastern airline Emirates to relook at its approach to the country, according to its regional manager.

Virgin Australia said on Friday it would add nine Boeing Co 737-800 planes to its fleet from October in preparation for an expected increase in domestic travel as vaccination rates rise and state borders reopen.

MEMBERS of Numsa in the aviation and bus sector marched in Tshwane on Wednesday, 25 August.

Comair, which operates kulula.com and British Airways in SA, announced on Wednesday that it will be back in the skies from September 1.

Kulula returns to South African skies after a three-month break and is enticing passengers with discounts of up to 30%.

Comair marketing executive Brian Kitchin explained that the company used the time off to create a better user experience.

If you were thinking of booking a last-minute flight out of Blue Grass Airport this weekend, it won’t be possible. Air travel was suspended on Thursday at 6 p.m. and will remain so for 72 hours in order to complete a runway repaving project.