Cathay Pacific has issued a request for proposals for the financing of eight Airbus A350s to be delivered next year, FlightGlobal understands.
The Hong Kong carrier is open to all forms of financing, says a source who has seen the RFP.
Flight Fleets Analyzer indicates that Cathay has 20 A350-1000s and nine A350-900s on order. It already has 19 A350-900s in service.
Cathay did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
IATA has urged the governments of Pakistan and Bangladesh to release more than $720 million in blocked airline funds, while calling for simplified processes to repatriate the funds.
AirAsia Aviation Group has appointed its co-founder and former chief executive Tony Fernandes as advisor and steward, as the deadline for merger negotiations with associate unit AirAsia X draws close.
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Korean Air and other South Korean companies have completed an urban air mobility (UAM) demonstration to explore operational and safety issues.
