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Canberra Airport signed (19-Aug-2026) a sister airport cooperation MoU with Eastern Airports Group to support future direct flight opportunities, trade, tourism and cultural exchange between Canberra and China. The airport stated the MoU "could pave the way for future direct flights between Canberra and Nanjing". Canberra Airport CEO Stephen Byron stated: "For us, international connections are about more than flights. They open Canberra to the world and bring the world closer to Canberra", adding: "There is much we can learn from each other, particularly across airport operations, passenger experience, commercial development, sustainability and future growth". [more - original PR]

Christchurch International Airport announced (19-Aug-2026) United Airlines plans to commence San Francisco-Christchurch service with Boeing 787-9 equipment from 04-Dec-2026 to 26-Mar-2027. The service will operate three times weekly, according to OAG. No other carriers operate the route. [more - original PR]

Qantas Airways confirmed (18-Aug-2026) the following adjustments to select European and domestic services:

• Perth-London service will operate via Singapore from 25-Oct-2026 until 31-Jan-2027. From 01-Feb-2027 it will return to operating nonstop. The return London-Perth frequency will continue to operate nonstop throughout;
• Sydney-Paris CDG will operate via Singapore instead of Perth from 25-Oct-2026 until 31-Jan-2027. The return frequency is unchanged;
• Brisbane-Manila service will operate with A330 equipment until 31-Jan-2027, with new A321XLR equipment to operate on the route from 01-Feb-2027;
• The carrier plans to introduce additional XLR frequencies on its "main routes" between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 25-Oct-2026 whilst "reducing some flights to and from Perth". [more - original PR]

Melbourne Tullamarine Airport introduced (20-Aug-2026) an online journey planner to help visitors navigate the airport's new and expanded pick-up and drop-off zones, which are scheduled to open in Oct-2026. The new zones represent the largest change to the airport's road network in more than 50 years and will provide significantly more space than the departures ramp and forecourt - enabling AUD4.5 billion (USD3.2 billion) in privately funded projects to expand the international terminal. The online tool allows travellers flying with Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia and international carriers to visualise the new exit off the Tullamarine freeway to drop-off, as well as the corresponding journey from the north. It also allows visitors picking up travellers from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to understand the new route they will need to take for access to the new, free and undercover pick-up zone. [more - original PR]

Singapore Changi Airport, via its official Facebook account, announced (18-Aug-2026) TransNusa Air Services will operate from Terminal 4, effective 01-Sep-2026.

ATR identified (19-Aug-2026) 209 new domestic air routes in Indonesia that would be "economically viable if served by regional turboprop aircraft". ATR stated total demand for the routes is 16 million passengers p/a and the airport infrastructure already exists, noting: "There is enormous scope to develop new domestic air routes in Indonesia, because 70 of the country's 180 airports, with paved runways, currently have no scheduled passenger services". ATR added 88% of the potential air routes, accounting for 14 million passenger volume p/a, are intra-island routes and 90% of the new potential air routes are on islands other than Java. [more - original PR]