AUGUST 29, 2025: Qantas has ordered an additional twenty A321-200XLRs. The airline made the announcement on August 28, 2025, while releasing is financial year 2025 results.

AUGUST 28, 2025: VietJet is axing its flights to Australia from Hanoi (HAN) but will increase flights from Ho Chi Minh (SGN).

AUGUST 27, 2025: Samoa Airways has declared a provisional after tax profit of WST11 million (USD4.04 million) for the 12 months to June 30, 2025, after benefitting from debt write offs and other forms of assistance.

AUGUST 26, 2025: JPMorgan Asset Management has assumed complete control of North Queensland Airports Limited, operators of Cairns (CNS) and Mackay (MKY) Airports.

AUGUST 25, 2025: Air Niugini is due to unveil its first A220-300 later this week after it leaves the final assembly line in Mirabel, Canada. 

AUGUST 22, 2025: The Japanese Government will provide Tonga with over USD17 million to upgrade Fua‘amotu International Airport (TBU). 

AUGUST 21, 2025: Charter and fly-in-fly-out specialist carrier Alliance Airlines has reported a statutory before tax profit of AUD82.1 million (USD52.9 million) for the twelve months ending June 30, 2025.

AUGUST 20 2025: China Southern Airlines is significantly increasing its flights to Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth over the upcoming Southern Hemisphere summer.

AUGUST 19, 2025: Cairns-based East Air has announced the start of Hamilton Island flights under new ownership and management.

AUGUST 18, 2025: Qantas has won a five-year Australian Government contract to operate passenger and cargo flights to Christmas Island (XCH) and Cocos Keeling Islands (CCK).

AUGUST 15, 2025: Hawaiian Airlines will increase flights to Sydney (SYD) and Papeete (PPT) as part of a series of adjustments to its wider network.

AUGUST 14, 2025: Solomon Airlines is shaking up its international network with some significant changes taking effect from October 3, 2025.

AUGUST 13, 2025: Air Vanuatu’s sole ATR remains grounded almost two weeks after going out of service because of engine issues. 

AUGUST 12, 2025: Air New Zealand is struggling to make a profit, according to just released research from Auckland-based financial services company Forsyth Barr.

AUGUST 11, 2025: After 25 years of operating for the airline, Qantas flew its final Q300 revenue flights on August 8, 2025.

AUGUST 8, 2025:Adelaide Airport is speeding up the next phase of its previously announced AUD600 million (USD391.5 million) infrastructure upgrade program.

AUGUST 7, 2025:The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF) has started targeted safety audits of all Fiji-registered aircraft with systems similar to the Boeing 787.

AUGUST 6, 2025:Hobart Airport (HBA) has completed its runway upgrade and can now handle aircraft as big as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787, capable of connecting the Tasmanian capital to cities in Asia and the Middle East.

AUGUST 5, 2025:Smartlynx Australia, formerly known as Skytrans, has started operating A319-100 flights for MinRes Air, the virtual airline operated by Australian mining company Mineral Resources.

AUGUST 4, 2025:Vanuatu’s government says it has reached an agreement with Airbus to preserve predelivery payments for future aircraft orders.

AUGUST 1, 2025:Virgin Australia’s ninth B737-8 (MAX 8) is ferrying into Brisbane Airport on Friday, August 1, 2025. VH-8II (msn 65047) departed Ontario to ferry to Kailua-Kona on July 29 and will arrive in Brisbane on Friday afternoon.