South African Airways (SAA) and Brazilian carrier Gol have reactivated their codeshare agreement, which was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. The agreement, effective immediately, connects major cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Gqeberha in South Africa with Rio de Janeiro and over 20 Brazilian destinations, the South African flag carrier says. SAA can add its code to Gol-operated flights within Brazil, while Gol customers gain access to key South African cities. In the future, SAA plans to expand the agreement to cover 60 additional Latin American and African destinations. The move aligns with SAA's recent launch of direct flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil and Perth in Australia, marking its return as an intercontinental service provider. Chief commercial officer Tebogo Tsimane states: "The reinstatement of the codeshare agreement affirms Brazil’s status as a strategically important destination for South Africa. It connects two major economies in the southern hemisphere to enable leisure tourism, and to facilitate business, networking, and trade."

Alaska Airlines has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing for the 737 Max 9 that was involved in the January 2024 door-plug incident. "They have taken possession of it and the registration has been changed. It is no longer part of our fleet," Alaska says, referring to the aircraft bearing MSN 67501 and registration N704AL. Asked how much Boeing paid it for the widebody, Alaska says the "financial details of the agreements are confidential". In May, the airline received $61 million in supplier credit memos from Boeing to be used on future purchases. The receipt of those funds represented the latest compensatory move taken by the airframer on behalf of Alaska following the door-plug blowout event. During the first quarter of this year, Boeing paid Alaska $162 million in cash compensation for the financial damage incurred as a result of the Max 9 grounding. The Seattle-headquartered airline adds that it has placed an order for a new Max 10. Alaska is one of the biggest customers for the Max 10, behind United Airlines, Ryanair, Delta Air Lines, VietJet Air, WestJet and Lion Air.

Fiji Airways will join American Airlines' AAdvantage loyalty programme within the next year in a move that appears aimed at driving traffic from North America. The loyalty announcement comes as the Fijian carrier prepares to become a full member of the Oneworld alliance next year, having joined as a connecting partner in December 2018. "This new loyalty partnership marks a significant milestone for Fiji Airways and will offer new benefits to millions of travellers," says the carrier's chief executive Andre Viljoen. "By gaining access to a vast network of American travellers, this collaboration also aims to increase visitor arrivals to Fiji, bolstering the nation's tourism industry." Schedules data shows that American codeshares on Fiji Airways' flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Nadi, while the Fijian carrier places its code on 363 weekly US domestic flights operated by American. It is unclear how the AAdvantage tie-up will work with Fiji's existing Tabua Club loyalty programme.