DB Schenker has joined Cathay Pacific's corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme by agreeing to purchase 878t of SAF for use on Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo flights. The carrier says the commitment is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 2,600t. The SAF used in this arrangement is derived from waste cooking oil and animal fats, which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 80% compared to conventional jet fuel. Cathay's director of cargo Tom Owen states: "We are delighted to welcome DB Schenker as the newest member of the Cathay Corporate SAF Programme – and the biggest contributor to date. It is great to have this level of support from such an important player in the air cargo industry to work with us in decarbonising aviation." The airline has been working with various fuel supplier partners to uplift SAF at its Hong Kong hub and other network ports.

Royal Brunei Airlines will temporarily suspend its services to Beijing Daxing International airport, effective 27 October. "RB will continue to monitor market conditions and aims to resume its services to Beijing in the future, once the current market conditions improve," says chief executive Sabirin Abdul Hamid. Royal Brunei currently operates the service twice a week. The carrier also operates flights once a week to Hangzhou and twice-weekly flights to Nanning as of July

Alaska Airlines is expanding its network for the winter season with 18 new routes including destinations in Mexico and North America. The US carrier says it will begin daily flights between Fresno and Guadalajara from 3 December until 12 February. It will also add five times weekly service between Boise and Bozeman from 19 December until 17 March and a daily year-round service between Boise and Santa Ana from the same date. The seasonal daily Los Angeles-Kelowna and San Diego-Reno routes will likewise commence from 19 December. Beginning 6 January until 21 April, the airline will serve Los Cabos, Tucson and Orlando from Sacramento. The Tucson service will be operated daily, while the Los Cabos and Orlando routes will be operated five times and four times a week, respectively. The thrice-weekly Boise-Orlando service will start from 7 January until 25 March. The airline will operate seasonal weekly flights between Kansas City and Cancun and Puerto Vallarta from 18 January and 25 January, respectively. Puerto Vallarta will also be served from Sacramento once a week from 11 January until 19 April. The airline will add new thrice-weekly services to Vail, Colorado, from San Diego and Seattle from 20 December until 16 March. Weekly services between St Louis and Puerto Vallarta will also be launched from 25 January until 5 April. Moreover, the airline will also operate New York JFK- Puerto Vallarta route at a four-times-a-week frequency from 8 January until 20 April. In addition, weekly seasonal flights to Liberia in Costa Rica from San Francisco and Seattle will begin from 21 December. The airline will deploy Boeing 737s and Embraer E175s on these routes.