Brussels Airlines has selected HAECO to provide exclusive base maintenance services on its Airbus A330-300 fleet for a three-year period. The agreement, which took effect in September, will see HAECO provide support including C-checks on Brussels Airlines' long-haul fleet at the MRO provider's facility at Hong Kong International airport. "HAECO has established itself as a renowned MRO services provider with extensive maintenance experience across a variety of aircraft types, including A330s," states Brussels Airlines head of technical fleet management Christian Fontius. "We are confident that HAECO's services will optimise the performance of our widebody fleet." Fleets data shows that the Lufthansa Group carrier has 11 A330-300s and 35 A320-family jets. It plans to add further single-aisles and two A330s.

UAE-based airlines are now eligible for a discount on export-credit financing associated with adherence to the Cape Town Convention. Carriers domiciled in the Middle Eastern country can now unlock "significant financial benefits" following a "landmark legislative change in the UAE federal civil aviation law", Emirates deputy general counsel Mona Al Sayegh states in a LinkedIn post. "This win for aviation finance in the UAE is the culmination of 16 years of advocacy, collaboration and persistence. I've had the privilege of working alongside fellow UAE airlines, local and federal entities and international stakeholders to push for this change," she adds. The Aviation Working Group website states that airlines of states that adopt the Cape Town Convention and protocol can receive a 10% discount on export-credit premiums under the OECD Aircraft Sector Understanding. The UAE is listed on the AWG website as having achieved a "very high" Cape Town Convention compliance rating of 88, and the nation "is and should remain eligible for the OECD discount", in the AWG's view.

China and India appear to be inching closer to allowing nonstop flights between the neighbouring countries to resume after a four-year hiatus. China's president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting in Tianjin on 31 August, with a statement from Modi's office saying: "The two leaders noted the need to strengthen people-to-people ties through direct flights and visa facilitation, building on the resumption of Kailash Manasarovar Yatra and tourist visa." No timeline has been given on when flights will be permitted between the two countries, but it appears likely that it will be in the coming months. Flights have not operated between China and India since 2020 when they were suspended at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. In January, India's foreign secretary Nikram Misri said that the countries had "agreed in principle" to resume flights during a visit to Beijing, but there has been no noticeable movement since. Prior to the suspension, there were 64 weekly flights between the world's two most populous countries, Cirium Diio schedules data from November 2019 shows.