Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has disclosed that it will cut the number of planned flights to Japan by 20% in January, in order to abide by the Japanese government's latest advisory amid concerns about new Covid-19 cases in China. "As airlines are not allowed to increase flights beyond the number that they operated in the week of 23-29 December, Cathay Pacific will only be able to operate 65 flights per week in total to these destinations," it says in a release. Cathay had planned to increase its services to the country by a fifth into the New Year, action that has now been scrapped. From 30 December until further notice, all flights to Nagoya and Fukuoka will be cancelled, while services to Sapporo will be reduced from seven to five per week, and certain Tokyo Narita and Osaka flights will be cancelled on select dates. For flights from Japan to Hong Kong, it will operate all scheduled flights as planned from 30 December to 8 January 2023, including ferry flights carrying no passengers to Japan to help customers return to Hong Kong. All flights to and from Nagoya have also been cancelled from 9 January onwards.

Russia's Red Wings Airlines has added two Sukhoi Superjet 100s to its fleet. The transfer of aircraft under a previously concluded leasing agreement took place at the end of December 2022, the airline says. "I am grateful to our partners represented by the Irkut Corporation and the Aviaprofleasing company for finding the opportunity to promptly replenish our Superjet fleet," states Red Wings general director Evgeny Solodilin. The airline notes that it is the second-largest Superjet operator. Fleets data indicates that Aeroflot subsidiary Rossiya Airlines is the largest. Red Wings says it will "continue to follow the development strategy approved in 2021 as the best operator of Russian aviation equipment, actively supporting the image of the domestic aircraft industry". Fleets data lists the airline as having 17 Superjets in service, one in storage, and 49 on order.

Avmax has sold a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 to Tanzania-based airline Auric Air. MSN 468 is the second Dash 8 that Auric has purchased from Avmax, the Canadian regional aircraft lessor notes. "The transaction process was smooth and straightforward," states Auric's managing director Nurmohamed Hussein. He adds: "Having this second Dash 8-200 will help us to fulfil our growing passenger demand in Tanzania." Data indicates that the African carrier's fleet includes one Dash 8-100 and 16 Cessna 208B Grand Caravans. Avmax describes Auric as "the premier safari airline in Tanzania".