Aviation

AirAsia upsizes A320neo order to larger A321neo

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 11:43

AirAsia has placed orders for 592 A320 Family aircraft. Following the upsizing, AirAsia’s backlog with Airbus includes 353 A321neo.

2019 China Aviation and Tourism Forum (AT@China) to take place in October in Beijing

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:44

Meetings & Events

The inaugural 2019 AT@China is co-organized by Travel Link and G&W Consulting and is supported by International Cooperation and Service Center, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Cebu Pacific renews fleet with order of 31 brand-new Airbus NEO aircraft

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:26

Aviation

The carrier aims to accelerate its replacement of existing A320 and A330ceo aircraft with this order, and is expecting an all-Airbus NEO jet fleet by 2024.

SIA Engineering Company and Airbus complete first cabin retrofit for Singapore Airlines’ A380 fleet

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 13:47

Aviation

This extensive retrofit programme, which was announced in November 2017, sees the cabin products selected for SIA’s five recently delivered A380 aircraft installed on the airline’s in- service aircraft.

Korean Air unveils special aircraft livery to celebrate 50th anniversary

The special aircraft livery will depict the number 50 with a plane flying over it alongside the slogan “Beyond 50 Years of Excellence”.

Aviation Wed, 02/20/2019 - 02:03
Air Astana records US$5.3M net profit in 2018 on higher revenues, higher costs

Total airline revenue rose by 10% to US$840.8 million. Capacity as measured in ASKs rose by 5% and total passenger numbers by 3%, to 4.3 million.

Aviation Fri, 02/15/2019 - 02:06
Scoot starts sale of flights from Greece to Laos via Singapore

The three-times-weekly flights operated with Scoot’s A320-family aircraft will operate a circular routing departing from Singapore for Luang Prabang, followed by Vientiane, before heading back to Singapore.

Aviation Fri, 02/15/2019 - 02:05
Hong Kong Airlines Aviation Training Centre obtains Occupation Permit

Airline will also commence a fourth daily service to Beijing in April 2019

Aviation Fri, 02/15/2019 - 02:03
Thai Airways appoints Executive Vice President of Finance and Accounting

The Board of Directors, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) has appointed Mr. Nattapong Samit-ampaipisarn as Executive Vice President of Finance and Accounting Department, effective on 1 February, 2019.

Aviation Tue, 02/12/2019 - 05:48
November 2018: Passengers up 3.8% in Asia-Pacific and 2.7% in Middle East

Despite a slowdown in the overall pace of growth in Asia-Pacific, India continued to lead with approximately +8.0% growth in total passenger traffic compared with last year, while also demonstrating signs of moderation in both the international and domestic sectors.

Statistics & Trends Mon, 02/11/2019 - 02:03
Cebu Pacific to receive 12 new aircraft this year

The A321neo boasts of 236 seats, with 56 seats or 31% more capacity than the A320. This will enable CEB to offer more seats and maximise airport slots.

Aviation Mon, 02/11/2019 - 02:02
Amadeus signs a new distribution agreement with Qantas

Agreement marks next chapter in Amadeus and Qantas’ longstanding partnership.

Aviation Fri, 02/08/2019 - 08:14
NokScoot soars to new heights for on time performance in 2018

Airline achieves over 95% OTP in 2018 fueled by its exceptional results in December

Aviation Fri, 02/08/2019 - 07:51
Sabre’s newest partner in innovative Beyond NDC Program is Qantas

Sabre also partnered with Qantas to deliver the Qantas Channel, the airline’s new pathway to deliver more personalized and seamless experiences to customers via agent booking channels.

Aviation Fri, 02/08/2019 - 07:36