A Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registration number B-1788, officially joined the fleet of China Eastern Yunnan Airlines on Feb. 17, 2015. The new aircraft is the first one introduced by the airline this y...
Vietnam Airlines will take delivery of the first of 19 Boeing 787-9s in May, and the first of 14 Airbus A350-900s in June. The first 787-9 scheduled services will begin in June from Ho Chi Minh City a...
Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan has resigned from the board of Virgin Australia Holdings, citing a lack of time to commit to the role. Etihad chief financial officer James Rigney has also s...
Indonesia plans to compel commercial carriers operating fewer than five aircraft to participate in mergers by March 2017 in an attempt to better monitor the aviation industry. Each merger needs to cre...
TransAsia Airways and China Airlines will be fined NT$20,000-NT$300,000 (US$636-US$9,549) each for making their employees work more than 12 hours a day in violation of Taiwan's labor regulations. Seve...
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has approved a proposed joint venture between Airbus Services Asia Pacific and Singapore Airlines to create an Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), which w...
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced the redelivery of its third 737-300F (MSN27518) to CDI Cargo Airlines (CDI). All three PEMCO freighter conversions to date have been performed at STAECO’...
Hainan Airlines has announced a 5 billion yuan long-term and medium-term notes issuance. Proceeds will be used for working capital. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) and China CITIC Bank Interna...
Bristow has purchased an 85-percent stake in Australia’s Airnorth. Bristow CEO Jonathan Baliff said the company made the move to “provide a complete suite of point-to-point transportation services for...
Some 7m passengers passed through Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) during January 2015, a decline of 1.2%. The number of domestic passengers fell slightly by 0.4%, while those traveling on ...
Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink, which is owned by PT Garuda Indonesia, will make a profit this year, says chief executive Albert Burhan. He has cited lower fuel prices and a less competitive mar...
Indonesia is proposing banning the sale of airline tickets at airport counters in a bid to reduce crowds and eliminate ticket scalpers at terminals. Consumer groups have objected to the move arguing t...
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