Asia Pacific Aviation News

AirAsia X has expanded its Japan capacity with thrice weekly flights to Osaka. Benyamin Ismail, AirAsia X Malaysia CEO said: “We are pleased to start the new year with the announcement of our 13th rou...

Air India is all set to close the historic deal of 495 aircraft right on the eve of its first anniversary as a private airline in India. Exactly one year ago the Tata Group took over Air India from th...

Thailand is all set for a $8.83bn construction of U-Tapao aviation city to drive the growth of aviation industry in Thailand. The project is named as Eastern Aviation City and will also include a free...

The founder of Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal and his spouse Anita Goyal has won a restraining order against India's Directorate of Enforcement (ED). According to the latest order passed on January 17, 202...

The project for upgrading and development of Gan International Airport, Maldives has been granted to a successful bidder after a five-day stand-still period. The project is financed through a loan fro...

Air Astana is planning to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) next year according to Akorda press service, the President’s official media page. The airline CEO, Peter Foster revealed in a compa...

ST Engineering has secured CFM56-7B engine maintenance contracts from two established airlines based in Asia. Under these contracts, ST Engineering will carry out heavy maintenance of CFM56-7B engines...

Buddha Air has sold its last two- 25-year-old Beechcraft 'B 1900 D' aircraft with 19 seat configurations to a Canadian company. Mangesh Thapa, Technical Director, Buddha Air said: “The rising maintena...

The black box of Nepal’s Yeti airline crash will be examined by experts in Singapore, AP News reports. According to the Rajendra Kumar, spokesperson of the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority both the FDR ...

Vistara has currently shelved all its plans for ordering any new aircraft prior to its merger with Air India. Meanwhile, the airline will honour its existing aircraft orders, the majority of which wil...

Continuing its plans of international expansion, Vistara has added Dammam in Saudia Arabia to its charts with daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Dammam beginning March 2023. The airline plans t...

Russian airlines plan to increase passenger numbers to over 100 million in 2023, despite sanctions imposed by the West and a closed European airspace. The plan includes state-owned operators under Aer...