All articles by Aaron Chong
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P&W Singapore shop completes first PW1000G overhaul
Pratt & Whitney’s Singapore engine shop, Eagle Services Asia (ESA), has delivered its first PW1000G-series geared turbofan after completing overhauls.
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AEI adds STAECO to freighter conversion network
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has selected Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (STAECO) as an authorised conversion centre to conduct Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion works.
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AirAsia sets up venture capital fund to boost ancillary segment
AirAsia has launched a new venture capital fund, RedBeat Capital, to invest in start-up businesses that aims to boost the low-cost carrier's ancillary segment.
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Jet Airways groundings rise to 25 aircraft
Jet Airways has grounded two more aircraft for defaults on lease payments, meaning nearly a quarter of its fleet is now out of operations.
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GMR Airports' Q3 profit rises 3.4%
India's GMR Infrastructure has disclosed that its airports segment recorded a 3.4% increase in its profit to Rs3.65 billion ($54.7 million) for the third quarter ended 31 December 2018.
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Jet Airways grounds another 10 aircraft
Jet Airways has grounded a further 10 aircraft over the past several days.
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Malaysia Airlines closes 2018 with losses 'marginally lower'
Malaysia Airlines has disclosed that it finished 2018 "on a marginally lower loss compared to a year ago".
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New vehicle set to absorb Air India debt, sell off units
New Delhi has approved the establishment of a special purpose company that will take around half of Air India's debt and four subsidiaries that are set to be sold off.
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New Delhi approves Hirasar greenfield airport project
The Indian government has approved the development of a new greenfield airport at Hirasar, as the existing Rajkot airport suffers from land constraint.
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JAL shares more details about new long-haul LCC
Japan Airlines (JAL) will establish a new long-haul, low-cost subsidiary in the coming weeks, the first of such operations in the country.
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Border clashes shut Pakistan's airspace and north Indian airports
Pakistan's civil aviation authority has confirmed the closure of its airspace, while its Indian counterpart has barred all flights from eight northern airports, amid clashes between the nations' forces in the disputed Kashmir region.
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GMR Airports to build new airport at Bhogapuram
GMR Infrastructure's airports division has been named as the highest bidder to develop a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in India's south-eastern Andhra Pradesh state.
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India's Bhubaneswar airport to undergo expansion
Airports Authority of India (AAI) is expanding Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik airport, as it works to cater to the growing traffic there.
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Adani Group wins concessions for six Indian airports
Adani Group has emerged as the highest bidder for concessions being offered at six airports in India.
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Goyal and Etihad back Jet Airways revival plan
Jet Airways' two largest shareholders, chairman Naresh Goyal and Etihad Aviation Group, have backed the bank-led bailout plan for the struggling Indian airline.
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ST Aero inks 10-year MRO deal with North American carrier
ST Engineering Aerospace has inked an agreement with an unnamed "major" North American carrier to provide heavy maintenance services on a fleet of 160 narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
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US-Bangla to lease 737 Max 8
US-Bangla Airlines has agreed to lease a Boeing 737 Max 8 from AerCap, making it the first Bangladeshi carrier to have committed to the re-engined variant.
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GVK to increase stake in Mumbai airport operator
Indian infrastructure group GVK has announced that its airport division has up its stake in Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL).
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Jet's shareholders approve debt-for-equity swap
Shareholders of Jet Airways approved a plan to swap the airline's lenders' loans for equity at a 21 February extraordinary general meeting.
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Jet Airways grounds two more aircraft for lease defaults
Jet Airways has grounded two more aircraft after it failed to pay their lease rentals.