All articles by Alfred Chua – Page 52
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Airline Business‘We have to be focused’: Thai chief prioritises full-service with Thai Smile merger
As it moves forward with the consolidation of regional unit Thai Smile Airways, flag carrier Thai Airways International says it remains “focused” on providing full-service operations in a highly-competitive domestic market.
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NewsElbers sees IndiGo topping 100m annual passenger mark in early 2024
Indian low-cost operator IndiGo is committed to “further internationalisation”, its chief executive Pieter Elbers says, as it expects to carry 100 million passengers by early 2024.
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NewsANA not expecting delays for new jets
All Nippon Airways (ANA) does not expect major delays in the delivery of its new aircraft, including the Boeing 737 Max and 777-9 widebodies.
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NewsSriLankan eyes gains from tourism boom, despite looming supply chain woes
SriLankan Airlines expects passenger traffic in the upcoming year-end travel season to surpass pre-pandemic levels, amid a boom in tourism a year after the country plunged into economic turmoil.
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NewsPAL to take higher-weight A350-1000s; eyes medium-haul fleet renewal in coming years
Philippine Airlines’ commitment for nine Airbus A350-1000s will comprise the higher-weight variant – similar to those ordered by Qantas for ultra-long-haul flights – as it eyes replacements for its medium-haul fleet.
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News‘Turn winter into spring and summer’: ANA flags sluggish Japan outbound demand
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has warned that Japanese outbound leisure travel demand remains weak, a stark contrast to the strong recovery from inbound travellers.
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NewsThai to add A321neos from mid-2025: CEO
Thai Airways International will take five Airbus A321neos on lease from the second-half of 2025, and is in the final stages of securing another five examples.
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NewsQantas to keep A380s for ‘at least’ 10 years: Joyce
Qantas expects to keep its Airbus A380 fleet for the next decade, as it commits to returning its full fleet of ten aircraft by 2024, a year later than earlier reported.
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NewsQantas to assess A330 replacement by year-end
Qantas is to kick off a replacement campaign for its Airbus A330 fleet in the second-half of 2023, its incoming CEO Vanessa Hudson confirms, amid “significant demand” for widebody aircraft in the wider airline sector.
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NewsSlots, manpower among challenges in Chinese airline international recovery: IATA
IATA has flagged issues relating to slots and manpower among the challenges confronting Mainland Chinese carriers on international recovery.
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NewsChina Southern to raise over $2.8 billion to fund new aircraft purchase
China Southern Airlines is set to undertake two share issuances, which will see it raise funds for new aircraft, as well as its working capital.
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NewsAirAsia Aviation sees ‘promising improvement’ in Q1 earnings as travel demand returns
AirAsia Aviation swung back to the black in their first-quarter earnings on the back of strong international travel growth, as it eyes a “return to normalcy” this year.
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NewsGaruda trims fleet forecast but seeks more 737s
Garuda Indonesia is to add five more Boeing 737-800s as traffic recovery continues apace, though the airline has slashed its expected fleet size by the end of the year.
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NewsQantas flags network growth prospects as it touts new fleet advantages
Qantas has teased the prospect of expanding its international network as it moves closer to taking delivery of the first of many new aircraft under its long-term fleet renewal programme.
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NewsAAPA sees ‘positive trends’ in near-term travel demand amid weakening cargo market
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) remains optimistic that passenger travel demand will continue to hold steady in the coming months, even as cargo demand continues to slump.
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NewsQantas bets on Project Sunrise, international network in long-term earnings target
Qantas expects profit margins from international flying to double in the coming years, with the soon-to-launch ‘Project Sunrise’ ultra-long-haul flights forecast to give a significant boost to earnings.
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NewsSIAEC to set up MRO joint venture at new Phnom Penh airport
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has signed a joint venture agreement with Cambodian infrastructure investment firm Cambodia Airport Investment (CAIC) to form a line maintenance joint venture.
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NewsAirAsia X mulls Central Asia, Istanbul foray, as China network gets boost
AirAsia X is considering plans to launch flights from Malaysia to Istanbul, as well as “potentially” to cities in Central Asia, as it ramps up flying to Mainland China in the near-term.
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NewsSIA, Garuda eye capacity ramp-up in proposed joint venture
Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia are looking to enter into a joint-venture agreement which will see the two carriers expand their existing partnership and potentially increase capacity between Singapore and Indonesia.
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NewsHAECO appoints Swire veteran Richard Sell as new CEO
HAECO has appointed Richard Sell as its new group chief executive officer from 1 July.