All articles by Alfred Chua – Page 8
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Airline BusinessKorean Air’s simplification act gathers pace with record aircraft buy
Korean Air’s strategy of simplification in the long-term is gathering pace, after the carrier placed a record order for more than 100 Boeing aircraft.
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NewsVietjet begins construction for new MRO facility
Vietjet has broken ground for its new MRO facility at the in-development Long Thanh international airport.
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NewsAir Europa accepts investment offer from Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines has disclosed that its offer to acquire a minority stake in Spanish operator Air Europa has been accepted.
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Airline Business‘Challenging’ domestic market leads JAL, ANA to trim capacity as international growth continues
Japan’s two largest operators are trimming their domestic capacity for the northern winter season, amid concerns of slowing demand and domestic competition.
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NewsTaiwan's Starlux signs partnership with American Airlines
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has signed a partnership agreement with American Airlines, its second airline collaboration as it continues to build its North American presence.
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NewsQantas fined A$90 million for illegal layoffs during pandemic
Qantas has been ordered to pay A$90 million ($58.6 million) by the Australian federal court, for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground handlers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Airline BusinessCebu Pacific ‘on track’ for stronger 2025 even as supply chain woes persist
Cebu Pacific believes it is “on track” to report stronger profit margins this year, despite persisting supply chain snags, and as it enters its “softest” quarter yet.
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NewsSpirit Airlines warns of ‘substantial doubt’ over survival
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has issued a stark warning about its ability to remain operational beyond 12 months, as the recently-bankrupt carrier struggles with persistent weak travel demand and deteriorating financial conditions.
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NewsAirAsia X, Scoot expand medium-, long-haul networks
AirAsia X marks its foray into Europe with the launch of flights to Istanbul this November, while Scoot grows its operations to Japan.
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NewsST Engineering opens new MRO facility in Ezhou, China
New facility will initially support SF Airlines’ fleet of over 80 Boeing freighters, with capacity for future expansion to serve additional operators.
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NewsAir India begins widebody cabin upgrades with first 787 retrofit
Air India has commenced cabin upgrading works on its widebody fleet, with its first of 26 Boeing 787s inducted in July following a series of delays. The 787-8 (VT-ANT) flew to Boeing’s Victorville, California facility in July for retrofit works. Air India says a second aircraft will be inducted in ...
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Airline BusinessWeek 33 2025: Earnings season takes a breather with focus shifting on Asia-Pacific results
Following a flurry of financial results in the past week, earnings season takes a brief pause with most European and North American operators having reported their earnings. Focus will soon turn to several key Asia Pacific operators by the end of the month.
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NewsCebu Pacific laments ‘sufferance’ from GTF issues with groundings higher than expected
Supply chain snags remain the ‘single biggest risk’ to Cebu Pacific’s growth strategy, as airline executives acknowledge that its ongoing engine reliability issues have “persisted longer than expected”.
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NewsUnited restores flights after ‘underlying technology issue’ forces ground stop
United Airlines has resolved the “underlying technology issue” that led to the grounding of its flights nationwide, as it rules out any cybersecurity breach in the outage.
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Airline BusinessCathay reaffirms dual-brand strategy despite HK Express losses
Cathay Pacific Group has reiterated its commitment to its dual-brand strategy despite low-cost unit HK Express posting a HK$524 million loss in the first half of 2024, citing ‘short-term’ challenges including Japan travel disruption.
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NewsUnited grounds all flights at US airports following ‘technology issue’
United Airlines has halted all flights nationwide after being hit by an unspecified “technology issue”.
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NewsCathay has ‘confidence’ about 2027 delivery for first 777-9: airline executive
Cathay Pacific says it has “confidence” that it will take delivery of its first Boeing 777-9 in 2027, as it confirms its older -300ERs will remain in service for at least 10 more years.
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NewsCathay to purchase 14 more 777-9s in first Boeing order since 2013
Cathay Pacific Group has ordered 14 more Boeing 777-9s, marking its first aircraft purchase with the North American airframer in almost 12 years.
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NewsHobart eyes direct Asia flights with runway upgrading works completed
Hobart airport expects to get direct flights from Asia “within the next few years”, following the completion of runway upgrading works.
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NewsANA to launch Japan-wide air taxi services from 2027
Japanese airline group partners with Joby Aviation to establish joint venture for electric air taxi operations, initially serving Tokyo before expanding to other major cities.