Asia Pacific – Page 207
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Airline BusinessAirline industry comes back fighting under IATA chief Walsh
The IATA AGM marked by a shift away from the harmonious front seen in parts of the commercial air transport industry at the height of the pandemic.
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NewsSingapore, South Korea launch quarantine-free travel lane
South Korea and Singapore have agreed to allow quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated residents from 15 November.
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NewsANA, JAL team up to promote SAF development in Japan
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have pledged to work together to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), in view of the industry’s long-term objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.
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NewsAsia-Pacific carriers warm to mandatory passenger jabs
At least three Asia-Pacific carriers have made it compulsory for all travellers to be fully-vaccinated before flying, as the region moves towards post-pandemic reopening.
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NewsSingapore, USA in talks about vaccinated travel arrangement
Singapore is in talks with the USA to establish quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated travellers, following trials with Brunei and Germany.
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NewsVietnam to allow domestic flights to resume from 10 October
Vietnam will allow domestic flights from a number of cities to resume from 10 October, easing restrictions put in place months ago amid a particularly lethal wave of coronavirus infections.
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NewsAir Seychelles enters administration
Air Seychelles has appointed administrators after entering a formal company reorganisation on 5 October.
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NewsChief of low-cost airline Pegasus to chair IATA board after 2022 AGM
The transition will continue a period during which the role has been taken by the chief executive of an airline outside the group of network carriers that are traditionally the high-profile core of IATA’s membership.
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NewsKorean competition watchdog to finish Korean/Asiana review by end-year: report
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) reportedly aims to complete its review of Korean Air’s takeover of rival Asiana by the end of 2021.
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NewsSIA Engineering divests stake in PW4000 engine overhaul unit
SIA Engineering has divested its shareholding in engine overhaul joint venture Asian Surface Technologies, as part of a company-wide portfolio review, and in light of declining work volume.
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NewsATR renews ATR 72 maintenance contract with Air Caledonie
Air Caledonie has renewed its maintenance agreement with ATR for another five years.
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NewsAirAsia Group to become all-A321 operator after latest order swap
AirAsia Group has converted its remaining orders for Airbus A320neos into the larger A321neo, as the low-cost airline group sets out to “transform” into an all-A321 operator in the longer term.
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NewsIndonesia drops capacity limits at Jakarta; Bali eyes tentative opening
Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport has dropped limits on the capacity of flights arriving at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport that was put in place to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAirAsia Group secures MYR500 million state-backed loan
AirAsia Group has secured a government-backed loan of up to MYR500 million ($120 million), which it says will mainly go towards staff costs and “key operating expenses” such as aircraft maintenance.
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NewsHawaiian expects Asia-Pacific demand to return quickly
Hawaiian Airlines intends to restore much of its service to the Asia-Pacific region this year as countries around the Pacific Rim begin dismantling their coronavirus-driven mobility restrictions.
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News‘Distorted and flawed’: airport bodies hit back at IATA claims on airline charges
Global airports association ACI World and its European unit have hit back at claims from IATA chief Willie Walsh regarding rising charges for airlines in a sign that the industry’s unity in the face of the pandemic is fracturing.
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NewsJapan rejoins aircraft carrier club with USMC F-35B landing
A Lockheed Martin F-35B of the US Marine Corps (USMC) has conducted a landing and take off from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Izumo.
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NewsQantas closes in on narrowbody replacement; eyes 737 Max, A220s
Qantas will decide which aircraft will replace its domestic narrowbody fleet by the end of the year, and is considering options such as Boeing’s 737 Max, as well as Airbus A320neo family jets, A220s and Embraer E-Jets.
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NewsAirline CEOs flee forward in a post-Covid world
Airline chief executives say that for all intents and purposes the coronavirus pandemic that brought the industry to a near stand-still in 2020 has been conquered.
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NewsIATA chief cites 9/11 lessons as he calls for travel restrictions to end as soon as possible
IATA director general Willie Walsh has cited lessons from 9/11 as he called on governments and regulators to adopt “risk-based measures” for Covid-related travel restrictions – and to drop them as soon as the health situation allows.