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Airline BusinessIs IATA right to call for ‘data-driven decisions’ on international travel?
IATA’s belief is that draconian government restrictions are standing in the way of a meaningful restart of international travel, and that data proves those restrictions are an overreaction to the actual risks.
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NewsVietnam Airlines puts its 11 oldest A321s on sale
Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to sell 11 Airbus A321s through a competitive tender.
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News‘Lack of consensus’ among constraints for Southeast Asia recovery: whitepaper
A Singapore aviation institute has attributed a patchy air traffic recovery in Southeast Asia —with some countries reopening first to other countries outside the region —to regional constraints and a “lack of consensus”.
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NewsANA enters codeshare agreement with LCC affiliate Peach
ANA Holdings’ subsidiaries mainline carrier All Nippon Airways and budget airline Peach will begin a codeshare agreement in late August.
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Airline BusinessGlacial pace of vaccine rollouts puts freeze on Southeast Asia's airlines
A resurgence of Covid-19 in Southeast Asia, coupled with the slow pace of vaccine campaigns, suggest the region’s airlines will remain under severe pressure.
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Airline BusinessThe airline start-ups trying to confound Covid crisis by launching during pandemic
FlightGlobal has spoken to the leaders behind start-ups across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas about their respective launch carriers’ ambitions and for perspectives on starting an airline during the crisis.
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NewsVietnam lifts international flight suspension to main gateways
Vietnam has abruptly reversed a decision to suspend inbound international flights to its main gateways of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, which were supposed to be in place for at least this week.
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NewsAir China names new president and executive director
Air China has promoted its vice-president Ma Chongxian to the position of president, effective 31 May.
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NewsAirAsia X gets shareholders' nod for restructuring
Beleaguered AirAsia X has gained shareholder approval to proceed with its corporate restructuring plan, as it reiterated its commitment to an operational restart “as soon as possible”.
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NewsAuditor questions Indonesia AirAsia’s future amid full-year losses
The parent company of Indonesia AirAsia plunged to the red in its full-year earnings, as its auditors cast “significant doubt” on the carrier’s future.
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NewsIAI signs $200 million UAV contract with Asian customer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a $200 million contract with an unnamed country in Asia related to its Heron unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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NewsVietnam suspends international flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s two main international gateways Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi will temporarily suspend inbound international flights for at least one week as the country battles its largest surge in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
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NewsSIA says liquidity sufficient to ride out Covid-19
Singapore Airlines has expressed confidence that it has the cash to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, as it also seeks to lower its monthly cash burn.
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NewsHoneywell, Insitu announce work with Australian UAV makers
Honeywell and Insitu Pacific have both announced agreements with Australian companies related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsAPAC traffic recovery stymied by restrictions in April: AAPA
Renewed border restrictions and domestic lockdowns across Asian economies in April have “quelled hopes of a meaningful resumption in international travel” for Asia-Pacific airlines.
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NewsThailand’s watchdog completes review of Korean Air-Asiana merger
Korean Air has cleared another milestone in its planned acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines, most recently with Thailand’s competition watchdog.
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NewsMyanmar suspends select domestic routes to curb Covid-19 surge
Myanmar’s airlines have temporarily suspended flights to six domestic airports from 29 May to 8 June, in line with the government’s movement restrictions for certain townships to curb a rise in Covid-19 cases that began last week.
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NewsJapanese operators Air Do, Solaseed Air to merge
Japanese regional operators Air Do and Solaseed Air will merge by 2022, in what appears to be the first signs of consolidation in the country’s airline market in recent years.
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NewsSingapore takes delivery of first CH-47F
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has started taking delivery of its new Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
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NewsAir NZ reports first significant traffic growth in more than year
Air New Zealand saw April passenger traffic grow for the first time in more than a year, aided by significant increases in its short-haul international and domestic operations.