Vietnam Airlines approved for US repatriation flights
Vietnam Airlines plans operate a series of repatriation flights to the USA from 22 June, following approvals from US authorities.
Lion Air asserts longevity amid French SPV dilemma
The email landed in Asia-based lessors’ inboxes in the early hours, inviting a maximum of three people per lessor to a 3 June call with Lion Air Group’s billionaire co-founder Rusdi Kirana.
Australia, Singapore PMs discuss travel restart
The prime ministers of Australia and Singapore have announced that they are looking at how to reboot air travel between the two countries.
Hong Kong, Singapore eye another go at air travel bubble
Singapore and Hong Kong will review their long-delayed air travel bubble arrangement in July, as the number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore continues to drop.
Rex obtains full flight simulator for 737
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has acquired a full flight simulator for the Boeing 737.
PAL still focused on prearranged Chapter 11 filing
Philippine Airlines did not file for Chapter 11 at the end of May as it had suggested to its lessors, but the carrier is still working towards a prearranged insolvency in the USA, three of its lessors tell Cirium.
Hong Kong Airlines goes to ‘critical survival mode’, flying only eight jets
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) will stand down its fleet of Airbus A320s until mid-2022 and operate a skeletal fleet of just eight A330s on cargo flights, as the embattled carrier enters what it calls “a critical survival mode”.
Bamboo Airways talks up ambitious Vietnam-USA routes
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways is poised to launch direct charter services to the US West Coast, with a long-term eye on California’s Vietnamese diaspora.
Garuda paints grim picture amid restructuring
Indonesia’s embattled flag carrier Garuda has revealed the dire extent of its downsizing of operations as it urgently seeks to restructure its business and stem losses, and may need to consider a future largely focused on domestic flying.
Covid-19 charters to inform IndiGo’s future international plans
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will use knowledge gained through international charters during the coronavirus pandemic to help reboot its international network.