All Scoot articles
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Interview‘Low cost is still our core’: Scoot chief looks beyond recovery
As low-cost carrier Scoot approaches full recovery, chief executive Leslie Thng says the airline wants to be the region’s leading operator, not the largest
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News
Scoot to be Southeast Asia’s first Embraer E2 operator with nine-aircraft lease
Low-cost operator Scoot has committed to taking nine Embraer E190-E2 jets from lessor Azorra, making it Southeast Asia’s first E2 family operator.
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Analysis
Airline CEO changes in 2022 dominated by appointment of women and upheaval in India
The global airline executives gathering in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM will reflect recent trends including better gender diversity among incumbents and big changes at Indian carriers
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Newsletter
India’s airline market set for string of significant changes
India’s airlines have provided plenty of talking points in recent weeks, with the country’s market promising to be one to watch as it emerges from the pandemic.
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Scoot chief to take the helm of Air India
Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson is to step down from the SIA Group low-cost unit in mid-June to head newly-privatised Air India.
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Singapore Airlines posts first quarterly profit since pandemic
Singapore Airlines Group posted a net profit of S$85 million ($63 million) for the three months ending December 2021, as the opening of international travel lanes during the quarter helped it out of the red for the first time since the pandemic.
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Scoot adds London Gatwick to European network
Scoot will commence one-stop flights between Singapore and London Gatwick in December, with a new service via Bangkok Suvarnabhumi.
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Scoot converts A320 into temporary freighter
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has begun cargo charter operations using a freight-optimised Airbus A320ceo, tapping on demand as an alternative revenue source. The aircraft, registered 9V-TAZ, underwent a four-day modification programme earlier this month. That involved the removal of all 180 seats, as well as the installation of placards ...
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SIA Group slashes capacity to China over coronavirus outbreak
Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have cut a number of flights to China for February, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus continues its unabated spread. The capacity cuts will affect SIA flights to Beijing, Shanghai Pudong and Guangzhou. SilkAir, meanwhile, will be reducing the number of flights to ...
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BOC Aviation places four A321neos with Scoot
Scoot will lease four new Airbus A321neos from BOC Aviation, with deliveries of the jets scheduled for the second half of 2020.
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Scoot to take 16 new A321neos
Singapore Airlines’ budget unit Scoot is to take delivery of 16 new Airbus A321neos in the last quarter of 2020.
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Singapore, Maldives sign open skies agreement
Singapore and Maldives signed an open skies agreement on 1 July.
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SIA Group to lease jets amid 737 Max grounding
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group will lease 10-12 Airbus A320 family jets for budget unit Scoot as it works to deal with the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Scoot to axe four cities over weak demand, aircraft shortage
Scoot will suspend services to four cities in its network, citing weak demand and aircraft shortages.
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SIA halts plans to transfer 737-800s to Scoot
Singapore Airlines has halted plans to transfer 14 737-800s from regional unit SilkAir to low-cost carrier Scoot following the worldwide grounding of 737 Max aircraft in March.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Lee Lik Hsin, chief executive, Scoot
Lee Lik Hsin has achieved what few airline bosses have done: turn around a loss-making carrier, merge it with a relatively new player in the market and make the combined unit profitable.
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Controller halted A320 take-off from wrong intersection
Australian investigators have detailed an incident in which a Cairns air traffic controller cancelled take-off clearance for a departing Tigerair Airbus A320 after realising it had lined up on the wrong intersection.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Will Cathay, SIA rise under pressure?
Two of Asia’s most prominent and prestigious carriers Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines(SIA) have had a pretty dismal year so far, with profit figures plummeting in the face of growing competition amid a sluggish global economy.
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Tigerair A320 makes Macau u-turn due to engine fault
A Tigerair Airbus A320 had to return back to Macau on 8 November, following an engine problem.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: AirAsia’s indomitable Tony Fernandes
Given the chance, AirAsia would combine all of its overseas affiliates with its main Malaysian operation, as a step toward “complete domination” of the Southeast Asian low-cost market
