As business began to pick up after an easing of travel restrictions, most airlines adopted a cautious approach to recovery, slowly matching capacity to demand. Read More »

For years, the ranks of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) have been shrinking. Read More »

January

Airlines entered the year facing a fresh challenge as a new COVID-19 variant swept across the world. Read More »

February

A slew of financial reports published during the month offered insights into the challenges airlines were facing from the pandemic as well as opportunities the operating environment had thrown up. Read More »

March

There was much sadness this month following the fatal crash of China Eastern Airlines (CEA) MU5735, registration B-1791, flying from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21. Read More »

April

Singapore threw open its international border, allowing all vaccinated travellers to enter the country without compulsory quarantine and also scrapped quotas for arrivals into the country. Read More »

May

There were two notable aviation appointments this month, both involved airlines in India. Read More »

June

Airline leaders gathered in Doha at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting at what director general, Willie Walsh, described as a “time for optimism”, even with the challenges of the pandemic, higher fuel costs and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on supply chains and airspace availability on certain routes. Read More »

July

The resumption of routes suspended during the pandemic gathered pace. Read More »

August

All Nippon Airways (ANA) achieved a post-pandemic milestone this month with 3.3 million passengers carried on its domestic network. Read More »

September

Air India CEO, Campbell Wilson, has moved quickly to put his stamp on the flag carrier after his appointment to the role earlier in the year. Read More »

October

In one of the most anticipated re-openings of an international border since the pandemic’s outbreak, Japan welcomed vaccinated independent visitors back to the country without quarantine requirements from October 11. Read More »

November

It was a month of consolidation and collaboration in November as several airline groups in the region announced proposed tie-ups and plans to restructure their businesses. Read More »

December

Heading into 2023, all eyes were on China. Read More »

At press time, China finally eased some of its rigid pandemic restrictions, but airlines do not expect the country’s borders to fully open to international traffic any time soon. Read More »

At the turn of the month, at the Airbus Summit in Touluse, Airbus CEO, Guillaume Faury, made an impassioned plea for the industry, governments and the energy sector to quicken the pace of aviation’s drive to net-zero emissions by 2050. Read More »

In 2023, global airlines are headed for a collective profit of $4.7 billion, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast. Read More »