Orient Aviation April 2015
VISTARA’S VIBE
CEO of the country’s newest airline, Phee Teik Yeoh, tunes into a resurgent India
• Tempo slows for Asia’s LLCs
• Indonesia must improve its aviation management says IATA boss
• Thailand faces North Asia bans on new flights
• SPECIAL REPORT: Global aerospace development in China: an update
Cover Story
VISTARA’S VIBE: Tuning into a resurgent India
Forty-six-year old Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO of India’s newest airline, Vistara, is making no secret about his ambitions for the Tata/Singapore Airlines (SIA) carrier. Read More »
Main Story
When times were tough for full-service airlines after the global financial crisis, money poured into the region’s budget carriers. Now, many Asia-Pacific LCCs are reporting losses, a trend that is continuing in 2015. Read More »
Special Report: Global Aerospace Development
Land of plenty for global aerospace companies
As the second largest domestic airline market in the world - and fast heading towards the number one spot – every aviation company that counts wants to be in China. Read More »
News Backgrounder
ASEAN backs away from open skies
A leading ASEAN official has told a high level gathering in Bangkok there is “over-expectation” and “misunderstanding” about achieving ASEAN open skies this year. Read More »
News Backgrounder
Asia-Pacific trials improved tracking systems
Initiatives to eliminate gaps in aviation’s global tracking system are gathering pace as regulators, equipment providers and airlines develop solutions to ensure aircraft are pinpointed at more frequent intervals as they travel the skies. Read More »
Air Safety
Not good enough IATA boss tells Indonesia
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Tony Tyler pulled no punches when he opened an aviation gathering in Jakarta in March. Read More »
Air Safety
Companies sidestepping lithium battery transport rules
Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are intensifying their lobbying for tighter regulations, or even a ban on the transportation of lithium batteries aboard passenger jets. Read More »
Air Cargo
Air cargo breaks losing streak
Asia-Pacific air cargo business recorded a increase in 20.8% of demand in February that pushed up the region’s air freight load factor and continues the positive results for the sector. Read More »
Comment
LCC wunderkinds lose their sparkle
Many of the Asia-Pacific’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) have had a new experience in the last 12 months. They have lost money. Among them are AirAsia, its long-haul subsidiary, AirAsia X, Tigerair, Nok Air and Jetstar. Read More »
Newsmakers
China legal expert to head ICAO
A veteran Chinese air-safety official has been confirmed as the next secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the first woman and only the second Asian to hold the position. Read More »
Newsmakers
Airlines rush to implement two person cockpit rule
At press time, Australia had quickly followed New Zealand and Canada in revising standard operating procedures for Australian registered commercial aircraft. Read More »
Newsmakers
Thailand “a significant safety concern” says ICAO
Japan and South Korea have announced they will ban all new chartered and scheduled services into their countries that were to be operated by airlines registered in Thailand. Read More »
Business Digest
Holiday travellers boost Asia-Pacific passenger growth by 7.8%
In December, Asia-Pacific airlines reported an 7.8% increase in the number of international passengers carried, to 23.3 million, underpinned by an increase in leisure travellers during the end-year holiday season. Read More »
