Overview
The reporting season is in full swing in the region with Asia-Pacific carriers performing well in the first three quarters of the year. In particular, Japan Airlines (JAL) and China’s Big Three have exceeded analysts’ expectations, while Thai Airways International (THAI) and Singapore’s Tigerair remain near the bottom of the performance chart. To put a stop to the haemorrhaging, Tigerair investor, Singapore Airlines' (SIA) this week offered to take full control of the carrier and delist it. Meanwhile, the majority of carriers have rerouted their flights away from the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt as new evidence appears to suggest the Russian A321 was brought down by a bomb attack.
Asia-Pacific carriers post robust third quarter profits Read More »
Airline News
Hong Kong seeks way out of capacity crunch
The controversy over the planned third runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continues to bubble away. Read More »
Airline News
Cathay unveils new livery, Virgin sacks 50 HK-based senior crew
Cathay Pacific Airways on Sunday unveiled its new livery, sported by B-KPM, one of its 70 B777s. Read More »
Airline News
Boeing rejects Emirates’ request for 787-10 redesign
Boeing will not make changes to the stretched B787-10, despite Emirates Airline's request for better performance in hot climates. Read More »
Airline News
Explosives likely culprit in A321 Sinai downing, carriers reroute
Evidence now suggests a bomb is the likely cause of last weekend's crash of the Russian Metrojet A321 over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 passengers and crew on-board 20 minutes after take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg. Read More »
Airline News
Korean carriers firm Airbus, Boeing orders
Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s second largest carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 25 A321neos to gradually replace its A320/A321ceos from 2019 to 2025. Read More »
Airline News
Qantas and Vietnam Airlines plan Jetstar expansion with Virgin Australia and Etihad extension likely
Qantas Airways and Vietnam Airlines (VNA) have agreed on the long-term expansion of their Jetstar Pacific joint venture. Read More »
Airline News
THAI ordered to slash perks, DCA hopeful on FAA audit
Thai aviation authorities are hopeful they have satisfied Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors’ requirements in a three-day review of the country’s commercial aviation safety standards concluded last week. Read More »
Airline News
Anti-graft probe at China Southern ensnares chairman
China's anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is investigating China Southern Airlines chairman, Si Xianmin, for "severely violated the rules," according to a statement posted on its website. Read More »
Airline News
Lion Air receives A330, eyes China
Indonesia’s Lion Air plans to launch operations to China next year, particularly to Guangzhou and Shanghai, targeting a fast-growing market where business could make up to 5%-7% of its total revenue, Lion Group director, Edward Sirait, said on the sidelines of a ceremony to mark the delivery of its first high-density 440-seat, Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered A330-300. Read More »
People
Kapoor quits SpiceJet for Vistara
Sanjiv Kapoor, until October 31 the chief operating officer at India’s SpiceJet, will become chief strategy and commercial officer at Tata Group-Singapore Airlines (SIA) joint venture Vistara from February 2016. Read More »
Short Takes
AIRLINES: Colorful Guizhou Airlines is in talks with Chinese lessor, AVIC Leasing for CRJ-900s, the AirFinance Journal has reported. Read More »
