Overview
It has been an important week for aviation in the region as the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) adopted resolutions on seven key issues affecting its carriers at the 59th Assembly of Presidents in Bali last week. Meanwhile, AAPA host carrier, Garuda Indonesia, has shed light on its true intentions regarding the letters of intent for widebody aircraft it signed in June with both Airbus and Boeing, as Thai Airways International (THAI) chief Charamporn Jotikasthira has been given an ultimatum to reverse the carrier’s fortunes, or leave.
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Airline News
Garuda to cancel either Airbus or Boeing widebody order
Garuda Indonesia will decide whether to action the letters of intent (LOI) for 30 new long-haul aircraft with either Airbus or rival Boeing by end-2015, the flag carrier’s chief said in an interview on the sidelines of the AAPA annual meeting in Bali last week. Read More »
Airline News
Mainland carriers continue their onslaught from the East
China's appetite for international travel is surging, undeterred by the slowing of its economy, and the country's carriers are picking up extra passengers as fast as they are adding capacity. Read More »
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ANA continues its equity hunt, prepared for cargo recovery
ANA Holdings, parent of All Nippon Airways (ANA), is still looking to bolster its hold on Asian traffic through equity stakes in other Asian carriers and joint venture agreements, ANA chief, Shinya Katanozaka, has told the Wall Street Journal. Read More »
Airline News
MAB mulls premium economy option as fleet shrinks
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is considering the introduction of a premium economy option to attract long-haul business travellers as part of a broader strategy to help it stem years of losses, its chief, Christoph Mueller, said on the sidelines of the AAPA assembly of presidents in Bali last Friday, adding a decision would be made in “a couple of months”. Read More »
Airline News
EVA Air demands compensation from Taoyuan Airport for aircraft damage
EVA Airways has blamed Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport for damage to the tail section of one of its latest A321 aircraft on October 31, saying pieces of asphalt were flying off the runway during take-off to Taiyuan, Channel News Asia has reported. Read More »
Airline News
MP: “THAI chief has six months before facing the axe”
The bad news at Thai Airways International (THAI) continue. Read More »
Airline News
EASA: Thailand needs more pilots, better certification standards
Following a visit by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) last week, Thailand’s Office of Civil Aviation has told the Bangkok Post the European inspectors urged Thai authorities to speed up the training of new pilots and carefully observe procedures for operator certification. Read More »
Airline News
Honeywell forecasts 9,200 new business jets through to 2025
As a slow growth economic environment takes hold across many global markets, the business aviation industry is not immune to its impact. Read More »
Short Takes
ROUTES: Air New Zealand will replace the B767-300ER with the B787-9 on the thrice-weekly Auckland-Honolulu route from May 10. Read More »
People
SITA appoints president Americas
IT specialist SITA has appointed Randy Pizzi as its president for the Americas region, responsible for developing the firm’s strategic direction in the Americas and based at its regional headquarters in Atlanta. Read More »
