Twenty years ago, Philippines tycoon, John Gokongwei, bought four DC9 passenger jets and told his only son Lance, then aged 28, “to go start an airline”. Two decades on, Lance Gokongwei has done exactly that – and then some. Read More »

An inability to keep up with technological change is the number one risk for airlines, the preliminary findings of a survey of senior aviation executives by global advisory, broking and solutions company, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has revealed. Read More »

At the latest count, China’s four largest airlines - Air China, China Southern, China Eastern and Hainan - had a combined fleet of 1,440 passenger jets and another 457 aircraft on order. Read More »

Chinese airports and airlines are outspending the rest of the world in bringing the latest information technology to their customers, reports air transport communications and information specialists, SITA. Read More »

An Indian government policy change that would allow auctioning of air traffic rights, an initiative that would create a precedent in the global industry, has drawn flak from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read More »

Airbus unveiled its “Airspace by Airbus”, “based on ambience, comfort, services and design” in the cabin before global aviation media in London last month. Read More »

It’s the regional jet that’s not a regional jet, Embraer said when it rolled out its E190-E2 jet at the company’s headquarters in Brazil on February 25. And the Brazilian manufacturer believes it could win big sales in the Asia-Pacific. Read More »

No one questions the fact that India is one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets, despite its reputation for being somewhat chaotic. Read More »

It is unusual nowadays that the building of a new passenger jet is running on schedule, but that is the case with Boeing’s latest offering to the marketplace, the B787-10 Dreamliner variant. Read More »

Six of the world’s top ten airports in 2016 are from the Asia-Pacific, Skytrax World Airports announced last month, with Munich Airport, Zurich Airport, London Heathrow and Qatar’s Hamad International Airport filling the remaining four slots. Read More »

Remember the furore over the European Union’s (EU) unilateral imposition of a carbon emissions trading scheme for airlines in 2012, only called off after the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to work towards a global plan of achieving carbon neutral growth for aviation from 2020? Read More »

Is he being over-optimistic? Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, director general of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has declared the frequently bitter war of words between the major U.S. airlines and their Gulf rivals over alleged subsidies at the Middle East carriers should be resolved by the end of this year. Read More »

Dubai International Airport (DXB) recorded record monthly traffic in January, of 7.3 million passengers, slightly ahead of its previous best of 7.2 million passengers last August. Read More »

Under fierce competitive pressure from rival Airbus, Boeing last month announced its biggest program management reshuffle in years, undertaken to significantly reduce its overheads. Read More »

Asia-Pacific airlines are no strangers to the multitude of potential risks to their businesses. Read More »