If Qantas Airways group CEO, Alan Joyce, has any concerns about Chinese investors’ recent dramatic moves into the boardroom of arch rival, Virgin Australia, he is not showing it. Read More »

Dark agents or hackers should be industry friends rather than foes when setting up systems to fight aviation cyber assault and terrorism, security experts said at the recent IATA annual gathering of air industry leaders in Dublin. Read More »

THOR can’t really be described as a commercially viable aircraft, but it has flown. The letters stand for Test of High-tech Objectives in Reality and it is one of the more recent developments in Airbus’ drive to find new and more efficient ways of building aircraft. Read More »

Borderless travel in the blink of an eye is on the technological horizon for the world’s airlines. But its advocates must convince governments that biometric recognition systems are foolproof – and that will take time. Read More »

Finally, the Indian government has revised its aviation policy and, as expected, it has not pleased anyone. For ambitious new airlines, one of the biggest bones of contention had been the 5/20 rule. Read More »

Down Under’s Virgin Australia (VA) was rarely out of the news last month. As May turned to June, the carrier confirmed its newest investor was from China. Read More »

When Arif Wibowo took charge of Garuda Indonesia in December 2014 , the carrier was about to announce a $368.9 million loss for that year. Read More »

CEO Qantas International and Freight, Gareth Evans appears to have no apparent concerns about the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) slow response to approving a joint venture between the Australian carrier and its U.S. partner, American Airlines. Read More »

When it comes to A350 seats and bathrooms, Airbus boss, Fabrice Bregier has a big problem – several of the groundbreaking jet’s suppliers. Read More »

Thailand remains Europe’s favourite long-haul getaway. Read More »

Corporate long haul travelers would migrate to cheaper seats and “high end stuff is not going to come through as it did in the good old days”, Emirates Airline president, Sir Tim Clark, told the Financial Times at the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual general meeting last month. Read More »

Jeffrey Goh, 47, a distinguished aviation legal academic and latterly Star Alliance’s chief operating officer, will succeed Mark Schwab as the Frankfurt-headquartered alliance’s CEO in January. Read More »

After a 14-year program and so many delays that it no longer matters, China’s Asian Regional Jet for the 21st century, the ARJ21-700, made its maiden revenue flight with launch customer, Chengdu Airlines, on June 28. Read More »

Fifty eight year old Thai duty free tycoon, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose Leicester City Football team won the 2016 English Premier League, has added a substantial holding in a local LCC to his portfolio of airport retail outlets, hotels, polo tournaments and top league English football. Read More »

As the U.S. presidential election approaches on November 8, an issue of concern for Asia-Pacific airlines is the fate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), a groundbreaking regional free trade agreement that was formally signed in New Zealand last February. Read More »