Orient Aviation's Week in the Asia-Pacific
By Dominic Lalk
It has been a course-setting week in Asia-Pacific as Malaysia Airlines Berhad boss, Peter Bellew, revealed he wanted to sell the carrier’s A380 fleet, Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it would not renew the lease on its first A380 and Thai Airways International (THAI) had to delay its A350 launch to Melbourne. Emirates Airline is still seriously considering the introduction of a premium economy cabin and China Airlines (CAL) said its Tigerair Taiwan budget unit has until year-end to shape up or ship out.
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Airlines
THAI delays A350 Melbourne launch
Thai Airways International (THAI) has delayed the debut of its A350-900 to Melbourne because of “additional inspections and requirements from Australian authorities on THAI’s newest aircraft type". Read More »
Airlines
Qatar Airways flew to Adelaide with 20% load factor in May
Data from Australia’s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has revealed that Qatar Airways transported 1,728 passengers in May on its Doha-Adelaide service. Read More »
Airlines
Mainland accepted 38 new jets in August
Mainland Chinese carriers have taken delivery of 38 new jetliners in August, according to CARNOC data, including 14 B737-800s, ten A320s, five A321s, two B787-9s, two B777Fs, two E190/95s, a B777-300ER, an A330-300 and a Bombardier CRJ900. Read More »
Airlines
Citilink hires pilots ahead of first A320neo delivery
Garuda Indonesia low-cost subsidiary, Citilink, on Monday confirmed 70 new pilots who will now undergo training at the Garuda Indonesia Training Center and join the budget carrier’s flight deck team next year. Read More »
Airlines
Emirates considers premium economy amid slumping yields
Emirates Airline is looking to boost its ancillary revenues, and it is taking a serious look at introducing premium economy as it battles falling yields, its president, Tim Clark, told an aviation conference in London last week. Read More »
Airlines
Tigerair Taiwan has three months to avoid shut down
Newly-installed China Airlines (CAL) chairman, Ho Nuan-hsuan, this week told Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) that a decision concerning the fate of the carrier’s Tigerair Taiwan budget unit will be made before year-end. Read More »
Airports
China’s airports report big first-half gains
China’s three major gateways – Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou – have reported significant first-half net profit gains to June 30. Read More »
Leasing
CDB Leasing Hong Kong IPO falls short of expectations
China Development Bank (CDB) Leasing had its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong in July. The aircraft leasing unit’s IPO price was set at HK$2 ($0.26) a share. Read More »
People
AirAsia appoints leasing unit CEO
AirAsia Group’s leasing unit, Asia Aviation Capital, has appointed Stéphane Daillencourt as its new president and CEO. Read More »
People
GE names aviation head as vice-chairman
The General Electric (GE) board of directors has named David Joyce, CEO of GE Aviation since 2008, a company vice-chairman in a nod to the increasing prominence of aerospace manufacturing within the company. Read More »
Short Takes
Airlines: Air Serbia CEO, Dane Kondić, says the carrier’s second long-haul destination will most likely be Beijing. Read More »
