Orient Aviation’s Week in the Asia-Pacific
By Dominic Lalk
China once again dominated this week’s Asia-Pacific aviation news. Mainland regulator, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), released significantly improved on-time departure rates after it partially banned general aviation from its notoriously clogged skies. The other big news this week was Budget Aviation Holdings' confirmation that it would merge Singapore’s Tigerair with long-haul budget airline, Scoot, under the latter’s AOC and branding. The announcement cast more doubt on the future of the LCC. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Malaysia Airlines is to add eleven routes to China, including Haikou, Nanjing, Fuzhou and Tianjin, as part of its strategy of building a denser regional network.
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Tigerair Singapore to merge with Scoot, SIA posts 70% weaker quarterly results
Budget Aviation Holdings (BAH), the parent of Singapore Airlines (SIA) protégés Scoot and Tigerair, will merge Tigerair’s Singapore subsidiary with long-haul low-cost carrier, Scoot. Read More »
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Air PNG orders six ATRs, Qantas updates livery
On Monday, Papua New Guinea’s PNG Air confirmed a $134 million conversion of five ATR 72-600 options into firm orders. Read More »
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Malaysia Airlines announces 11 routes to China
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will launch eleven routes from Malaysia to Mainland China from early 2017. Read More »
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American defeats Delta in Beijing-Los Angeles route application
American Airlines (AA) has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval to launch daily Beijing-Los Angeles flights from December. Read More »
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Boeing logs 77 orders in October beating Airbus’ 19
Chicago’s Boeing beat rival Airbus in the October order tally. To October 31, Boeing secured 77 net orders, valued at approximately $23 billion. Read More »
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Emirates takes 75% first-half profit hit
Dubai’s Emirates Airline this week posted a 75% net profit decline, to $214 million, for the first half of its 2016-2017 fiscal year. Read More »
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Lufthansa suspends Frankfurt-Narita flights
Lufthansa will temporarily suspend operations between its Frankfurt hub and Tokyo’s Narita from January 10 to March 25 after Star Alliance fellow and JV partner, All Nippon Airways (ANA), withdrew from the route earlier this year. Read More »
Short Takes
Routes: AeroMexico will increase frequency on the Mexico City-Narita B787-8 route from five-weekly to daily starting March 2. Read More »
