These are exciting times for Scoot, said the LCC’s CEO, Lee Lik Hsin. Read More »

At press time, delegates from 193 member states and more than 2,000 high-ranking government officials, aviation lobbyists and climate change NGOs who had attended the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Assembly were absorbing the impact of a focused attack on the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) from a China led faction. Read More »

When the 737 MAX jet recommences flying, it will not simply be a matter of instantly returning hundreds of the aircraft type to airlines worldwide. Read More »

Whatever its problems on the home front, Boeing has not retreated from its bullish forecasts for aircraft sales in the long-term China market, although Mainland fleet expansion will be slower than the manufacturer forecast in 2018. Read More »

Asia’s long-term passenger market will need 16,325 new aircraft in the next two decades with 4,205 of the aircraft planned for fleet replacement, Airbus said in its latest global forecast, released in London last month. Read More »

Consolidation remains the keyword in the mature Europe and North America markets. Read More »

Most inflight maps do not slow information about the area they are over flying between Europe and Asia. Read More »

With eight Vietnamese airlines holding air operator certificates and three more hopefuls applying to fly, the country’s air travel boom is exerting unprecedented pressure on the country’s aviation system. Read More »

A two-year airspace blockade imposed on Qatar by several neighbouring countries continues to weigh heavily on Qatar Airways financial performance, but it has failed to dent the Doha-based carrier’s expansion. Read More »

Boeing Asia-Pacific Aviation Services Pte Ltd (BAPAS), a joint venture between Boeing and the SIA Engineering Company, has won the contract to supply parts and logistic support for Myanmar National Airlines next generation 737 fleet. Read More »

In Hangzhou last month, Airbus Skywise and Alibaba Cloud agreed to jointly establish a Skywise Data Centre to provide tailored data solutions for Chinese domestic airlines. Read More »

European-headquartered global MRO, AFI KLM E&M, has formed a partnership with Indonesian MRO, Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF), for component support on Garuda Indonesia’s 24 A330s. Read More »

Magnetic MRO, a global provider of Total Technical Care for aircraft operators and lessors, has established a representative office in Kuala Lumpur. Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled its MRO SmartHub, an online tool intended to bring transparency to the airline component and parts sector. Read More »

Pacific Life Insurance Company has agreed Tokyo Century Corporation will acquire all of the insurance group’s outstanding holdings in U.S. lessor, Aviation Capital Group (ACG). Read More »

Dublin-based lessor, AerCap, is selling a 19-aircraft portfolio to an Irish company, Dara Aviation, which is owned by NCB Capital. Read More »

Travel technology company, Travelport, has unveiled its NDC implementation road map for the next stage of Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) KrisConnect program. Read More »

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and communications company, SITAONAIR, signed a Memorandum of Understanding last month to determine the potential of the world’s first space-based Very High Frequency (VHF) solution. Read More »

It was not surprising there was dissension among some delegates of the 193 states attending the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 40th Assembly in Montreal at the turn of the month. Read More »