Orient Aviation’s Week in the Asia-Pacific
By Asia Editor, Will Horton
News
Malaysia Airlines posts negative 9% margin
Small improvement is much worse than THAI’s negative 5.8% margin. Read More »
News
Boeing’s 777 converted freighter a new option for Asia’s cargo fleet
GECAS and Israel’s IAI launch 777-300ER freighter conversion program. Read More »
News
Asiana contenders narrow with two strong bidders for a majority of the carrier
Korean courts uphold 45-day ban on Asiana’s San Francisco flights. Read More »
News
Korean visitors to Japan decline 58%, prompting Eastar Jet sale speculation
Shareholders of Korea’s smallest major airline look for capital injection or sale. Read More »
News
Virgin Atlantic snubs British Airways for China Eastern
UK carrier will join the China Eastern-Air France-KLM joint venture. Read More »
News
THAI given new deadline of one month to produce restructuring plan
Revenue growth and cost reductions will see changes in IT and routes. Read More »
People
Air New Zealand names Walmart U.S. boss as CEO
President and CEO of retailing giant Walmart U.S., Greg Foran, was announced as the new head of Air New Zealand (Air NZ) on October 11. Read More »
Short Takes
CODE-SHARES: Fiji Airways and Finnair have agreed to a code-share that will place Finnair’s code on the Pacific carrier’s flights from Hong Kong, Singapore and Narita to Nadi and add the Fiji Airways code on Finnair flights to Helsinki from Singapore. Read More »
