Main Story
Higher fares and longer queues beyond COVID-19
Returning the region’s airline fleets to the sky after travel restrictions are lifted may be the easy part for the industry post COVID-19. Read More »
Aircraft Leasing Asia-Pacific
Cashed up to cope with the COVID-19 fallout
With aircraft leased to 93 airlines in 41 countries worldwide you could be forgiven for believing the COVID-19 crisis is hitting Singapore-based BOC Aviation as hard as its cash-strapped airline customers. Read More »
News Backgrounder
Downturn sets in as first Asia-Pacific airline orders revised
For the world’s two largest aircraft manufacturers, the AirAsia Group decision to cease to accept deliveries of Airbus jets this year is the first but will not be the last domino to fall in forecast aircraft cancellations and deferrals from airline customers across the globe. Read More »
News Backgrounder
Financial “White Knights” enjoin battle for Virgin Australia
As May arrived, interest in Virgin Australia (VA), now in voluntary administration, had become a stampede. Read More »
Air Cargo
Airbus launches passenger cargo deck solution
Airbus has launched a modification package for its A330, A340 and A350 wide-bodies to allow placement of cargo pallets on the passenger decks of the aircraft types after removal of their economy class seating. Read More »
Addendum
Global pandemic to increase pain for AirAsia India?
Airline analysts, observers and industry executives argue some airlines in India – Air Asia India (AAI) and Go Air in particular - are likely to be shakier than others post the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More »
Addendum
In at the deep end for new Association of Asia Pacific Airlines boss
Spare a thought for Subhas Menon. When the 35-year veteran from Singapore Airlines (SIA) accepted the director generalship of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) he was not to know he would be taking charge in the midst of the worst crisis in aviation’s history. Read More »
Addendum
Fall from grace of former Garuda Indonesia boss Emirsyah Satar
Former Garuda Indonesia president, Emirsyah Satar, was deciding at press time if he would appeal against an eight-year prison sentence and US$1.4 million in fines after he was convicted of bribery and money laundering by Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission on May 8. Read More »
