Air traffic demand at Asia-Pacific airlines, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose 19.4% in January compared with the same month in 2021, figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show. Read More »

Japan Airlines (JAL) has applied to Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to increase the fuel surcharge on international passenger tickets sold in Japan. Read More »

The new campus and five specialised training centres have come into service in the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy (HKIAA). Read More »

Bangkok Airways president, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, said the airline expects to carry 2.6 million passengers and generate passenger revenue of 8.2 billion baht (US$245.5 million) in calendar 2022 amid a recovery from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More »

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) plans to fly twice a day between Kuala Lumpur and London Heathrow from late June with A350-900s, local media has reported, citing comments from the airline's regional director for Europe and the UK, Daniel Bainbridge. Read More »

Capital A, formerly AirAsia Group, said in a regulatory filing to the Bursa Malaysia it will not proceed with a 500 million ringgit (US$119 million) loan facility under the Malaysia government's guarantee scheme because it was "unable to accept and/or fulfil certain conditions". Read More »

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Air France Industries/KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) that laid the foundations for extensive cooperation, the signatories said. Read More »

Today's briefs report news from EmbraerX, GE Aviation and Sabre Corporation. Read More »