Articles tagged “Asia-Pacific”

Asia-Pacific

Air New Zealand Prepares for New Competition from Qantas and Delta

Air New Zealand had the nonstop market between Auckland and New York all to itself for all of five months last year. Then, as a precursor to its own nonstop…

January 17th, 2023 at 2:38 PM EST

Asia-Pacific

Australian Airline Startup Bonza Set to Take Flight as First New National Carrier in Years

Discount carrier Bonza has received approval from Australian authorities to begin revenue passenger flights, clearing the way for the country's first new national carrier in more than a decade.

January 12th, 2023 at 11:31 AM EST

Africa

Global Airline Traffic Still Just 75 Percent of Pre-Covid Levels

Worldwide passenger traffic in November reached 75 percent of its November 2019 level, according to new data from IATA, the airline industry’s international trade association. That’s traffic measured by revenue…

January 9th, 2023 at 1:30 PM EST

Asia-Pacific

Geopolitics Get in Way of Resuming U.S.-China Flights as Demand Surges

The Chinese government will lift Covid-era travel restrictions this weekend, on January 8. While international travel demand to the country is expected to surge, airline schedules will take some time…

January 6th, 2023 at 10:58 AM EST

Asia-Pacific

Virgin Australia Uses 737s to Keep Tokyo Slots as Hedge for Future Longhaul Asia Return

Virgin Australia has emerged a much stronger airline from the Covid-19 pandemic than it was at the outset of the crisis. A court-led restructuring of Australia's second largest carrier created…

December 15th, 2022 at 1:35 PM EST

Asia-Pacific

Chinese Plane Manufacturer Comac Delivers Ambitious New Narrowbody Jet to Compete With Boeing, Airbus

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or Comac, delivered its first C919 on Dec. 9, following more than a decade of development. The plane, now in the fleet of Shanghai-based China…

December 12th, 2022 at 10:10 AM EST

Asia-Pacific

AirAsia’s Renewed Southeast Asia Focus to Include Launching a New Airline

The pandemic has wrought big changes on Southeast Asia's largest budget airline, AirAsia. The collection of carriers, primarily owned by Malaysia's Capital A, is preparing to launch a new airline…

December 9th, 2022 at 11:44 AM EST

Asia-Pacific

EasyJet’s Unique Comeback

EasyJet is making good on its recovery plan. From expanding at slot-constrained airports like Lisbon and opening new seasonal bases in Greece, the airline is on its way back to…

December 2nd, 2022 at 1:30 PM EST

Asia-Pacific

Singapore Airlines Looks to Thai Airways to Expand Southeast Asia Partner Network

Singapore Airlines plans a partnership with its long-troubled neighbor Thai Airways, in a strategic move that comes just days after it revealed plans to take a 25 percent stake in…

December 2nd, 2022 at 11:31 AM EST

Asia-Pacific

Air India Secures Number 2 Spot in India Market with Vistara Merger

The wave of post-pandemic airline consolidation is coming to India. Air India and Vistara will merge under a deal between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines that also secures the latter's…

November 29th, 2022 at 12:05 PM EST