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SIA and Scoot to be first customers for Singapore-produced SAF
Singapore Airlines and its low-cost unit Scoot have become the first customers for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) produced in Singapore, following an order for 1,000t of neat SAF from producer Neste.
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Chinese fighter drops flares in path of Australian MH-60R
A Chinese fighter has conducted a dangerous intercept of a Royal Australian Navy helicopter operating in international waters in support of sanctions against North Korea.
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Korean adds Macau service as IndiGo adds capacity to Phuket
North Asian carriers have steadily broadened their route networks over recent months, while elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific IndiGo has doubled frequencies on the Delhi-Phuket route.
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Qantas hit with civil penalty for ‘egregious’ ticket sales for ‘phantom’ flights
Australia’s consumer and competition watchdog has hit Qantas Airways with a A$100 million ($66.2 million) civil penalty for advertising and selling tickets on flights that it had decided to cancel.
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Why IndiGo believes time is right for widebody move with A350 order
IndiGo’s recently announced firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s and 70 options marks the latest headline-grabbing move from an airline that is keen to make use of its unusually solid foundations in India’s often unforgiving airline market.
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Airline Business
China factor continues to have big impact on airline industry recovery trends
IATA’s latest monthly data on passenger demand continues to show mostly double-digit year-on-year rises in traffic and capacity, reflecting an industry that still spent much of 2023 playing catch-up with pre-Covid levels, particularly in international markets.
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DHC-6 floatplane wing-strike inquiry wrestles with pilots’ contradictory testimonies
Investigators probing a Maldives water-landing accident which damaged a Viking Air DHC-6-300 floatplane have disclosed contradictory testimonies from the pilots over the application of power. The Trans Maldivian Airways turboprop had been approaching Vommuli aerodrome on 16 May last year, following a service from Sun Siyam Iru Veli. It conducted ...
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KL’s Subang airport could see jet operations by third quarter
Malaysia’s transport minister expects jet operations to resume at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport, possibly in the third quarter of 2024.
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Single-seat FA-50 to have 30% better range than current two-seater
The planned single-seat version of the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack jet will have a 30% range improvement over the current two-seater.
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JAL doubles full-year profit amid spike in LCC, international revenue
Japan Airlines’ full-year earnings soared past pre-pandemic levels, as the airline benefited from a surge in inbound travel demand, along with strict cost controls.
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PAL parent sees Q1 profit dip amid cost pressures
Philippine Airlines parent PAL Holdings saw first-quarter profits decline on the back of cost pressures, but notes that this was “an expected outcome” as travel demand normalises.
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South Korea’s Hanwha ventures into engine leasing
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has launched Hanwha Aviation, its first foray into the engine leasing business.
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‘My final chapter’: AirAsia’s Fernandes hints at retirement following aviation unit consolidation
AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes is likely to step down from the company at the end of his newly-renewed contract, which runs for another five years, calling it his “final chapter”.
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ExecuJet inaugurates Malaysia’s largest business jet MRO hangar
ExecuJet MRO Services has formally inaugurated Malaysia’s largest business jet maintenance facility at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport.
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Australian watchdog proposes to approve Air NZ, Virgin Australia codeshare
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is proposing to authorise a unilateral code-sharing agreement between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand.
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AirAsia Cambodia begins commercial operations
AirAsia Cambodia – the low-cost airline group’s newest unit – has began operations, operating from its Phnom Penh hub to Siem Reap and Sihanoukville.
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Asia-Pacific carriers ride wave of travel demand in March: AAPA
Asia-Pacific airlines continued to enjoy strong international growth in March, with leisure and business travel surging.
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China Southern swings to Q1 profit as peers languish in the red
China Southern Airlines was the sole carrier among the country’s three largest operators to swing back to black in the first quarter of the year, even though they all saw revenues improve.
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China’s AG600 demonstrates water rescue capabilities
The AVIC AG600 amphibian has demonstrated the ability to rescue personnel lost at sea, adding to its role as a firefighter.
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EFW to establish Japanese freighter conversion presence with MRO Japan tie-up
Conversion specialist EFW is to co-operate with MRO Japan on passenger-to-freighter modifications, through an agreement which includes establishing a Japanese conversion site.