Aviation

The launch of long-haul budget carrier Thai AirAsia X has been delayed due to falling travel demand amid anti-government protests in Thailand. No new...

The Singapore Airshow 2014 saw deals announced worth $32 billion, surpassing the value of deals announced in 2012. Major announcements include contracts for Airbus,...

Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on February 12 that a deal with the Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC) to form Cambodia Airlines Co. Ltd was...

Vietnam's first private airline, VietJetAir, said on January 29 that it was close to finalising a $6.1 billion order for 62 Airbus aircraft. The...

Cebu Air Inc., operator of discount carrier Cebu Pacific, on January 8 said it is fully acquiring Tigerair Philippines as part of a strategic...

Eurocopter, a division of European aviation and defense group EADS, plans to increase its fleet in Thailand to 50 aircraft in the next two...

Malaysia's largest airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. plans to take majority control of its venture which is operating Istanbul’s second-biggest airport, Sabiha Gokcen International...

AirAsia X, the long-haul affiliate of low-cost carrier AirAsia Group, plans to fly to the US by 2015 and to Europe by 2016, said...

Thailand's budget airline Nok Air and Singapore's Scoot, the low cost long haul unit of Singapore Airlines, said on December 16 that they will...

Canada's manufacturer of the iconic Twin Otter aircraft, Viking Air, seeks to expand further in Southeast Asia as regional countries respond to a requirement...

Singapore's airport operator Changi Airports International (CAI) has said its consortium partnership with Brazil's Odebrecht TransPort (OTP) has won a 25-year concession to run...

Myanmar's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) announced on November 20 that it plans to use local and foreign private investors to upgrade 30 of...

In Thailand, the market for budget airlines is set to become more competitive with the launch of  Thai Lion Air and VietJet Air in...

Indonesia's national airline Garuda could purchase 250 aircraft in the decade ending 2025 to take advantage of a surge in travel demand in Southeast...

The Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved Tata group's proposal to set up a full service airline in partnership with Singapore Airlines,...

Austria's national carrier Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is planning to set up a training base for flight attendant from Thailand, media in...

A new air services agreement recently forged between Mexico and Indonesia opens up an opportunity for a codeshare between Aeromexico and Garuda, which in...

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