Aviation

Garuda, Indonesia's national airline, will lease as many as 35 ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital, ATR said in a statement on...

Chat with Ignatius Ong, CEO of Malaysia's regional airline Firefly

India's industry conglomerate Tata and Singapore Airlines have agreed to form a joint venture in order to set up a new full-service airline based...

There is not much movement in the labour market for pilots in Malaysia despite a rapid growth of low-budget airlines. The number of unemployed...

The flight route between Jakarta to Singapore has become the world's fastest-growing major international air route, according to the Center for Aviation, a market...

Malaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X said said in a filing to the Malaysian stock exchange on September 18 that it had agreed to...

All Nippon Airways, or ANA, has said on August 27 it is buying a 49 per cent stake in Myanmar carrier Asian Wings Airways,...

Lao Airlines, Laos' national carrier, is planning to buy 2 twin-engine turboprops ATR72-600 aircraft next year and 2 Airbus 320s in 2015 to cope...

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has suspended operations of budget carrier Zest Air due to a series of safety breaches, including...

Vietnamese national carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch its initial public offering, or IPO, by the end of the second quarter of 2014, a move...

Thailand's charter airline Orient Thai, known for several incidents in the past, has made a near-crash landing at Surat Thani airport in Thailand's south...

AirAsia's joint venture in Japan will cease operations by October because it is missing profit targets and due to a "fundamental difference of opinion...

Indonesia's state-owned airline Merpati Nusantara Airlines will sell between 30 and 35 per cent of its shares to domestic or foreign investors. The government...

The iconic red uniforms of low-cost carrier AirAsia's female flight attendants have caught attention of Malaysia's transport ministry that asked the airline on July...

The Philippines' national carrier Philippine Airlines has been removed from the blacklist of airlines that fail to meet international aviation standards, according to an...

Brunei's national carrier Royal Brunei Airlines will be the first airliner in Southeast Asia to deploy Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft. An initial fleet of four...

The Thai armed forces will buy six Lakota military helicopters worth an estimated $77 million, the Pentagon announced on June 21. “This proposed sale will...

Malaysia-based low-budget carrier AirAsia will reportedly sign a $1 billion engine deal with French-American airline engine maker CFM International, The Star reported on June...