Lion Air

The group of business people behind Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air, including co-founder Rusdi Kirana, are planning...

Indonesia's national carrier Garuda will cancel a multibillion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after...

Indonesia, alongside China and Ethiopia, has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft following the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10 that killed all...

EU Removes All Indonesian Airlines from its Safety Blacklist. The European Union has removed all Indonesian airlines from its safety blacklist on June 14 in...

The emergence of evermore low-cost carriers in Thailand has caused a number of troubles for the country’s aviation industry that could have repercussions on...

Malaysia's state investment vehicle Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to take Malaysia Airlines (MAS) private as the first step in a major restructuring of the...

Malaysia on May 2 will open what it calls the world's largest airport built specifically for low-cost airlines, a project driven by budget travel's...

Singapore's Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd. may be forced out of Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest domestic airline market, as its unprofitable joint venture is squeezed...

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 need for more and better airports is drawing strong interest from foreign transport and construction companies, hungry for a slice of the action...

The aviation market for low-cost carriers or budget airline in Southeast Asia is becoming tougher even though in some markets the industry is close...

Fast-growing Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air has said it will build a $250 million aircraft maintenance facility on Batam island, just 20 kilometers from...

In another incident involving a plane of Indonesia's discount carrier Lion Air, a jet carrying 117 people hit a cow while landing and skidded...

Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group, lives a double life these days. Half the time he spends in his “home,” the capital of Malaysia,...