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Eight Asia-Pacific budget carriers enter landmark alliance
Budget airlines in Asia-Pacific formed the region’s first alliance of its kind, opening their network and their respective passengers to each other and using...
Troubles mount as budget airline boom in Thailand tops out
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...
Thai Vietjet to take off in September
The Thai offspring of Vietnam's discount airline Vietjet is ready to take off this September. The targeted launch of Thai VietJet Air is in...
Two airlines end direct flights to Myanmar
Two airlines that only recently started direct flights to Myanmar have cancelled their routes due to having few passengers.
Germany-based Condor Airline and Thai-based Business...
Singapore Airshow sees deals worth $32b
The Singapore Airshow 2014 saw deals announced worth $32 billion, surpassing the value of deals announced in 2012. Major announcements include contracts for Airbus,...
Nok Air, Scoot set up new discount carrier
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...
Budget airlines: Competition grows in Thailand
In Thailand, the market for budget airlines is set to become more competitive with the launch of Thai Lion Air and VietJet Air in...
Air Asia X sells $308m worth of shares
Long-haul discount carrier Air Asia X has raised $308 million from its initial public offering after pricing its shares at 1.25 ringgit at the...
Nok Air raises $118m, shares climb 1.9% on debut
Thailand's low-cost carrier Nok Air began trading its shares in an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on June 20, raising...
Thailand’s Nok Air challenges AirAsia with Myanmar flights
Thailand-based Nok Air has said it wants to set up a route network to second-tier cities in Myanmar from provincial airports in Thailand in...
ASEAN budget airlines to raise $750m
In several initial public offerings expected in 2013, a number of ASEAN budget airlines will raise a combined $750 million from the capital markets,...
Busy IPO year ahead for Thailand
The momentum for initial public offerings at the Thai bourse will continue in 2013 with more than 30 potential listings in the pipeline, the...
Grabbing the opportunity: IPOs kick off in ASEAN
ASEAN is set to become the world’s most active region for initial public offerings in 2013 after it has already earned a solid reputation in this field with several mega-IPOs happening in Malaysia in 2012.
Thai Airways launches new discount airline
In a move to protect its business share in the lucrative discount carrier market, Thai Airways is launching a new discount airline, Thai Smile.
The...
Thailand expands main airport capacity to 60 million
Thailand is going ahead with the enhancement of its main airport Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok, stepping up the capacity of the congested travel hub to...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...