Following years of considering, Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has suggested that Kaohsiung International Airport build a new terminal. The airport is the second busiest in Taiwan and currently sees service from carriers such as China Airlines and EVA Air. As the gateway to Southern Taiwan, Kaohsiung’s airport served nearly seven million passengers last year, […]
Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) has informed Hong Kong Airlines to find increased funding by December 7, otherwise, the carrier’s operating license may be revoked. Earlier, the cash-strapped airline failed to pay staff salaries on time, ATLA met with the airline’s management members on November 29 due to the salary incident. The governing […]
SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, has signed a codeshare and interline agreement with Emirates. According to the agreement, the passengers are allowed to book both airlines’ flights from November 25 for travel starting on December 15. Emirates currently provides 170 weekly services from Dubai to nine destinations in India, where passengers may then connect onward […]
As a result of the continued issues facing Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000 engines, Air New Zealand has announced dozens of flights will be canceled in December and January. Rolls-Royce is requiring the airline, which has 10 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft fitted with the Trent 1000 engines, to implement additional maintenance due to an issue with the engine’s […]
Tokyo’s Narita Airport has made another step closer to expansion; the airport proposed to build a third runway next year and the government is expected to hold a public hearing in December. Narita Airport is the second busiest airport in the country which handled 42 million passengers last year, it mainly provides international routes which […]
Vietnam’s low-cost carrier, VietJet Air, has announced its third-quarter financial statement, revealing air transport revenues and profit before taxes were VDN 10,415 billion ($448 million USD) and VDN 1,310 billion ($56 million USD), respectively. The figures showed an increase of 17 percent year-on-year with average load factors around 88 percent. The reports also showed ancillary […]
One month after the grand opening, Beijing’s Daxing Airport gradually started its international services. Air China launched the airport’s first international flight to Bangkok on Sunday morning. Daxing Airport is the second airport in Beijing, the Beijing Capital Airport handled 101 million passengers last year and needed a modern airport to meet public demand in […]
As a result of a tragic accident in 2013, Asiana Airlines is being forced to suspend its daily service from Seoul to San Francisco for 45 days starting Mar. 3, 2020. On July 6, 2013, Asiana flight 214 attempted to land at San Francisco International Airport when the aircraft’s tail struck a seawall. The accident […]
As the privatization of Air India is underway, the airline convened a meeting with airline staff on Monday to discuss the matter. Meanwhile, the airline suffered a setback before the meeting as an oil company announced that it planned to cut its fuel supply to the airline at six airports including Delhi and Mumbai from […]
Malaysia Airlines announced a codeshare flight agreement with British Airways to open new UK and European destinations. According to the new arrangement, Malaysia Airlines will extend its services to Manchester, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast starting from Oct. 9. Subject to regulatory approval, the flag carrier will also codeshare with British Airways on European […]
