Asia

Singapore Airlines is paying employees a bonus under its profit-sharing program worth about seven and a half months of salary.

China Airlines orders Boeing 777X jets, including freighters, to boost long-haul capacity and efficiency on key global routes.

United is set to add new destinations to its route map this winter, becoming the only U.S. airline to serve these markets.

These include Tokyo Narita and Seoul, South Korea, in 2025. By 2030, the carrier is slated to add 12 long-haul international destinations from Seattle.

Germany’s Lufthansa Group expressed “hope” for Russian airspace to reopen, allowing the aviation group’s airline a more efficient route to northern Asia.

Finland’s flag carrier said its agreement to wet lease two aircraft for its Asian network could be terminated, eliminating 90 pilot jobs.

IATA reports that global air travel demand in 2024 reached new heights, with international traffic seeing a strong 13.6% rise.

Greater Bay Airlines launched its service in 2022 with three Boeing 737 aircraft, then acquiring 15 Boeing 737 MAXs in 2023.

United has scheduled its long-awaited new service from Tokyo to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, which was first announced in October.

The Atlanta-based airline typically uses the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft on long-haul routes from its Pacific Northwest hub.