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Passenger survey reveals Asia's passengers most "price sensitive"; lead world in digital uptake

Hong Kong, Oct. 31 -- Among the trends identified in the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) 2024 Global Passenger Survey was the preference of travelers for convenience, their ready acce... Read More


Air Astana's Asia schedule will expand in northern hemisphere winter cycle

Hong Kong, Oct. 30 -- Air Astana is to add three times a week Astana-Phuket to its existing 11 times weekly Almaty-Phuket and daily Almaty-Bangkok rotations. Read More The winter schedule will operate... Read More


Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways agree sustainability partnership

Hong Kong, Oct. 29 -- Virgin Australia (VA) and Qatar Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly work on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low carbon aviation fuel development, was... Read More


Toll Holdings acquires Rex's air ambulance subsidiary

Hong Kong, Oct. 28 -- Australian airline group, Rex, said late last week it is selling its Pel-Air air ambulance subsidiary to Toll Holdings for A$47 million (US$31 million). Read More Subject to Fore... Read More


FedEx to establish international transit hub in Shanghai

Hong Kong, Oct. 25 -- Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), at the opening ceremony of the 2024 North Bund Forum in Shanghai, announced it will invest further in its Shanghai International Express and ... Read More


Tokyo Narita airport turns to retiring military personnel to relieve ground handling job shortages

Hong Kong, Oct. 24 -- Tokyo Narita's ground handling services company, JBS, has introduced an internship program for retiring Japanese military (Self-Defence Force) personnel, Aviation Wire reports. R... Read More


AirAsia's "combo units" reduce on the ground emissions from parked aircraft

Hong Kong, Oct. 23 -- AirAsia has introduced new ground support equipment, combo units, at its Kuala Lumpur International Airport hub. Read More The units have a ground power unit (GPU) and an air con... Read More


Australia's air fares continue to track higher

Hong Kong, Oct. 22 -- Australian government data reports domestic air fares are trending upwards for a second consecutive month. Read More The monthly measure of air fares conducted by the Bureau of I... Read More


Embraer delivered 16 commercial aircraft in third quarter 2024

Hong Kong, Oct. 21 -- Embraer has reaffirmed its 2024 guidance of 72-80 commercial aircraft deliveries for the year to December 31, after 16 customers accepted their ordered jets between June 1 and Se... Read More


COMAC's jet new livery feeds rumors of ARJ21 rebranding

Hong Kong, Oct. 18 -- One of COMAC's test ARJ21s, registration B-099A, has a new livery with C909 branding, photographs taken by plane spotters and circulated on aviation enthusiast forums reveal. Rea... Read More