IATA: 2020 Worst Year for Air Cargo Demand
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6% in 2020, compared to 2019. This was the largest drop in year-on-year demand since IATA started to … Continue reading IATA: 2020 Worst Year for Air Cargo Demand
Bangkok Airways offers unlimited flight card
Bangkok – Bangkok Airways has launched the Bangkok Airways Elite Card, offering members unlimited travel on all domestic flights throughout 2021. For a price of 100,000 baht (US$3,208), card holders will be able to fly economy class on all Bangkok … Continue reading Bangkok Airways offers unlimited flight card
Bangkok Airways: Health of passengers is priority
Bangkok – Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited announced today that the airline strictly follows its precaution and transmission prevention plans for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia. The measures apply not only to the airline’s operations but also to its three … Continue reading Bangkok Airways: Health of passengers is priority
Malaysia Airlines plan to retrain workforce
Kuala Lumpur – An upskilling and reskilling programme introduced by Malaysia Airlines is aimed at transforming its employees into a future-ready workforce to drive the carrier’s long-term operational sustainability. Dubbed MH EDGILE, the programme is opened to more than 2,000 … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines plan to retrain workforce
Cebu Pacific to raise US$ 500m fresh capital
Manila – Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) is seeking to raise US$500 million in additional capital to beef up its balance sheet so as to weather the pandemic storm. CEB told the Philippine Stock Exchange that it will seek … Continue reading Cebu Pacific to raise US$ 500m fresh capital
Coronavirus: Hong Kong bans Air India flights
Hong Kong – Air India has been banned from flying to Hong Kong for two weeks for carrying too many passengers infected with Covid-19. The government acted after linking 11 imported cases on an Air India flight from Delhi on August … Continue reading Coronavirus: Hong Kong bans Air India flights
Covid-19 Health Check List for Airlines
Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. The Take-off guidance is the global standard framework of … Continue reading Covid-19 Health Check List for Airlines
Malaysia: AirAsia logs record loss in first-quarter
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd reported its largest quarterly loss, battered by a collapse in demand for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic as well as losses on fuel hedges settlement. It reported a net loss of 803.3 … Continue reading Malaysia: AirAsia logs record loss in first-quarter
STAR ALLIANCE guarantees hygiene safety
FRANKFURT – To support efforts in restoring public confidence in air travel, Star Alliance, the world’s largest global airline alliance, and its member airlines have been working on a series of measures to ensure health & hygiene safety of customers … Continue reading STAR ALLIANCE guarantees hygiene safety
Cathay bailout to protect Hong Kong’s economic future
Hong Kong – Cathay’s restructuring package marks the first time the Hong Kong government has directly injected money into a private company. Photo: Felix Wong The Hong Kong government is leading a massive HK$39 billion (US$5 billion) bailout of struggling Cathay … Continue reading Cathay bailout to protect Hong Kong’s economic future