Tag: Asia
NEWS Apr 27, 2023 Florida's Governor Meets With ANA and Japan Airlines: Future Flights on The Horizon? Florida's governor met with executives from All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines to discuss future direct flights between Florida and Japan. Read More →
NEWS Apr 20, 2023 COMAC ARJ21 Debuts with TransNusa Jakarta to Denpasar Service On the Jakarta-Bali Denpasar route, the Comac ARJ21 aircraft (registration PK-TJA, manufacturer serial number 186) operated its first international commercial flight with TransNusa, an Indonesian low-cost carrier. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2023 Malaysia Airlines Exits East Malaysia, Hands Over to Firefly In a strategic move, Malaysia Airlines has ended its intra-east Malaysia operations and transferred them to its sister unit Firefly as part of a route rationalization plan for its domestic network. Read More →
ROUTES Feb 08, 2023 Prague Airport: Possible Long Haul Routes in 2023 Prague airport is negotiating with a menagerie of airlines over possible new routes to the popular tourist destination. Most of the routes that will commence operations to PRG in 2023 will be seasonal with a few former seasonal ones becoming all-year-round services. Read More →
NEWS Nov 02, 2022 Cathay Pacific Resumes Flights Over Russia As a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most European airlines have been rerouting flights around Russia, as heightened alerts have made for dangerous conditions. However, many Asian airlines had never stopped flying over the Eurasian country, mainly due to political ties. Cathay Pacific was one of the airlines that halted flights in March. Now, almost eight months later, flight CX841 from New York to Hong Kong became the first Cathay Pacific flight to fly over Russia. Read More →
NEWS May 02, 2022 Air Traffic Between Europe and Asia Rises in the Face of Russian Airspace Ban Despite UK and EU airlines facing bans from Russian airspace, aviation data firm OAG has recorded rises in scheduled seats between Europe and Asia. Read More →
NEWS Feb 02, 2022 The Indian Rebound: Tata Group Officially Gains Control of Air India In this article, I analyze the history of Air India as well as what led to the recent privatization of the airline, as well as the next steps for the new owners, the Tata Group. Read More →
NEWS Jul 05, 2021 Cathay Pacific Launches New Premium Travel Lifestyle Brand After rumors and hints about the airline's future, Cathay has finally revealed their plan and repositioning in the market. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Korean Airlines to Acquire Asiana Air Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines have intensified their losses or have received losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Asiana Airlines has been one of these airlines in previous years.  Its struggles have led it to a new future. Korean Air, South Korea's largest airline, recently announced that they will acquire a 30.77 percent stake in their rival, Asiana Airlines. This deal is valued at over 1.62 billion USD (1.8 trillion won) and will make Korean Air the 10th largest airline in the world. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Korean Air and Asiana Airlines Reports Surprise Quarter 2 Earnings Profit Amid the vast number of unprofitable airlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have reported profit, lead by their dedication towards cargo. Read More →