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AirAsia has come up with a new offer to woo flyers in this festive season. AirAsia is offering up to 70% off on all its destinations. AirAsia’s latest offer started on 15 October and will continue till 28 October 2018, the carrier has mentioned on its…
Nokia and Saudi Telecom Company subsidiary STC Business have teamed up to launch a pilot LTE-based air-to-ground network in Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed at GITEX Technology Week 2018, and follows a successful trial of Nokia’s LTE-based air to ground…
DHL Global Forwarding is expanding its round-the-world freighter operation to meet demand growth on Asian and transpacific trades. The forwarding giant said that it would a deploy a second dedicated Boeing 747-400F — ACMI-leased through Atlas Air — to connect…
During the first nine months of 2017, Panalpina grew volumes in air freight and ocean freight compared to the same period last year. As the year progressed, group gross profit as well as EBIT increased with every quarter. Year-on-year, Panalpina’s reported…
Singapore is exploring more airline services to India whichis expected to overtake China and Indonesia to become the fastest-growing air-traffic generating market for Changi Airport here, according to a media report. New services to Pune, Madurai, Bhubaneswar…
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) stated that THAI’s Board of Directors decided not to increase capital in Nok Air Public Company Limited (Nok Air), which lacks liquidity and needs additional funding to continue operations. Following…
Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT or Trust), one of the largest retail-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Malaysia, has embarked on a sustainability campaign, “Clean Air – A Smoke Free Environment Project” at Sunway REIT’s…
Lao PDR’s Department of Civil Aviation says its priority is to encourage more international airlines to serve the capital Vientiane. In an interview the department claimed there were more direct flights to Laos, many of them charter flights during the peak…
Airborne logistics networks are expanding in Asia as demand for air cargo delivery in the region is forecast to roughly double in volume over the next two decades. Garuda Indonesia and budget carriers are rapidly expanding operations to capitalize on the…
Cebu Pacific Air has launched three new routes from Cebu (CEB). On 19 November, Cebgo, the fully-owned subsidiary of Cebu Pacific Air (and formerly known as Tigerair Philippines) began operating the routes on behalf of its parent company. Cebgo, which is now…
DHL eCommerce will invest €70 million (US$75.1 million) to expand its air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai, supporting the growing e-commerce industry in India. According to DHL, the 5,761m2 Delhi hub and 4,274m2 Mumbai hub will be equipped with automation to handle…
A direct air link between India and Indonesia is set to become a reality with Garuda Indonesia, the South East Asian country’s national air carrier, considering to launch a service soon. Garuda Indonesia plans to introduce direct flights connecting…
Currently, Sriwijaya Air serves 46 domestic routes as well as seven international routes in the Asia Pacific with 51 narrow-body Boeing jets. With the larger fleet (after additional airplanes are purchased), the airline wants to add several domestic and…
Air carrier Garuda Indonesia signed an agreement with state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II at the Soekarno-Hatta airport on Thursday (13/10) to support the creation of a commercial cargo area. Both companies agreed to develop AP II’s commercial area…
Concerns are rising about hazardous cargo. Bans on Galaxy Note 7 smartphones by airlines mark the latest flashpoint in a debate on how to reduce risks from carrying dangerous goods, but there are also worries in the maritime sector. Troubles with Samsung’s…
Japan’s Fuji Heavy Industries said on Thursday it was recalling about 100,000 of its Subaru-branded vehicles in Japan to fix a problem with an air pump switch located in the main fuse box. The recall covers models including the Legacy and Imprezza, along with…
