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AirAsia opened a new chapter in its efforts to drive industry engagement and spark greater collaboration by hosting its inaugural Sustainability Day, themed ‘Doing More with Less’. Led by Capital A Chief Sustainability Officer Yap Mun Ching, the event saw…
Capital A expects to increase its fleet by nineteen A320s this year and return all remaining parked planes to service by August, according to Tony Fernandes, group CEO, has said. “We have already signed up 19 aircraft, and are negotiating for more,” Fernandes…
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has attributed its series of flight cancellations to engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney, citing the delay of jet engine deliveries as the reason for operational disruptions. This was the essence of the airline’s…
PAL and Airbus officials sign the Purchase Agreement for 9 Airbus A350-1000s on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show: PAL President Capt. Stanley Ng (center), PAL Holdings President Lucio Tan III (leftmost), Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer…
AirAsia Cambodia remains on track to start flying in the fourth quarter of 2023 and is spurring majority shareholder, Capital A, to look towards other new markets in Southeast Asia “that deserve an airline,” according to Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes. Speaking…
The AirAsia group of airlines “will definitely” be placing a large order for aircraft over “the next two years”, although it will not be adding to the flurry of order announcements at this year’s Paris air show. Tony Fernandes, chief executive of AirAsia…
Bamboo Airways posted an accumulated loss of VND3.2 trillion ($136 million) last year, higher than that of Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet. Although the company saw revenue tripling to VND11.73 trillion, costs still exceeded that figure due to difficulties in…
Bamboo Airways has appointed Nguyen Minh Hai as CEO to replace Nguyen Manh Quan with effect from May 24. The carrier said Quan had asked to step down from the position he had held since July 2022. Under his leadership, Bamboo earned record revenues in the…
AirAsia announced the addition of three new routes from Kuala Lumpur to the southern regions of China, further cementing its position as the largest foreign carrier serving the most populous country in the world. New services to Quanzhou and Guilin operated…
The average monthly salary of Vietnamese pilots working for Vietnam Airlines was 41% lower than their foreign colleagues’ last year, a gap that caused many to quit. A recent report by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, which flagged this,…
Bamboo Airways owes one of its directors, Le Thai Sam, almost VND7.73 trillion ($329.50 million) as of April 10, according to a meeting on Tuesday. Sam, who became a board member in July last year, will soon receive a 21.7% stake from FLC, which has been…
Vietnam Airlines’ HVN shares will see trading restrictions from May 12 for failure to file its results in time. The carrier has been more than 30 days late in submitting its audited consolidated financial statements for 2022, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange…
National Citizen Commercial Bank plans to seek shareholders’ permission this month to sell 203 million shares, equivalent to a 11% stake, of Bamboo Airways. Property developer FLC pledged some of the shares as collateral for loans. FLC and its disgraced…
Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of VND19.3 billion ($822,500) in the first quarter after losses in 12 consecutive quarters. The airline saw revenue doubling year-on-year to VND23.64 trillion, the highest quarter record since Q1 2020. It is near the…
Vietravel Airlines is expecting to expand its fleet to six by adding three more aircraft in the third quarter following a plan set out from the early days of its establishment. The move in association with a recruitment program slated for May in Ho Chi Minh…
Airasia SuperApp has denied a claim by Batik Air that it has acted in an “unauthorised manner” by selling the airline’s and Super Air Jet’s flights on its online travel agency (OTA) platform. In a statement, airasia SuperApp said its OTA platform holds a…
