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On Monday, a shocking incident occurred at Hong Kong International Airport, one of the world’s busiest air cargo hubs, when a cargo plane veered off the runway during landing and splashed into the sea. This unfortunate event resulted in the death of two…
The tourism industry is slowly recovering, starting with the re-opening of Boracay to leisure travelers. More flights, accommodations, and tours are resuming operations to accommodate excited travelers after being stuck at home for so long! With travel…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific will provide refunds to an estimated 1.5 million passengers as 50 percent of its fleet remains grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic. Charo Logarta Lagamon, corporate communications director for Cebu Pacific Air, assured that…
Private airline Bamboo Airways will buy 26 new narrow-body Airbus aircraft as it expands operations. The value of the deal is $6.3 billion, based on list price, chairman Trinh Van Quyet told. With the previous order of 24 aircraft of the same model last year,…
Vietjet does not operate any flights with Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. We are currently operating with a fleet entirely composed of new Airbus aircraft from the A320 family aircraft. The average age of our fleet is 2.82 years. We are also using latest generation…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday it is expected to have swung back to profit in 2018, ending two successive losses as it embarks on a massive overhaul. The recovery also came in a year that saw it suffer an embarrassing data breach that…
Vietnamese carriers are keen on operating direct flights to the US, but worried about recouping the large investments involved. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to grant a Category 1 rating to Vietnam soon, allowing direct flights…
AirAsia X said Monday it will take delivery of two new aircraft next year, which could be deployed in North Asia and China, and its new route to India is likely to help boost passenger load factor as the long-haul unit of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia…
Boeing has announced the end of its programme to turn Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft into cargo planes. In October, the plane manufacturer formally announced that management had decided to cancel the programme. To some industry executives, Boeing’s…
PT Dirgantara Indonesia, (Persero) or PT DI, today will roll-out the N219, the first plane Indonesia has made again after the N250, which was made in 1995. The N219 is the result of a collaboration between Dirgantara Indonesia and the National Aeronautics…
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