Asia
The latest aviation news and new air services from world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Qatar Airways Cargo adds Three New Destinations
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The airline has commenced operations to three new freighter destinations including Lagos, Accra and Guangzhou.
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Air New Zealand Sets Course for South America
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Air NZ has clearly defined aspirations for growth in the Pacific Rim. Its flights to Singapore commence next month and this new route to Buenos...
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ANA to Launch Service to Houston
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The Japanese airline is to launch a route between Narita and Houston from June 2015 as part of an expansion of its network between Asia and the...
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Rex Awarded Area Air Operator’s Certificate
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Regional Express (Rex), the Australian airline have received their Area Air Operator’s Certificate (AAOC) from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority...
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Scoot uses new Dreamliners to Open Melbourne Route
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The airline believes its low fares will appeal to the large Singapore student population in Melbourne. According to data from the Australian...
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AirAsia X Ends Flights to Adelaide
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The carrier will end its flights on January 25, 2015 as difficult trading conditions between Malaysia and Australia and particularly price...
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Qantas to Launch Direct Flights to Japan
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The Australian airline is to begin services between Brisbane and Tokyo’s Narita Airport, and between Sydney and Haneda.
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Jetstar Japan to Launch International Flights from Osaka
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The carrier launched domestic operations in July 2012 and has its main operational base at Tokyo Narita, but is believed to feel it can generate a...
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V Air to Launch Operations With Bangkok Route
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The new airline, which is a subsidiary of TransAsia Airways (Taipei), will launch operations to the Thai capital on December 17, 2014.
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Throwback Thursday – Birmingham Airport’s Push for Chinese Link
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At Routesonline we've decided to take a look back at the news breaking the same week in previous years and revisit it one or two years later to see...
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China’s 9 Air Takes to the Air from Guangzhou
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9 Air was established earlier this year as a subsidiary of privately-owned Juneyao Airlines. It is the third low-cost carrier to operate in China...
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Cargolux Expands Presence in Vietnam
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The Luxembourg based cargo airline is expanding its services to Vietnam, with the addition of a second flight into Ho Chi Minh City, and a fourth...
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What Are the World’s Top 20 Airlines? December 2014 Network Update
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We took a look at the top 20 airlines in the world by operating carrier, analysing the network capacity in December 2013 against the same month...
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What are the World's Top 20 Airports? December 2014 Network Update
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We’ve taken a look at the top 20 airports in the world in terms of departure capacity for December 2014.
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VietJet Air Receives First A320 from Airbus
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Vietnam’s low-cost carrier, VietJetAir, has received the delivery of its first Airbus A320 directly from Airbus at a ceremony in Toulouse.
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The Birth of the 'Peanut Airline' - Aviation History Month
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It’s the final week for our Aviation History Month articles, and this week we are looking at airlines between 1980 and 2000.
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FUN FRIDAY: Qantas Heads Back to the 1970s
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Every Friday Routesonline will have a look back at an alternative story of the past week. Humourous, interesting, enlightening or simply just a...
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More Airlines Plan London Dreamliner Operations in 2015
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It is just over two years since the first 787 flights were launched to the UK capital and at periods this year more than 740 flights a month,...
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Finnair Adds Seasonal Long-Haul Links to Chicago and Ho Chi Minh
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The new route, flown using an Airbus A330-300, will be operate within the carrier’s joint business on transatlantic traffic with fellow oneworld...
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Dubai Airports to Handle 126.5 Million Passengers by 2020
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Aviation has proved to be an indispensable catalyst for the growth of Dubai’s tourism industry, according to a study by Oxford Economics.