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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Singapore Airlines Prepares for Arrival of SilkAir Boeing 737s
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) has revealed the first Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 of its partner carrier, SilkAir, will provisionally enter passenger...
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Singaporean low-cost carrier Scoots into Busy Hong Kong Market
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Singaporean low-cost, medium- and long-haul carrier, Scoot, is to introduce flights to Hong Kong later this year, the 12th destination in its...
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A Better Look at the Market with Meetings Essentials – by ASM
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Especially for participants at this year’s World Routes in Las Vegas, renowned route development consultants ASM have unveiled a new way to...
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Emirates Confirms Kabul Arrival
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline has confirmed it will inaugurate flights between its Dubai International Airport hub and...
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Philippine Airlines Opens Reservations for London Return
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) has opened reservations for its anticipated return to UK skies, although surprisingly it appears that the carrier has...
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Royal Brunei Details Dreamliner Debut
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Royal Brunei Airlines has officially opened reservations for its first long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner services and as expected it will be on the...
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SilkAir to Fly to Yogyakarta
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SilkAir, the regional wing of Asian carrier Singapore Airlines, will launch direct air services between Singapore and Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from...
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Hainan Airlines Launches new Chicago Service
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Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines last week launched a new route between Beijing’s Capital International Airport and Chicago O’Hare...
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ASM Survey Provides Guidance to World Routes Airport Delegates
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ASM, the world route development consultants, have provided airports with some key pointers of how best they can approach their structured...
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United Applies for Rights to Fly to Chengdu
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United Airlines last week applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin a non-stop service linking the...
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AirAsia X Goes Double Daily to Australia
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Long-haul, low-cost carrier, AirAsia X is to increase its current flights from Kuala Lumpur to the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and...
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Cebu Pacific Air Pushes for Open Skies with Japan
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Filipino low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air is pushing for an Open Skies agreement to be reached between the Philippines and Japan ahead of the...
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Asia Atlantic Launches Leisure Links from Bangkok
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New Thailand carrier Asia Atlantic Airlines inaugurated scheduled charter flights between Bangkok and Tokyo on August 20, 2013 as it seeks to take...
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Asia set to Dominate World’s Top 10 Airports by 2016
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Beijing will have become the world’s largest airport by seat capacity within three years and Asian airports will account for half the...
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Qantas Boosts Winter International Flight Offering
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Australian national carrier Qantas has announced plans to enhance its international operations during the forthcoming Northern hemisphere winter...
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Emirates Latest to Link Gulf to Sialkot in Pakistan
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline has announced plans to launch services to Sialkot, its fifth route to Pakistan. The new...
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Etihad Outlines Growth of Australian Operations
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, last week outlined a range of major changes to its Australian operations,...
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Qantas Works on Reshaping Asian Network
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Qantas’s boss Alan Joyce has vowed its international business will be “great” again, as it focuses on reshaping its Asian...
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Cathay Pacific and United Intend Transpacific Network Growth
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Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and US major United Airlines have each indicated their intention to grow their transpacific networks with...
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Etihad to Close Jet Airways Deal in Coming Days
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Etihad Airways expects to have completed its equity partnership agreement in India’s Jet Airways within the next week. This is one of...