Asia

Cathay Pacific has announced a recapitalisation financing plan, worth HK $39 billion (US $5 billion), to preserve its operations amid the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. This includes Hong Kong taking a stake in … [read more]

The United States plans to ban Chinese airlines from operating flights to and from US airports, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Wednesday. The order is effective starting June 16th and … [read more]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed the acquisition of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) aircraft programme on Monday. The takeover, valued at approximately $750 million, was announced back in June 2019. Last … [read more]

Domestic flights in India are starting to resume this Monday, as a temporary ban that had been in effect since March 22 is lifted. The government is now allowing India’s domestic airlines … [read more]

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A320 on flight PK8303 has crashed into a residential area shortly before landing in Karachi. The flight was operating from Lahore (IATA: LHE) to Karachi’s Jinnah International … [read more]

Air Busan has commenced Airbus A321neo operations. The Korea-based carrier took delivery of its first A321LR in mid-March. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis that is having a severe effect on the aviation … [read more]

Wuhan Tianhe Airport is officially reopening for scheduled passenger flights after being closed for two and a half months due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The airport in central China’s Hubei province was … [read more]

Airlines of the Malaysian AirAsia Group are temporarily reducing or entirely suspending their flight operations amid the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. Malaysia-based AirAsia, the mainline of the largest South East Asian low-cost airline … [read more]