China’s civil aviation takes flight path to recovery
However, challenges remain with new outbreaks of Covid-19 hitting areas such as Shanghai and Beijing, which have affected the flow of passengers and cargo.
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Vietnam’s tourism industry flourishes during summer
The summer holiday is forecast to record an unprecedented increase in demand for air travel, according to the aviation businesses.
Malaysian-born aviation engineer’s paper plane breaks Guinness World Record
Julian Chee earned a Guinness World Record in the "Farthest flight by a paper aircraft” category.
Thailand issues new relaxed entry rules for airlines and passengers
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn expects arrivals to rise from the current level of 20,000-25,000 per day to 25,000-30,000 per day.
Air tickets set to keep climbing from pandemic low: Experts
With the sector still mired in the red despite movement restrictions being largely lifted, the bargain bonanza for passengers is very much over.
Air passengers to reach 83 percent of 2019 levels this year: IATA
The air industry was sent reeling by the pandemic, with passenger numbers plunging 60 percent in 2020 and remaining 50 percent down in 2021. Airlines lost nearly $200 billion over…
Summer set to heat up China’s tourism market
The recent growth points to a summer rebound, driven by the resumption of interprovincial group tours in most parts of the country, the improving Covid-19 situation and policy…
Hundreds of workers join aviation industry as firms ramp up recruitment
In Singapore, the number of air travellers and visitors are at their highest since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Six Malaysia Airlines’ A380 superjumbos still up for sale
The parent company, MAG, follows due processes in evaluating submissions by prospective bidders and expects to complete the exercise in the fourth quarter of 2021.
20 bodies recovered from Tara Air crash site
Officials say the plane slammed into a mountain at 14,500 feet.