Airline

28 Mar 2013

Talks between two state-owned carriers, Air China and China Southern Airlines, over operating Airbus A380s from Beijing seem to have reached a deadlock.

6:31AM

Airline profits to rise amid recovery of cargo sector

21 Mar 2013

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents 240 airlines comprising 84 per cent of global air traffic, said airlines are on course to post total net profits of US$10.6...

5:30AM

Passenger numbers rise for Asia-Pacific region's air carriers

31 Jan 2013

Some 207 million international passengers were flown by the carriers in the region last year, up 7 per cent year on year, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said.

5:20AM

Strategies for cheap air travel

14 Jan 2013

The post-Christmas lull has kicked in and you desperately need another holiday. Lunar New Year is just around the corner, but you haven't booked your flights yet. You scour the internet, but...

6:19AM

Electronic turbulence: airlines and social media

29 Dec 2012

Disruptions to airline schedules can now be instantly relayed through social media sites, confronting carriers with real-time feedback that could either harm or burnish their image depending on...

4:58AM

Business jet services stalled by state firms

17 Dec 2012

Investing in aviation infrastructure for corporate jets on the mainland is often complicated by competition from the government-backed companies that run the airports.

5:31AM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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4:18AM

Asian-Pacific airlines better performers amid global storm

Strong passenger demand has led Asian-Pacific airlines to weather the global turbulence that has engulfed the industry better than other carriers despite economic woes and volatile oil prices, the...

3:38AM

Japanese airline, carmakers hit by Diaoyus fallout with China

All Nippon Airways announced tens of thousands seat cancellations yesterday and several major Japanese car companies suspended production - further evidence of the economic fallout from an intense...

9:25AM

Lai See

Cathay Pacific's reservation system has let the airline's staff down

We have had several complaints about Cathay Pacific's booking system recently. However, a reader writes with a...

9:18PM

Big three fly into headwinds

All three big mainland airlines had to brace for headwinds in the first half - from high oil prices, yuan depreciation and slowing traffic.

9:14PM

Stanley Ho relative sues airline over HK$9m debt

A relative of Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun is suing Hong Kong Express Airways, an airline Ho partly owns, over a HK$9.8 million debt.

6:36PM

Dragonair pilots eye work to rule

Holiday flights into and out of Hong Kong could face disruption this summer as Dragonair pilots consider a work-to-rule over what they claim is the airline's discriminatory treatment of its...

5:47PM