Malaysia Airlines

Airlines rise on state's vow to lift industry

14 Jul 2012

Shares of mainland airlines soared in Hong Kong yesterday after the central government issued a circular aimed at boosting the aviation industry, predicting a tripling of the mainland's air...

9:14PM

Europe's Carriers may lose US$1.1b

12 Jun 2012

Losses at European airlines will hit US$1.1 billion this year - almost double the US$600 million estimate made just three months ago, as the euro-zone crisis continues to worsen, the...

5:22PM

Budget carriers ready to take off

24 May 2012

While full-service airlines are cutting jobs or freezing headcounts amid global economic gloom, things are looking up for budget airlines.

3:38PM

Comfort at a price

18 Apr 2012

As competition intensifies, airlines are constantly rolling out new products and services to woo passengers.

12:52PM

Airlines brace for rising costs, falling sales

10 Mar 2012

Airlines around the world are bracing for falling revenues and rising costs as the uncertain outlook for European economies dampens traffic demand, and jet fuel prices continue to climb.

9:40AM

Lai See

31 Jan 2012

Scared Donald may have bigger agenda in Davos

6:22AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

5 comments

4:27AM

Hazards of high flying

It's almost New Year, and with an early Lunar New Year coming up soon, hundreds of millions of Asians will be on the move, travelling for leisure or to close that elusive business deal.

3:48AM

Planes on high alert for credit scammers

Southeast Asian syndicates are using fake and stolen credit cards to defraud shops at Hong Kong airport and make fraudulent purchases on short-haul flights bound for the city, airport police...

3:43AM

More Cathay freight routes on the horizon

Emerging airfreight markets in Europe, Africa and Latin America are on the radar for Cathay Pacific as it mulls plans for the launch of new cargo services to a raft of destinations.

10:20PM

A class of their own

AIR TRAVEL began as the preserve of the privileged few. The democratisation of flying in recent decades has been brought about by an explosion in discount, budget airlines. Yet the apparently...

9:18PM

Travellers' checks

New connections

2:29PM

Wake-up call

A certain 'budget' airline has some answering to do. Its latest promotion was for a '50 per cent off' seat sale for 'low, low fares' to Manila, Cebu and Clark. The deal sounded attractive, I...

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