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Return to profit by city airline is welcome, but addition of routes, increased flight frequency and friendlier prices rest on more planes and workers
Ten years after the Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went off radar screens and disappeared, relatives of the 239 aboard still do not know what happened.
Cancelled flights have done nothing for the reputation of the city or its flagship carrier, and there needs to be answers as well as an end to chaos.
The timing of the vermin outbreak led to speculation it could have been engineered in response to news of the airport’s privatisation, or an attempt to discredit the current government.
Victims’ families say few lessons have been learned since the 2018 crash, with Boeing aircraft continuing to suffer serious safety malfunctions.
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China official says the ‘overall technical scheme’ of the C929 ‘has been determined’, with the first middle section of the widebody passenger jet set to be delivered by September 2027.
Many Tokyo-bound passengers prefer to fly to Haneda as it is closer to the city centre than from Narita.
Upbeat HK Express CEO Jeanette Mao also says she expects capacity to grow 20 per cent to 30 per cent by the end of this year.
Changes come amid growing customer frustration as a crisis of the company’s manufacturing quality and safety shows no signs of receding.
First images of the aircraft – referred to as the Z-21 – emerged on social media last week.
‘I’d rather fly Airbus than Boeing. My family too: they care about me,’ finance minister Bruno Le Maire said.
Airlines are being forced to reduce their carbon emissions by using expensive sustainable aviation fuel, and passengers will help pay for it. Singapore’s new tax on fares won’t be the last.
Cathay CEO Ronald Lam stops short of offering any perks and discounts for airline services as he speaks before Legco’s economic development panel.
Hong Kong’s Cathay to reinstate service to Riyadh in advance of meeting with lawmakers on Friday as government seeks closer business ties with Saudi Arabia.
Plane spotters reveal where they go to get the best shots of airliners landing and taking off at Hong Kong’s airport, the joys of plane spotting in Japan, and the aircraft that excite them most.
Beijing has relaxed visa rules to attract more visitors in recent months, in line with intentions to stimulate a national economy beset by a property crunch, employment hurdles and hesitant consumer spending.
In many ways, the Adani Group-helmed US$2.1 billion project is a microcosm of the massive infrastructure overhaul under way in India as its Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to outrun China.
Cargo carrier expects to spend US$2.7 billion over the next five years to add 15 aircraft to its fleet.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said a decision on resuming search for the wreckage would be taken soon, but relatives of the missing should not expect any breakthroughs.
The company urged airlines operating 787 Dreamliners to inspect flight deck switches after a sudden mid-air dive by a Latam plane left dozens injured.
Company says it expects service will be restored to 2018 record levels this year as visitors from mainland China and rest of Asia return.
Readers discuss the annual results of Hong Kong’s flag carrier, and what the city needs to do to attract global stars.
A report said the ‘seat movement caused the nose down’ angle of the aircraft that was flying from Sydney to Auckland.
Video sought by US investigators in the Alaska Airlines incident was overwritten, and the manufacturer of the Max 9 plane can’t provide names or records.
CEO Ronald Lam says company has taken prudent approach in restoring its passenger flight capacity after recent setbacks.
On Monday, the plane travelling from Sydney to Auckland with 263 passengers and nine crew members on board dropped abruptly mid-flight – without explanation.
A new unmanned aircraft is set to pose a challenge to missile defence systems with quick manoeuvrability even at high altitudes.
More than a dozen ambulances and other medical vehicles rushed to treat passengers on the Latam flight when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Auckland.
A pilot and co-pilot were both asleep for around 28 minutes during a flight from Southeast Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta in January.