Asia

Thai Airways’ subsidiary Thai Smile will become the second connecting partner airline of the Star Alliance after Juneyao Airlines, the alliance announced during the 75th IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul. The … [read more]

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has started commercial Airbus A380 operations on Friday. The airline is the first Japanese carrier to operate the Airbus A380 and the world’s 15th operator of the aircraft type. ANA … [read more]

Over one month ago, the Indian airline Jet Airways announced that it suspended operations until further notice. However, the financially struggling carrier emphasized that the suspension is only a ‘temporary’ measure. In the … [read more]

China Southern Airlines and Finland’s flag-carrier Finnair have announced that both airlines established a codeshare partnership, which is intended to start on June 1. The cooperation includes the Finnair’s route between Guangzhou and … [read more]

In January this year, the United States and Japan reached a tentative agreement to provide for up to 12 additional daytime flight slots for US carrier operations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Following … [read more]

China Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for three Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, with purchase options for three more. According to the airline, the three agreed Boeing 777F with a … [read more]

Turkmenistan Airlines has announced the restart of some of its flights to the European Union. The flag-carrier of Turkmenistan had been banned from EU airspace since early February 2019 over “pending confirmation that … [read more]

Ari Ashkara, CEO of Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has reportedly stated to news network Nikkei Asian Review that the airline’s cancelled order for 49 737 MAX 8 aircraft will be replaced with an … [read more]