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Retail Asia21/01/2022

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Rolls-Royce’s all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, having set two new world records which have now been independently confirmed. The aircraft reached a top speed of 555.9 kmph over 3 kilometers, smashing the existing record by 213.04 kmph. In further runs at the UK Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down […]

Retail Asia09/11/2021

Wright Electric has announced the Wright Spirit a 100 sweater electric aircraft that now joins its flagship electric aircraft the 1. It has four-megawatt class motors and the design is based on its BA4 146 platform. “The Wright Spirit aircraft design builds on the BAe 146 platform – a 100 passenger, 4-engine aircraft known for its […]

Retail Asia11/12/2019

When your phone is set on Airplane mode, all radios inside the device are disabled. This prevents radio signals from possibly interfering with the equipment that pilots rely on while flying an airplane. Also known as Flight mode, or even offline mode, passengers on a plane can use this setting to access content already downloaded […]

Retail Asia11/07/2019

AirAsia bosses chose the second day of the 2019 Paris Air Show to announce that they are converting an order for 253 A320-200neos to the larger A321-200neo. Malaysia’s largest low cost carrier, AirAsia Berhad, today decided to ramp up the type it has on order in response, a spokesperson said, to “ongoing strong demand across its network.” […]

Retail Asia20/06/2019

Despite the current slump in the domestic aviation market, India will require up to 10,000 new pilots by 2030. Acknowledging this, AirAsia India on Tuesday launched the country’s first cadet-pilot program, ready to send its first batch of 15 cadets to New Zealand for flight training. By passenger volumes, India was ranked second globally among […]

Retail Asia26/04/2019

Emirates offers summer promotion fares for customers from Vietnam who book tickets from now until April 22 and travel from April 15 until November 30, 2019. Economy Class fares start from VNĐ17,189,000 (US$747) to Dubai, VNĐ19,999,000 ($870) to Paris, VNĐ21,809,000 ($948) to London, VNĐ23,819,000 ($1,035) to Amsterdam, VND25,189,000 ($1,095) to Madrid, and VNĐ27,179,000 ($1,181) to Boston. […]

Retail Asia19/03/2019

Vietjet does not operate any flights with Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. We are currently operating with a fleet entirely composed of new Airbus aircraft from the A320 family aircraft. The average age of our fleet is 2.82 years. We are also using latest generation of Airbus aircraft, A320-A321 neo. Furthermore, Vietjet’s operations meet the highest […]

Retail Asia05/11/2018

Malaysia’s long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X on Thursday appointed Nadda Buranasiri as its new group chief executive officer to take over from its co-founders. Buranasiri, chief executive of the Thai arm of AirAsia X since 2014, will replace co-CEOs and co-founders Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun with immediate effect, the company said in a statement. […]

Retail Asia23/06/2017

DHL Express has signed up for four more A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversions from ST Aerospace subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke. The express operator, which in July last year became the launch customer for the conversion programmewith an order for two of the aircraft, said the deal also includes options for a further 10 conversions. The contract was signed […]

Retail Asia09/03/2017

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On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Vietjet presented a one-kilogram golden aircraft model, the biggest prize under the campaign “Win a 1kg gold aircraft, fly to a happy future”, to Ms Tran Phoi Hanh, a passenger on VJ610 flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang, a beach city in south Vietnam, […]

Retail Asia07/03/2017

In a statement released on Friday, Cebu Pacific said it took delivery of a new ATR 72-600 on Feb. 28, bringing the budget carrier’s current fleet to 59 planes. It was the fourth of the 16 firm orders Cebu Pacific made last year. The arrival of the new ATR 72-600 will serve wholly owned unit […]

Retail Asia24/11/2016

It’s like dining a la carte 34,000 feet above sea level. That’s the “Book the Cook” experience that you get when you fly Singapore Airlines. It’s an exclusive advance inflight meal-ordering service that allows passengers in Suites, First Class, Business Class and Premium Economy Class to pre-select a gourmet dish of their choice before their […]

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This Is The World’s Fastest All-Electric Aircraft

Wright Electric’s Spirit 100 Seat Electric Aircraft Announced

Airplane mode might get more intelligent in Android 11

AirAsia Goes Big And Converts 253 A320neo Orders To A321neos

India needs 10k pilots by 2030 says AirAsia

Emirates offers summer promotion tickets

Vietjet not operating any flights with Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts

AirAsia X names new CEO to take over from Founders

DHL signs up for four more A330-300P2Fs

Vietjet awards a one-kilogram golden aircraft to Lucky Draw winning passenger

Cebu Pacific receives new airplane

Now you can book a cook on Singapore Airlines