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Retail Asia28/02/2024

At 10 a.m. Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh opened its doors for any visitors to look inside the C919 and another Comac aircraft ARJ21 in an exhibition of the company. Comac showcased its jets at Singapore last week but limited entry to only some business representatives. Comac chairman He Dongfeng said at the exhibition […]

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Retail Asia23/01/2024

AirAsia is set to launch a new route from Kuala Lumpur to Ahmedabad, India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City. This move, scheduled for 1 May 2024, expands AirAsia’s network and solidifies its presence in South Asia. The latest network addition will become the airline’s eleventh route to India and the third new route in 2024 […]

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Retail Asia22/09/2023

Capital A, the entity behind the AirAsia Aviation Group of airlines, remains committed to a November 2023 launch of AirAsia Cambodia (Phnom Penh). It comes as Capital A steps up its involvement in the Cambodian market and takes a 60% stake in a local ground services company called ADE Cambodia. In late 2022, ch-aviation reported that Capital A had set up […]

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Retail Asia11/08/2023

Air New Zealand is looking for two airports to further support its efforts towards decarbonization and has opened an expression of interest as part of selecting a route to fly its commercial demonstrator aircraft from 2026. The move is part of the airline’s ‘Mission Next Gen Aircraft’ launched in December last year, where the carrier […]

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Retail Asia10/08/2023

AirAsia is all set to elevate its flight offerings between Malaysia and China as it anticipates a continuous surge in forward sales over the upcoming months. The travel landscape has been undergoing a remarkable transformation, with travel demand bouncing back after the challenges posed by the pandemic. As part of its strategic response, AirAsia is […]

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Retail Asia28/07/2023

Today Malaysia’s Capital A Berhad (Capital A) announced its operating statistics for the second quarter of its financial year 2023. The announcement details the performance of Capital A’s aviation, digital, logistics and aviation services segments from April 1st to June 30th, 2023 (2Q2023). With the operating segments so closely interconnected, a strong performance in Aviation […]

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Retail Asia25/07/2023

AirAsia Philippines has ended wearing face masks on all domestic flights following the government’s decision to lift the state of public health emergency under Presidential Proclamation 297, filed by the Department of Transportation. Meanwhile, wearing face masks for flights to international destinations remain subject to the existing health protocols in the destination country. AirAsia destinations […]

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Retail Asia17/07/2023

AirAsia Thailand (FD) celebrated its inaugural flight, Sunday, flying from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Operating the direct flight four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) the low-cost airline uses an A320 on the route with 180 seats. FD140 de departs Bangkok Don Mueng Airport (DMK) and […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2023

AirAsia has announced the resumption of direct flights between Bangkok and Colombo, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited said. AirAsia is to resume the popular Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Colombo route on 9th July 2023. The new services to the capital of Sri Lanka will operate four times weekly. At present, BIA facilitates […]

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Retail Asia28/06/2023

AirAsia opened a new chapter in its efforts to drive industry engagement and spark greater collaboration by hosting its inaugural Sustainability Day, themed ‘Doing More with Less’. Led by Capital A Chief Sustainability Officer Yap Mun Ching, the event saw in-depth exchanges on topics that address AirAsia’s pathways to decarbonization, as well as challenges and opportunities in […]

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Retail Asia21/06/2023

AirAsia Cambodia remains on track to start flying in the fourth quarter of 2023 and is spurring majority shareholder, Capital A, to look towards other new markets in Southeast Asia “that deserve an airline,” according to Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes. Speaking in Sepang, Malaysia, on June 15, as Capital A held its annual general meeting, […]

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Retail Asia15/06/2023

Bamboo Airways posted an accumulated loss of VND3.2 trillion ($136 million) last year, higher than that of Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet. Although the company saw revenue tripling to VND11.73 trillion, costs still exceeded that figure due to difficulties in the Northeast Asia market and the Russia-Ukraine conflicts, which drove up fuel expenses, according to the […]

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Retail Asia10/05/2023

Bamboo Airways owes one of its directors, Le Thai Sam, almost VND7.73 trillion ($329.50 million) as of April 10, according to a meeting on Tuesday. Sam, who became a board member in July last year, will soon receive a 21.7% stake from FLC, which has been operating the airline since the beginning, according to a […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2023

Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of VND19.3 billion ($822,500) in the first quarter after losses in 12 consecutive quarters. The airline saw revenue doubling year-on-year to VND23.64 trillion, the highest quarter record since Q1 2020. It is near the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. The state-owned carrier however still posted a post-tax loss of VND37.3 […]

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Retail Asia28/04/2023

Vietravel Airlines is expecting to expand its fleet to six by adding three more aircraft in the third quarter following a plan set out from the early days of its establishment. The move in association with a recruitment program slated for May in Ho Chi Minh City aims to help the carrier be ready for […]

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Retail Asia06/04/2023

AirAsia X (AAX) continues to expand its China network with two weekly flights to Beijing restarting last week after almost a three-year pause. The flight from Kuala Lumpur lands at Beijing Daxing International Airport at 0105, while the return flight from Beijing arrives in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Terminal 2) at 0830. AirAsia X Malaysia […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2023

Australians have another way to get to Asia now AirAsia X restarted its Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast service yesterday. The nostalgic service retraced AirAsia X’s first-ever route, launched over 25 years ago. AirAsia X started the Kuala Lumpur to Queensland’s Gold Coast in November 2007, but it has been suspended for more than […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2023

Malaysian long-haul low-cost AirAsia X is returning to recovery, reporting improvements in revenues, profits, and costs after some very difficult years during the Covid crisis. The carrier expects to benefit this year from the relaunch of its most profitable routes and gradually grow the fleet again, it said on February 22. AirAsia X continues to recover […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2023

Malaysian long-haul low-cost AirAsia X is returning to recovery, reporting improvements in revenues, profits, and costs after some very difficult years during the Covid crisis. The carrier expects to benefit this year from the relaunch of its most profitable routes and gradually grow the fleet again, it said on February 22. AirAsia X continues to recover […]

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Retail Asia07/03/2023

Even low-cost carriers, which struggle to increase capacity amidst labor shortages, soaring fuel prices, and closed airspace, have set prices that have stumped travelers.And if you think this is going anywhere, it’s not – at least that’s according to AirAsia’s CEO Tony Fernandes. Speaking last week at the Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore, Fernandes revealed […]

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