Global air traffic grew at its fastest pace in seven months in September as lower airfares spur demand, new figures show. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) monthly report showed passenger demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose 7.0 per cent in September, compared with the prior corresponding period. It was the highest result
Tigerair Singapore’s colours and livery will be consigned to the history books from the middle of 2017 as its operations are integrated with fellow low-cost carrier Scoot under a single brand and operating licence. The process of bringing together the operations of Tigerair Singapore and Scoot under the Scoot brand was expected to be “realised”
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has joined the chorus of carriers warning of tough market conditions after reporting a sharp drop in net profit for the three months to September 30 2016 amid low fares and a weak outlook. The airline group said net profit tumbled 70 per cent to S$64.9 million in the second quarter of
Qantas is pausing its Airbus A330 refurbishment program as the airline considers whether to extend the leases of two A330-200s. The A330-200s – VH-EBL and VH-EBG – are the two remaining aircraft in the fleet of 10 A330-300s and 18 A330-200s yet to be fitted with new Thompson Aero Seating business class seats, an updated
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester says he is open to extending the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if credible new evidence which leads to the identification of a specific location of the aircraft is found, as a new report suggests the aircraft entered into a steep descent before crashing into
Virgin Australia says it is focused on cost-cutting and “disciplined capacity management” after slumping to a 2016/17 first quarter loss amid a sluggish domestic market. On Wednesday, the airline group reported a statutory loss after tax of $34.6 million for the three months to September 30 2016, compared with a statutory profit after tax of
