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Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 9V-SPQ takes off. (Andrew Hunt)

Singapore Airline Group’s passenger carriage dives 99.6% in May

The SIA Group’s airlines – including Singapore Airlines, Silkair and Scoot – together recorded a 99.6 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger carriage in May when compared to the same month in 2019.

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British Airways aircraft parked during the ash cloud. (Stuart Haigh)

‘Jet Zero’: UK launches new carbon reduction scheme

The UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has unveiled a new national initiative aimed at driving down carbon emissions.

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UK Parliament rallies against quarantine measures

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British politicians from both sides of the aisle have criticised the Johnson government’s newly-minted quarantine measures, introduced in late May.

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VietJet plane skids off HCMC runway amid heavy rain

A VietJet Air plane skidded off a runway at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on Sunday, due to heavy rain and tailwind.

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A file image of RAAF F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in the hangers at RAAF Base Williamtown. (Defence)

US Senate calls for a Pacific F-35 hub, regional weapons caches

Stephen Kuper discusses the significance of the US planning an APAC F-35 hub, and what this means for US-China relations.

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Swiss parliament backs carbon charge on air tickets

The Swiss Federal Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new proposal that will see charges levied on tickets for travel.

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