Founder of Korea’s Eastar Jet jailed for six years
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) founder and politician Lee Sang-jik was sentenced to six years in prison on January 12… Read More »
IATA reports global passenger traffic improved in November 2021 but Omicron likely to affect period ahead
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the… Read More »
AirAsia CEO says international travel will bounce back strongly despite omicron impact
International travel is likely to recover soon despite progress being slowed by the omicron variant, according to AirAsia chief executive… Read More »
Macao, Hong Kong declare two-week flight bans over Omicron
Macao has announced a two-week ban on commercial passenger flights from regions outside mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from… Read More »
A global shortage of 34,000 commercial pilots might slow airline recovery
How soon the airline industry will suffer a pilot shortage is more crucial than whether it will happen at all…. Read More »
Philippines AirAsia reopens Clark hub, ups frequencies
Philippines AirAsia (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) reopened its Clark hub on January 2 with thrice-weekly flights to Caticlan, the… Read More »
Philippine Airlines exits Chapter 11
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has emerged from voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings with a strengthened balance sheet,… Read More »
Airline and aviation trends show optimistic but challenging conditions for 2022
Needless to say 2020 and 2021 have been very challenging years for the travel industry, especially for airlines, airports, aircraft… Read More »