JAKARTA : Super Air Jet, a new Indonesian budget airline reportedly backed by airline magnate Rusdi Kirana, will start operation with three Airbus A320 … More
Tag: Aviation
Finance Ministry: Govt has no plans to sell any airport asset including Subang Airport
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to sell any airport assets in Malaysia including the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah … More
Govt still bent on selling Subang airport ‘soon’ in ‘insensitive’ move: unions
Move will only render WCT owner richer at the expense of workers, taxpayers, says spokesman KUALA LUMPUR : A coalition … More
MAHB submits detailed Subang Airport regeneration plan to govt
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has submitted a comprehensive strategic long-term development plan for the Sultan Abdul … More
Farewell SilkAir, after 29 years’ service as SIA’s ‘Regional Wing’
With the final passenger flight docked in, we look back at three decades of SIA’s “regional wing”. At 8.10pm on … More
Israeli aircraft did not loiter in Malaysian airspace — MoT
PUTRAJAYA : In confirming that an Israeli aircraft was overflying Malaysian airspace recently, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said today … More
The Netherlands’ court holds hearing in MH17 case of at site of aircraft reconstruction, – online
Workers of the Dutch Themis inspected the restored fuselage and determined the nature of its damage On May 26, the … More
MAHB: Airport takeover by private entity not uncommon
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has stated that it is not uncommon for the market to submit … More
Goldman Sachs didn’t help in recovery efforts, says Malaysia Aviation Group
CEO says organisation’s business plan formulated without hiring external party KUALA LUMPUR : The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has denied hiring … More
Malaysia Airlines Says Travel Demand to Stay Weak Until 2023
Malaysia Airlines Bhd. said air travel demand will remain subdued and it expects a full recovery after the end of … More
Indonesia divers find casing of crashed jet’s other black box: Navy
JAKARTA (REUTERS) : Indonesian divers have found the casing of a cockpit voice recorder from the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed … More
Indonesian navy divers retrieve flight data recorder from doomed Sriwijaya Air plane
JAKARTA : Indonesian navy divers on Tuesday (Jan 12) found the flight data recorder of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 … More
EXPLAINER: Why is Indonesia prone to plane crashes?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) : Saturday’s plane crash in Indonesia, in which a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 carrying 62 people plunged … More
Illegal charter flights converge in Subang
Malaysia has the 2nd-highest number of private jet flights operating without a valid AOC in Asia after China, according to … More
Cadets among 22 dead in ‘shock’ Ukraine military plane crash
CHUGUIV (UKRAINE) : At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others were seriously injured on Friday … More
Malaysian aviation through the years
KUALA LUMPUR: The history of Malayan aviation began with the building of the Taiping Aerodrome, which was the first airport … More
Clues sought in fatal Air India Express crash
Eighteen killed after jet making repatriation flight overshoots runway in Kerala KOZHIKODE, India: Investigators have recovered the “black box” flight … More
Southeast Asia budget airline boom turns sour
SYDNEY/SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian low-cost carriers, a key growth engine for planemakers and leasing companies for a decade before the pandemic, … More
Cheap flights for the next two years on long-haul routes likely amid low demand for tickets, as domestic trips in Asia lead aviation’s weak recovery
Facing losses of US$100 billion over two years, airlines will do everything to raise demand for long-haul travel. But trade … More
Pakistan plane crash was ‘human error’ – initial report
A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot … More
AirAsia Philippines to lay off 260 staff
12% ground-based and management staff to be lay-off as part of a business restructuring plan to manage its losses sustained from travel restrictions to coronavirus-stricken destinations.
