Japan weighs defence exports
Japan’s joint fighter jet project with the UK and Italy will take centre stage at a defence show near here this week, as the country bolsters its defence ties with…
China Airlines Expands European Route Network
China Airlines will start serving a sixth city in Europe from July, increasing the number of flights offered to the region to 24 per week. Prague will become the sixth…
A Trigana Air Boeing 737 has been hit by bullet in Indonesia
A Trigana Air Boeing 737 passenger aircraft was hit by bullet while operating a flight to Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Indonesia. The Boeing 737-500 with registration PK-YSC was operating…
Teleport to resume cargo routes to China
The resumption of AirAsia’s flights into China will mark the return of belly cargo space in China for Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A Bhd (formerly AirAsia Group). With…
Thai Airways Airbus A350 escapes a burning tug
The event happened at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, the base airport for Thai Airlines (BKK). The airplane moving tug saw sudden smoke and later fire. The incident was managed by the…
Malaysia picks South Korea’s FA-50 over Tejas, Hurjet in $920 million deal
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Malaysian Ministry of Defense have signed a contract for 18 KAI FA-50 light fighter jets. The aircraft was selected during the Royal Malaysian Air…
JAL Announces International Fare Fuel Surcharge for Tickets
Japan Airlines (JAL) has requested approval from Japan`s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to set the level of fuel surcharge on international passenger tickets purchased in Japan…
Human trafficking eyed in private jet take-off from Ninoy Aquino International
A private jet took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday, Feb 13th, without authorization from concerned agencies, reportedly with more passengers than was declared in its…
Japan Airlines Airbus A350 diverts twice due to missed airport curfew
A Japan Airlines flight from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) had to divert twice when the flight missed Fukuoka’s airport curfew by minutes. Flight JL331 was scheduled…
Thai Airways investigating case of uncollected meal trays before landing on Singapore-Bangkok flight
Thai Airways is “urgently investigating” an incident on board a flight from Singapore to Bangkok where the cabin crew allegedly neglected to collect passengers’ meal trays prior to landing. TikTok…