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Thai AirAsia will not proceed with a bid for rival Nok Air.

Nok, Nok. Who’s there? Not Thai AirAsiaAsia Aviation, the majority shareholder of budget airline Thai AirAsia, will not proceed with an acquisition of shares in rival...

SpiceJet chooses Amadeus as its first global distribution partner

SpiceJet chooses Amadeus as its first global distribution partnerAmadeus and SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, have announced a new distribution agreement that gives Amadeus’ global...

AirAsia has stopped the sales of flights across its entire network from Traveloka after flights from its Indonesia arm were omitted twice in two weeks.

AirAsia drops Traveloka, citing “favoritism”Budget carrier AirAsia has permanently pulled sales of flights across its network from Traveloka after the Indonesian online...

Cathay says it is in ‘active’ discussions about an investment in HK Express.

Cathay in talks to buy a slice of Hong Kong ExpressCathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is in talks to buy shares in Hong Kong’s only budget airline from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group...

Thai Airways has resumed its flights from Bangkok to Europe by flying over Chinese airspace.

Thai Airways’ Europe connections resume, albeit with longer flying timesThai Airways has resumed flights to Europe by Thursday noon amid the ongoing closure of Pakistan’s airspace, re-routing flights...

The airport handled 5.62 million passenger movements in January 2019.

Strong January arrival numbers at Singapore Changi AirportSingapore Changi Airport handled 5.62 million passenger movements in January 2019 — that’s a 6% year-on-year increase,...

The passenger was later given a S$75 (US$55.5) voucher, which he could use to buy duty-free products on board SIA’s flights.

Singapore Airlines faces a teething issueSingapore Airlines recently apologised to a customer who found a ‘human tooth’ in his meal on a flight from New Zealand to...

This is the second civil suit the airline has faced in a month.

Hong Kong Airlines faces court troublesDid you know that you could rent aeroplanes? Hong Kong Airlines did. However, the problem is that they failed to pay the rental...

The biggest of the deals: Boeing will be selling 100 of its 737 MAX planes to low-cost carrier Vietjet.

What a big deal: multi-billion-dollar aviation deals inked in HanoiSeveral large-scale aviation agreements worth billions of dollars were inked between American and Vietnamese companies in Hanoi...

Numerous flights to Pakistan and India have been grounded, while flights from Asia to Europe are being diverted to avoid Pakistan airspace.

Tension in the skies: flight diverted or cancelled amid India-Pakistan riftSeveral airlines have either suspended or re-routed flights to destinations in India and Europe on Wednesday after heightened...