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Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane.

It’s hello and Tata as Air India readies for changeFormer owners are back with focus on ‘image, attitude and perception’ of debt-riddled carrier.

The three-pronged initiative comprises a step-by-step airport guide, special lanyards and staff trained in assisting passengers with special needs.

Changi Airport breaks down barriers for passengers with unseen disabilitiesPassengers with disabilities like autism, dementia and Down Syndrome can get additional support when travelling through Changi...

Qatar Airways says more than one-third of its A350 fleet has been affected by safety issues.

Paint fight sends Qatar, Airbus to court showdownManufacturer cancels US$6 billion order as dispute escalates.

Industry players at a recent virtual discourse indicated the "high interest from people in Europe and the Americas to travel to this region", but with Malaysia still on the pause button, they are missing out on this opportunity to tap in.

Malaysia wants more VTLs, but are they ready?Industry leaders address post-Covid traveller needs, tech advancements, and teething issues to prepare for international...

Qatar Airways now operates 21 weekly flights plying the Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg routes.

Qatar Airways resumes flights to South AfricaThe Doha-based airline is the latest in a string of international carriers to ease restrictions on South African travellers.

Scoot will be offering three times weekly flight services between Singapore and Gold Coast, with fares starting from S$239.

Scoot returns to QueenslandThe low-cost carrier is the first to resume international flights to Gold Coast, starting 14 February 2022.

33% of airlines have enabled mobile apps, according to SITA’s Air Transport IT Insights 2021.

Airlines tackle pain points of passenger health verification with automationThe latest Air Transport IT Insights report reveals 33% of airlines have enabled mobile apps while 51% will implement such...

Etihad's carbon-offsetting partnership with CWT marks another strong sustainability goal to reduce carbon emissions in the air, said Tony Douglas, Group CEO, Etihad Aviation Group.

CWT and Etihad team up to drive carbon-offset programmeThe partnership is the first of its kind between the airline and utilizes the ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculations methodology.

The Singapore-Newark nonstop will join the Singapore-JFK route as the two longest regularly scheduled commercial airline routes in the world.

Singapore Airlines resumes Singapore-Newark flightsResumption on 28 March gives the airline three daily flights to the New York area.

Hong Kong carrier Greater Bay Airlines is expected to commence flights in 1Q 2022.

New Greater Bay Airlines taps Amadeus as distribution partnerAmadeus-connected travel sellers now able to access flight content of the newly established Hong Kong start-up.