Aviation News

European cities like London were popular with Asia Pacific travellers in 2019.

Europe profits from Asia Pacific’s travel passionLONDON - New data from ForwardKeys has revealed that Asia Pacific was the standout region for international aviation...

Airlines are diverting around the Middle Easy hot spots.

Middle East tensions disrupt airlinesSYDNEY - The rising tension between the Iran and United States-led coalition has forced commercial airlines, including...

United has seen demand plunge for Hong Kong services.

United puts a price on slump in demand for Hong KongUnited Airlines is taking a US$90 million non-cash hit in its 2019 fourth quarter balance sheet due to the plunge in demand for...

Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai set for Taiwan connectionTAIPEI - China Airlines is following up the launch of its first Cebu service in March by adding four weekly direct flights to...

Air India is happy to renew its relationship with Amadeus.

Love is in the air as Air India strikes distribution deal with AmadeusNEW DELHI - Amadeus and Air India have signed a new distribution deal, ending a protracted period of talks after the carrier...

Study finds bias in facial-recognition technology

Study finds bias in facial-recognition technologyNEW YORK – A recent study by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Safety Standards and Technology (NIST) found that...

Indian government says it will not shut down Air India.

Air India splits with Sabre GDSSOUTHLAKE, Texas – Air India will no longer distribute its content through the Sabre GDS despite vigorous efforts by Sabre to...

Pilot training and design should be focus for aviation authorities, say authors of safety report.

Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019FRANKFURT (AP) - The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a...

An airline’s flight is on-time if the aircraft arrives at the gate under 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time.

This airline had the best on-time performance in 2019TOKYO - Aeroflot has been crowned the most punctual airline of 2019 by data experts Cirium with 87.06% of the Russian...

Qantas is rated No 1 for its leadership in developing systems related to aviation safety.

Here are the airlines you should be flying when safety comes firstPERTH - Qantas has been nominated the world’s safest airline for 2019 by AirlineRatings.com, an Australian site that claims to...