A new trend has emerged amongst Asia-Pacific airlines: flights to nowhere. Joy rides offered to a few passengers, however, add little value, as airlines completely ignore one crucial thing, the environment. ...
Staff cuts continue to plague the airline sector after Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) announcement to lay off 4,300 employees, 20% of its workforce....
Bain Capital made a $2.5 billion (AU$3.5 billion) bid over Virgin Australia. Under the proposal, Virgin’s unsecured bondholders would be repaid 9% to 13% of their claims. Shareholders, however, will not receive any cashback, including Etihad and Singapore Airlines (SIA) that owned 21% and 20% of Virgin’s shares, respectively....
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group (SIAG) can be officially chalked off with the rest of the airlines worldwide after taking heavy losses in Q1 2020 of $1.1 billion....
Singapore Airlines Group, which also includes SilkAir and low-cost carrier Scoot, announced very significant capacity changes that are set to last up until the end of April due to the outbreak of COVID-19....
Two Asia-Pacific airlines have shaken their hands on an extensive partnership, including flying on a joint business agreement. Yet both Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines represent different airlines alliances, making a fairly huge conflict of interest....
Singapore Airlines (SIA) continues to expand its non-stop services, focusing on the Southeast Asia-U.S. market. The flag carrier has launched the first non-stop flight from Seattle, Washington, to Singapore, operated by Airbus A350 XWB, the airline’s go-to aircraft for non-stop services....
Airbus A350XWB family of jetliners have become the aircraft-of-choice for many airlines competing in the ultra-long-haul market. But as the market grows, so does the appetite for an aircraft capable of flying ever longer distances. Airbus is reportedly preparing to launch the A350-1000ULR, an ultra-long-range variant of the largest member of the A350 XWB family of jetliners....
UPDATED. The EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) has ordered Airbus to inspect some of its older A380 superjumbos after cracks were detected on the wings of the airplanes. The list includes several of the world's major airlines. EASA has called the issue a “potential unsafe condition”, meanwhile, Airbus assures that the safety of the world’s largest passenger jet has not been compromised....
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