The parent company of Philippine Airlines, PAL Holdings, booked a record 73 billion pesos (US$1.51 billion) loss in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the global aviation sector. The company said its management and stakeholders are working on the…
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is to halve its fleet to survive the pandemic. It is considering cutting its A330 orders and reducing the number of wide-body jets in its fleet to survive the pandemic. It is said the carrier is…
Singapore Airlines said in a statement that the launch of the travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong has been deferred indefinitely, with a new start date to be advised by both governments. Singapore Minister for Transport, S Iswaran, met…
India’s largest carrier, IndiGo announced it would add four A321P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft to the fleet for cargo operations. The airline has signed a Letter of Intent with a lessor for two aircraft, with negotiations for two more expected…
Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of international travel and operated the World’s first fully COVID-19 vaccinated flight on the 6th April 2021 it states. The flight was operated with an A350-1000 carrying only vaccinated crew and passengers onboard.…
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a circular to all foreign and domestic scheduled airlines operating flights to/from India. DGCA has extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights until April 30, 2021. These restrictions will…