Jetstar Asia is expanding its coverage in Southeast Asia with the launch of direct flights to three new destinations using A320 equipment. From this fall, the Singapore-based low-cost carrier will launch services to the Indonesian cities of Palembang and Pekanbaru and Danang in central Vietnam. Flights to Palembang and Pekanbaru, the second and third largest cities in Sumatra, will start on 29 October and 5 November respectively and both routes will operate three times a week. Flights to … [Read more...] about Jetstar adds three SEA destinations

The Singapore Airlines Group earned an operating profit of S $111 million (US$80.9 million) in the carrier’s first quarter (April-June) of 2015, S$72 million higher than the same quarter last year. After non-operating items, Group net profit improved $56 million year-on-year to S$91 million. Cargo revenue also declined over last year by 7.2 per cent to a loss of $37 million, notwithstanding a slight increase in freight carriage, due to what SIA said was a 7.6 per cent fall in yield. SIA Cargo … [Read more...] about SIA Cargo sees revenue decline 7.2% in quarter

Singapore and the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) have renewed their long-standing Developing Countries Training Programme (CDTP) MoU for another three years until 2019. The DCTP seeks to contribute to the development of civil aviation in developing ICAO Member States. Over the next three years Singapore has committed US$2.25 million for 300 fellowships and 10 scholarships. Administered by ICAO, the DCTP is jointly sponsored by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the … [Read more...] about Singapore, ICAO renew training partnership

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has released its July system-wide statistics indicating an overall cargo load factor 4.1 percentage points lower, year-onyear, as cargo traffic (measured in freight-tonne-kilometres) declined 5.0 per cent against capacity growth of 1.6 per cent. Except for the Southwest Pacific, load factor declined for all route regions as demand did not keep pace with capacity changes, SIA said. Passenger carriage, on the other hand, improved 2.1 per cent over last year, … [Read more...] about SIA’s cargo load factor drops 4.1% in July

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) marked a significant milestone in its vision to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Air Traffic Management (ATM) with the inauguration of the ATM Research Institute (ATMRI) and MITRE Asia Pacific Singapore (MAPS). CAAS is developing Singapore as a Centre of Excellence for ATM to improve the efficiency and safety of air traffic management in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. The ATMRI and MAPS are key elements of CAAS’ strategy. … [Read more...] about Singapore opens two ATM research centres

Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines have gained final regulatory clearance for their alliance on routes between Australia and the US. The final approval from the ACCC on Friday for Virgin’s other alliance with Delta for a further five years falls short of the 10 years that the airlines were seeking. The regulator said it had given approval for a shorter period because of the “ongoing evolution of services on the trans-Pacific and the dynamic nature of the aviation industry”. Virgin flies … [Read more...] about Virgin Australia, Delta get green light