Aviation
Tiger Airways flies its 20 millionth passenger
Ms Lock Sau Lai, a regular Tiger passenger, was returning to Singapore from Phuket with her family on 8 June on flight TR2153, when she was met with...
Tiger Airways flies its 20 millionth passenger
Ms Lock Sau Lai, a regular Tiger passenger, was returning to Singapore from Phuket with her family on 8 June on flight TR2153, when she was met with...
Virgin Australia the bigger winner from tie-up with SIA
As Virgin increases its market share by 10%-20% and SIA is still denied access to the profitable trans-Pacific routes, DMG sees the deal to be more...
SIA willing to sell its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic as it cashes in to fund budget startup
SIA's stake could be worth $1 billion or more, so if sold, this would be a substantial gain for the Group, says DBS.
"Don’t grope the passengers": IATA chief pleads for strip search free airline check-in in Singapore
“We spend $7.4 billion a year to keep aviation secure, and passengers should be able to get from curb to boarding gate with dignity,” says IATA chief...
There is no lack of challenges facing aviation: Deputy Prime Minister
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam cited pandemics, natural disasters, political upheavals and sharp economic cycles as some of the challenges.
Singapore Airlines flies into Virgin Territory
Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines to codeshare, bringing the Aussie dream closer.
Changi to move 8 million more passengers by 2014
Last year 42 million flew through the airport, is it time for a new terminal?
Mayday Mayday: Global airlines made just 0.1 % return over the last 4 decades
This and other shocking revelations about the state of global aviation were made at IATA's annual chinwag.
Singapore Airlines third best on-time airline in Asia
No surprises that the other four in the top 5 were Japanese airlines.
Asian carriers to make majority of worldwide airline profits this year
IATA expects asian carriers will earn US$2.1 bn this year, while the rest of the worlds airlines will only make $1.9 bn.
Brace for impact: S$10.6b profit forecast for global airlines going down says IATA
Blame higher oil prices.
Tiger’s JV with Thai Airways still up in the air
Whilst Tiger is still waiting for regulatory approval to start its budget operation with Thai Airways called Thai Tiger, Thai Airways is already...
Japanese air travel slumps 31% in April
Blame it on the earthquake, blame it on the tsunami, but it’s a terrible result for Japan.
Tiger Airways still top generator of ancillary revenues in Asia
The carrier’s ancillary revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 20.5% from 19.4% in 2009.
SIA’s move “value destructive”: DMG Research
Although it sees SIA standing a chance unlike many other airlines which failed to differentiate their LCC product.
SIA flying the other way: entering long-haul budget carrier market
But its Malaysian competitor is not worried, saying businesses should stick to what they know best.
How did Tiger rack up $74 million of losses in Australia?
It is a stunning figure only revealed yesterday, and brings in to question the strategy and even viability of its operations downunder.