Changi Airport Terminal 4 opens

Singapore’s Changi Airport opened its Terminal 4 (T4) October 31 with maiden flights from Cathay Pacific and Korean Air. By the end of the…

Laguindingan Airport elevated as Cebu Pacific’s seventh hub

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has strengthened its domestic route network and air connections to and from Mindanao by designating Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de…

Economic recovery pickup underpins air cargo volume surge—AAPA

Asia-Pacific airlines continued to enjoy double-digit growth in air cargo volumes and to see healthy expansion in air passenger demand in September, even as…

HK logs impressive air freight growth in Sep

Air cargo volumes at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Cathay Pacific Airways continued to register healthy growth in September. At HKIA, 430,000 tonnes…

NAIA exits top 20 worst airports list

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is no longer among the top 20 worst airports in the world as well as in Asia, according to…

China Eastern daily flight from Clark to Shanghai starts

China Eastern Airlines touched down at Clark International Airport in Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga on October 19 for its inaugural flight from Shanghai…

Transport sector is ‘off track’ to sustainability, says report

The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the Global Mobility Report launched October 19. The report is the…

66% of world’s airports losing money—report

Amid reports of a resurgent aviation industry, more than 60% of airports are not realizing a profit, according to a new report by the…

ICAO members endorse new 2050 vision on use of sustainable jet fuels

Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have agreed on a new 2050 Vision for Sustainable Aviation Fuels which will now help…

Bids for Clark passenger terminal building to be accepted Dec 5

Submission of bids for the P12.55-billion Clark International Airport (CRK) New Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) project has been set for December 5, according to…

ASEAN pacts signed to reinforce transport cooperation

At the 23rd ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting on October 12, the region’s transport officials signed five and adopted six initiatives to enhance transport cooperation…

VN issues guidelines on customs handling of aircraft entry, exit info through NSW

The Vietnamese government has released the rules on the customs processing via the National Single Window (NSW) of information that pertains to the entry,…

Asia-Pac garners biggest share of airport cargo, passenger traffic in 2016

Worldwide airport cargo increased 4% in 2016 to 110 million metric tonnes, with Asia-Pacific airports handling the biggest volume, according to the latest edition…

PAL settles P6B navigational dues

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has accepted the offer of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to settle P6 billion in navigational dues it has owed the…

Robust export orders expand Asian airlines’ cargo volumes

Asia-Pacific carriers saw air freight volumes grow at a double-digit clip in August 2017, buoyed by strong demand for Asian export products, according to…

Cathay Pacific places $1B LEAP engine order to power 32 new aircraft

The Cathay Pacific group and CFM International have concluded an order for the advanced LEAP-1A engine, to be used to power the airline’s 32…

US-bound travelers should prepare for tighter safety checks, PAL says

Philippine Airlines will be further enhancing security measures for its U.S.-bound flights in line with the new regulatory requirements of the U.S. Department of…

Domestic passengers’ terminal fee now tucked into Cebu Pacific ticket fare

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has integrated the Domestic Passenger Service Charge (DPSC), more commonly known as terminal fee, into the cost of the ticket…

Strong air cargo growth continues into Aug

Air cargo continued its recent trend of double-digit growth, registering a worldwide volume increase in August of 12.9% year-over-year, according to the latest data…