Aviation

Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble hits further turbulence
2 Dec 20
The delay is caused by COVID-19 cases remaining high in Hong Kong.
Daily Briefing: SG tightens border measures for travellers from Finland, Turkey; Robinsons plans to pay creditors next year
27 Nov 20
And renovation noise complaints rise as more people work at home.
Scoot reveals new inflight portal ScootHub
27 Nov 20
Users can access the one-stop customer needs portal through their personal mobile devices.
Open borders with testing instead of quarantine: IATA
26 Nov 20
Systematic testing of travellers can rebuild connectivity lost due to COVID-19.
Singapore Airlines raises offer price of 10-year bond issue to $500m
25 Nov 20
It was initially launched at an offer size of $300m.
Spike in COVID-19 cases halts Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble
23 Nov 20
New launch dates will be decided after a two-week review.
SIA resumes nonstop flights to San Francisco
20 Nov 20
SIA will also increase flights from Los Angeles to Singapore to five times weekly.
SIA's October passenger capacity plunges 89.9%
16 Nov 20
Passenger carriage crashed 97.8%, resulting in a PLF of 15.6%.
SIA prices $850m convertible bonds at 1.65%
13 Nov 20
More than 148 million new shares will be issued.
SATS posts $33.2m loss in Q2
13 Nov 20
Outlook remains tough with travel restricted; group says it's ready to assist vaccine distribution.
SIA expected to recover to pre-COVID levels by FY2024
13 Nov 20
Pfizer, BioNtech’s latest vaccine developments are a positive news for the airlines.
SIA Group crashes to $3.5b net loss in Q2
9 Nov 20
This was due to drop in passenger carriage and non-cash impairments.
SIA receives Envirotainer QEP accreditation
4 Nov 20
It acknowledges the airline's capability to handle temp-controlled shipments.
SIA extends training programmes to external businesses
3 Nov 20
The airline began offering training in September with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
SIA Engineering inks deals in the Philippines
27 Oct 20
It will buy the remaining 35% shares in SIA Engineering Philippines for $10.52m.
SIA resumes flights to New York
21 Oct 20
Flights will operate three times weekly beginning 9 November.
SIA cuts 4,300 jobs
10 Sep 20
The group has begun discussion with its Singapore-based unions.
SIA announces pre-flight and on-board protective measures
24 Aug 20
The announcement came after the government's decision to further ease the restrictions on inbound travel from selected countries....
SATS posts $43.7m net loss in Q1
24 Aug 20
A decline in aviation volume and loss contributed by the overseas entities dragged profit.
SIA burns half of the $8.8b raised in 2 months
20 Aug 20
About $2b was used to repay a bridge loan facility.
SIA Group dives to a $1.12b loss in Q1
30 Jul 20
The fall in the group’s revenue was attributed to a plunge in its airlines’ passenger traffic.
SIA secures $750m in loans on aircrafts
23 Jul 20
It now secures $1.65b from its secured financing since the start of FY2020.
Drones to address productivity issues in aircraft maintenance
21 Jul 20
ST Engineering’s DroScan authorized to carry out general visual inspections.
Singapore Airlines rolls out Miles of Good campaign
21 Jul 20
KrisFlyer members may nominate frontliners as beneficiaries.
SIAEC's profits plunged 74.3% to $10.7m in Q1
20 Jul 20
The flights they handled in Singapore shrank to 13% of their usual load.
SIA group passenger capacity crashed 95.1% in June
16 Jul 20
Overall passenger carriage was also lower by 99.3%.
Singapore, Malaysia to implement cross-border travel schemes
14 Jul 20
These are expected to be implemented by 10 August.
SIA Group to reach 7% passenger capacity in August
14 Jul 20
It is expected to operate at 6% capacity this month.
Rolls-Royce slashes 24% of Singapore manpower
13 Jul 20
They are working closely with various groups to give further support to the affected staff.
SATS' profit down 32.2% to $168.4m in FY2020
10 Jul 20
Its Q4 profit plunged 112.6% on the back of lower revenue for gateway services.
SIA and Tata Sons' JV mulls delaying delivery of some aircraft
7 Jul 20
It plans to take 37 Airbus planes from leasing companies.
Changi Airport and Jewel stores and attractions reopen
6 Jul 20
Contactless payments and takeaways were implemented.
Singaporeans eagerly awaiting the green light to travel
3 Jul 20
As many as seven in 10 Singaporeans say they are willing to travel the moment border restrictions are lifted.
SIA may grab a share of the Indian market: report
29 Jun 20
The advantage stems from India not allowing foreign airlines to directly fly to a third country.
Scoot's Thai associate enters liquidation
29 Jun 20
SIA will record a total one-off charge of $123.6m for Q1 following the liquidation.
Emirates resumes Singapore flights
22 Jun 20
This service will be offered three times a week in June.
Singapore halts Changi Airport T5 construction
17 Jun 20
The terminal was scheduled to be completed around 2030.
ST Engineering authorised to use drones in aircraft inspection
16 Jun 20
DroScan was granted the first authorization for unmanned aerial systems.
SIA Group's passenger load factor hit 8.6% in May
16 Jun 20
SilkAir and Scoot saw the largest declines in passenger carriage.
SIA Group permits transit flights from Australia and New Zealand
11 Jun 20
However, transfers to and from flights operated by other airlines are still not permitted.

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