Aviation

Global air passengers down 1% in August

Asia-Pacific airlines carried similar seasonally-adjusted August passenger volume as they did in January despite 6.2% demand increase.

Global air passengers down 1% in August

Asia-Pacific airlines carried similar seasonally-adjusted August passenger volume as they did in January despite 6.2% demand increase.

ST Aerospace to procure RSAF's 12 jet trainers

Company to undertake programme's overall management as Alenia Aermacchi provides aircrafts while Boeing supplies training system.

Singapore Airlines takes classical music to the skies

Collaboration with Unitel Classica provides passengers opportunity to watch premium classical concerts in HD.

Singapore Airlines empowers geographically distributed workforce with IBM

Airline expanding use of IBM Lotus Collaboration Software to strengthen its global communications.

Asia Pacific carriers expected to post $5.2bln profit

Region's airlines garner twice the forecasted profit of $2.2mln as Europe still lags behind.

Singapore Airlines to transport pandas to Singapore

Wildlife Reserves Singapore and China Wildlife Conservation Association picks SIA following carrier's US$3mln Sumatra conservation donation.

ST Aerospace secures S$85mln contracts from T'Way Air

Two contracts involve repair and maintenance programmes for Boeing 737 as company provides comprehensive airlines support.

Changi subsidiary secures design and build contract for Durgapur Airport

CAPE to develop 2,800-metre-long runway and passenger terminal building capable of handling one million passengers annually.

Tiger Airways secures French agency's backing to purchase 9 aircrafts

Total number of owned aircraft in fleet will increase to 11 through deal with StanChart.

Tiger Airways passengers up 47% to 5.5mln

Load factor from September 2009 to August 2010 increased by 5 percentage points to 86%.

Freighter Tri-MG Airlines lands at Changi Airport

Changi posted 15.8% airfreight growth in first seven months of 2010, having moved 1.04mln tonnes.

Singapore Airlines names Goh Choon Phong new CEO

Mr Goh Choon Phong will formally take up the CEO position on 1 January 2011 as Mr Chew Choon Seng is set to retire at the end of December 2010.

SilkAir names Marvin Tan CEO

Chin Yau Seng’s returns to Singapore Airlines as Divisional Vice President Cabin Crew Operations.

Singapore Airlines promotes Western Australia

Singapore Airlines partners with TWA to fund marketing campaigns and promote inbound tourism to Western Australia.

Tiger Airways to suspend 2 under-performing Australian flights

Operations would be stopped temporarily on November 10 and would resume if demand picks up.

Changi Airport passengers up 16% in July

Growth led by increases in passenger traffic to 25.1% in Northeast and 21.5% in Southeast Asia.

Singapore Airlines hands donations to save rainforests

The airline company donates US$ 3 million to Harapan Rainforest Initiative.