- Singapore Girl Set for A Fresh Look?[Jan. 19, 2007]
She is Asian, wears a figure-hugging uniform, smiles gently, and looks nowhere near her 35 years. Now the Singapore Girl, an airline industry icon, may be about to get a more contemporary look.
- Singapore Airlines Raises The Bar for Luxury Flying[Jan. 18, 2007]
It was the next best thing to a flying hotel at 35,000 feet -- for those who could afford such pampering.
- Singapore Faces Air Cargo Challenge[Jan. 17, 2007]
Small countries with no natural resources usually have to be inventive to survive.
- No-frills Airlines Set to Take-off in Asia-Pacific Region[Jan. 16, 2007]
When 32-year-old Zhu Zhaorui wrapped up an 84-day, 14-nation tour in 2002 at a cost of US$3,000, many of his Chinese friends were left wondering how he managed to cover his airfares for that amount, let alone other costs.
- Once More unto Airport Security Breach in U.S.[Jan. 16, 2007]
Newark International Airport: I disembark at Gate C85, with my two daughters, from Continental Flight 488 at 5:55 am. We've just arrived from Puerto Rico, our skin tight with sunburn and salt. I navigate the terminal at the minimal level of consciousness required to find the baggage claim, collect our suitcases, and get into the taxi line.
- Analysis: The AirAsia X Long Haul Low Cost Model[Jan. 17, 2007]
A collective shudder could be (or should have been) heard among competing airlines and airports when AirAsia X was announced last week. Its proposal to become Malaysias second long haul flag carrier with a new low cost model based at KLIA creates a precedent at a critical time in the regions aviation evolution. The beginning may be modest, but then so was AirAsias first international foray.
- Qantas Deal is Do or Die, Says Think-tank[Jan. 12, 2007]
The ambitious $11 billion buyout bid from Airline Partners Australia (APA) to take Qantas private will succeed, if only because of the dire consequences of failure, the region's leading aviation think-tank says.
- Space Invader Passengers Gobble Fuel and Profits[Jan. 12, 2007]
In 2000, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine estimated that the increasing weight of passengers was costing US airlines $US343 million for the additional 1.36 billion litres of fuel required to lift the extra kilograms.
- Airport Privatisation Study Indicates Resurgence in Airport Investment to Continue in 2007[Jan. 10, 2007]
2006 was a bumper year for airport transactions, with 15 major airports/airport groups privatised - or more than one a month. It was the second highest number, according to a new study released by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, since 1998, when 21 transactions occurred.
- Questions Raised over Airline Safety in Indonesia[Jan. 08, 2007]
Critics raising concerns about Indonesia's disaster response system and the safety of the country's rapidly growing budget airline industry following the disappearance of a Boeing 737 on New Year's Day.