WASHINGTON — Large U.S. airlines and some of their unions are asking the Biden administration to stop approving any more flights between the United States and China because of what they call "anti-competitive" policies that China imposes on U.S. carriers. The airlines and unions said...
Emirates Airline is now the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) with one of four engines powered on 100 percent SAF, helping demonstrate its potential as a...
SINGAPORE – The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), at the end of its 67th Assembly of Presidents, passed a resolution to adopt a collective target of five percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use by 2030 among its members in the region. This is the first ever resolution the AAPA has...
Preliminary September 2023 traffic figures released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed solid expansion in international passenger markets, led by a steady rebound in tourist arrivals across the region. Further revival in demand on routes connecting China, provided...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will host the 67th edition of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Assembly of Presidents on November 9 and 10, 2023. The AAPA, which has 14 member airlines, is the trade association for scheduled international carriers based in the Asia Pacific region. More than...
Only 16 of the 219 aviation industry operators, who were identified as critically impacted business owners in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, got financial assistance from the P300 million allotted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and received P52.8 million in “excess...
Two Senate committees will continue to monitor compliance and sanction violations by airlines on the rights of their passengers. "The hearing called by Senator (Nancy) Binay is already joint with Public Services and is not yet adjourned," Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee...
A "Magna Carta of Air Passengers' Rights" is being sought by the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on the heels of the disastrous Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis. The scene at NAIA on Jan. 2, 2023, a day after the critical system glitch (Noel Pabalate/...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Tuesday, Jan. 3, all the personnel of the police's Aviation Security Group (AvSeGroup) to assist all the passengers who remain stranded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement, Azurin said...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) announces changes to its checked baggage policy, in line with the airline’s goal to improve its processes for a more efficient and seamless customer experience. The per piece baggage allowance for all new bookings will apply starting April 6. When booking flights, passengers...
69529 The safety performance of commercial airlines showed "strong improvement in several areas", with zero fatal accidents last year and no runway or taxiway excursion accidents, for the first time in at least 15 years. This was according to the just- released 2021 report of the International Air...
Cebu-themed A330neo and branded cabin experience on display at the trade event, and updates on Typhoon Odette disaster relief GREEN PLANES CEB at the Singapore Airshow Cebu Pacific (CEB) participates in the Singapore Airshow as the only Philippine carrier in the prestigious trade event to showcase...
