Tag: Airline Strategy
Zipair charts expansion through turbulence
Zipair’s new CEO, Fukada Yasuhiro, outlines plans to double the airline’s fleet, expand longhaul routes and deepen technology adoption, even as soaring fuel costs and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on the low-cost aviation sector
Fuel shocks reshape airline economics
John Mowry, managing director, Alton Aviation Consultancy (New York), examines how rising fuel costs and geopolitical tensions are reshaping airline viability, investor confidence and industry dynamics
Air India cuts likely to drive fare hikes
Air India last week announced a rationalisation of services on select international routes across North America, Europe, Australia, the Far East, South-east Asia and...
Malaysia Airlines reports steady performance and demand growth
Malaysia Airlines continues to focus on operational consistency and customer flexibility amid a changing travel environment.
The airline maintained on-time performance above 90 per cent...
Scoot doubles down on Indonesia
Scoot is set to strengthen its position as a leading foreign carrier serving Indonesia with the launch of a new thrice-weekly Singapore-Pontianak service in...
Emirates restores global network following disruption
Emirates has resumed 96 per cent of its global network following a period of disruption, with services progressively resuming across the Americas, Europe, Africa,...
Air Astana taps transit boom amid network shift
Air Astana Group reported a 13.2 per cent rise in first-quarter revenue to US$331 million, as it reallocated capacity from the Middle East to...
Malaysia Aviation Group pushes East Asia expansion
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is pressing ahead with regional expansion while navigating mounting global aviation challenges, as strong travel demand offsets rising costs and...
Asia-Pacific LCCs face fuel cost shock amid Middle East conflict
Asia-Pacific low-cost carriers (LCCs) grew at an average of 22.5 per cent between 2000 and 2025 and now account for one-third of all capacity...
Zipair targets fleet expansion as it builds tech-driven low-cost model
Japanese longhaul low-cost carrier Zipair, which started operations in 2020 and offers full-flat seats, is targeting to grow its fleet of eight Boeing 787-8...
















