Singapore Airlines Pursues Rapid Expansion In The US With A350-900ULR

Singapore Airlines SVP Sales and Marketing Campbell Wilson discusses SIA’s rapid expansion in the US market over the last three months driven by its new fleet of seven two class (premium economy and business) A350-900ULRs. SIA has used the A350-900ULR … Read More

Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal Pursues Rapid Domestic Expansion

flyadeal CEO Con Korfiatis discusses the low cost airline’s plans for deploying the three additional A320ceos being delivered in Dec-2018. The Saudia LCC subsidiary is using the three aircraft to open a second base in Riyadh, supplementing its original Jeddah … Read More

Singapore Airlines SVP Discusses SIA’s Distribution And Digitalisation Strategies, Including NDC

Singapore Airlines SVP Sales and Marketing Campbell Wilson discusses SIA’s commitment to IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) and its plans for rolling out the new technology. SIA has emerged as an NDC leader in Asia Pacific and has spent the … Read More

AirAsia Malaysia Plans More Rapid Expansion For 2019 Despite Infrastructure Challenges

In this comprehensive interview, AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat discusses the outlook and plans for 2019. AirAsia Malaysia plans to take five or six additional A320s in 2019, including its first A321neos. AirAsia Malaysia plans to expand from all five … Read More

AirAsia X Drops Auckland But Will Relook At Resuming Expansion To Australia/New Zealand

AirAsia X CEO Benyamin Ismail discusses the upcoming suspension of services to Auckland and how the Australia market is performing. Mr Ismail cites intense competition and low yields on the Gold Coast-Auckland sector in deciding to drop its only New … Read More

Jetstar Asia Maintains Conservative Approach Towards Growth

In this comprehensive interview, Jetstar Asia CEO Barathan Pasupathi discusses the airline’s strategy of focusing on profitability rather than growth. Jetstar Asia has been losing market share to Scoot (see related analysis report) but has no plans to resume capacity expansion. While it … Read More

Why Do Airlines Fail?

Since 2001, some 300 airlines have failed around the world. There are many reasons, ranging from a poor business plan/value proposition, through to management execution, competitive responses and difficult economic conditions, including high fuel prices.

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Which Emerging Destinations Are A Hotbed Of Activity In SE Asia?

Several secondary airports in Southeast Asia are booming. Tourism is a big driver, enabling airports to attract international flights that were previously not possible. Capacity constraints at primary airports is also a factor, forcing several airlines to open new bases … Read More

Realising The Potential Of Low Cost Long Haul Services In The Asia-Europe Market

Asia Pacific has been a pioneer in the development of the low cost long haul model, having had such flights for 12 years, or seven years longer than any other region. Nearly 40% of low cost long haul routes … Read More

Can Airlines Keep Apace With The Growth In Inbound Tourism To Key ASEAN Markets?

Visitor numbers to Southeast Asia have increased dramatically in the past few years. Although China and India have been the biggest single growth driver, other source markets within Asia have also been growing rapidly – as well as more mature … Read More