Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)

By Adrian Schofield
The major Asia-Pacific airline industry group has inducted its first LCC member: Indonesia-based Lion Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Royal Brunei Airlines is witnessing "strong opportunities" in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The AAPA is uncertain about the potential impact of a new U.S. administration led by President-elect Donald Trump on the region’s air transport sector.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Robust demand will spur further increases for the Asia-Pacific airline industry next year, according to the region’s major airline group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Robust growth recorded by airlines post-pandemic "cannot be taken for granted," says Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Director General Subhas Menon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) and Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF) announced the two companies will be entering a joint venture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
As the airline industry continues to recover, turboprop operators in Asia-Pacific have highlighted safety concerns unique to their operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
AAPA's DG says Asia-Pacific governments should maintain neutrality from media and NGOs and take a holistic and multipronged approach to net zero aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
As the industry gathers in Singapore for the region’s premier air show, the demand outlook is extremely pertinent for the OEMs looking to secure more sales.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines is calling on governments to avoid punitive industry regulations and encourage the supply of sustainable aviation fuel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The region’s international recovery is now at 85%, with domestic over 100%.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
A report by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says the region’s passenger carriage increased 161% in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
With China reopened, travel demand across Asia normalizes.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The slow rebound in travel from mainland China has prompted some carriers to focus elsewhere.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines’ membership means all major flag-carriers of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) are in AAPA, less Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines collectively have set an “aspirational target” of 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) usage by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Asia-Pacific international passenger demand is quickly catching up with that of other global regions despite the slow recovery of the China market.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's EVA Air is expected to receive its first Airbus A350-1000 in 2026 as it aims to take full advantage of options for its U.S. East Coast network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Philippine flag-carrier has four of its eight Airbus A321neos grounded because of maintenance backlogs for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore's transport minister says the aviation industry and regulators should be open-minded to potential SAF feedstocks widely available in Southeast Asia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines also says its fleet product revamp is one of the major factors in why the flag-carrier has not returned to 100% capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

The region’s capacity gap is closing after a long lag.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Listen in as the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines' director general speaks with Aviation Week ahead of its annual Assembly of Presidents in Singapore.
Window Seat Podcast

By Linda Blachly
Growing sustainable fuels has turned into a key focus area across aviation, while the number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnerships continues to grow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While international capacity is rising, it still has not caught up with other global regions.
Airports & Networks