GLOBAL air passenger and cargo volumes posted record highs in 2024, with the Asia-Pacific contributing the most to the growth of the aviation industry. The world’s demand for air travel, as measured ...

With over a hundred A380 superjumbos in its fleet, Emirates remains a staunch champion of the double-decker plane, which Airbus scrapped in 2021. Emirates president Sir Tim Clark wants Airbus to bring ...

The Routes Asia Awards are sponsored by Airbus. Voted for and judged by airlines, the airport and destination categories recognise the organisations that have delivered exceptional route ...

SEOUL: The rear section of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an airport in South Korea on Tuesday (Jan 28), forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board, authorities said. The Air Busan plane ...

Emirates has closed its international lounge at Auckland Airport for the next eight weeks as it undergoes a refurbishment. When the Emirates Auckland lounge reopens at the tail end of March, visitors ...

OSAKA -- Japan's Daikin Industries has established a Taiwanese joint venture to sell large industrial air conditioners on the island, the company said Wednesday, targeting chipmakers like Taiwan ...

SEOUL-South Korea’s Transport Ministry said on Jan 22 that it would remove the concrete embankment installed at Muan International Airport following the Jeju Air crash in December 2024, its ...

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While the A380 may have been designed to compete with the world's other quad-engined double-decked airliner—the Boeing 747, in reality, it competed with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Boeing 747-8 ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. During the U.S. presidential campaign, President Donald Trump generally took a tough line toward China. Yet at the same time, he often ...

ISLAMABAD -- Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh are experiencing a historic thaw following the ouster of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last August. Exchanges of officials are ...

China regards Southeast Asia as its periphery and seeks to shape the region to reflect its preferences. Beijing aims to dominate the region by establishing a Sino-centric hierarchy and regional order.