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OCTOBER 2025

 

Cover Story

Basking in the glow of The White Lotus phenomenon

It’s not often an airline’s growth prospects are boosted by a television series. Read More »


 

Main Story

China Building post-pandemic aviation ties with global peers

This year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) was held in Xiamen and hosted by Xiamen Airlines. Read More »


 

Main Story

“We do not compete on safety”

The one sentence repeated most often at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) in Xiamen in mid-October was: “We do not compete on safety, we cooperate on safety”. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Sustainability update

ICAO member states unite to meet 2050 net zero emissions

Persuading dozens of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) member states to universally agree on anything has been near impossible for decades. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Sustainability update

China Airlines achieves milestone of 40% SAF flight

In mid-October, China Airlines fuelled a CI831 flight with 40% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Sustainability update

Cathay Group and Airbus investing in scaling SAF production

The Cathay Group and Airbus have announced they will jointly invest up to US$70 million to accelerate SAF production in the Asia-Pacific and worldwide. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Sustainability update

VietJet honored as an aviation leader in sustainability

Vietjet has been named one of the global winners of the Sustainability Awards 2025 recognised as an airline reducing their environmental impact. Read More »


 

News

Asia-Pacific industry leaders to gather in Bangkok for annual regional assembly

The CEOs of the region’s airlines, along with other senior industry stakeholders, will gather in Bangkok on November 14-15 for the 69th Assembly of Presidents of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines. Read More »


 

News

Not guilty say airports as region’s airfares escalate

Airfares continue to hit ever more highs with the biggest increases being recorded in Oceania and ASEAN regions, the most recent report by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) details. Read More »


 

Comment

Groundswell for SAF across region

Several aviation key stakeholders have been divided, often pessimistically; about the ability of the industry to meet its 20250 net zero carbon emissions target. Read More »