An Indonesian airline has grounded a pilot after he allegedly offered an air hostess to passengers as compensation for a delay on a flight to the resort island of Bali. Loud moaning sounds were also heard from the cockpit throughout the Lion Air flight, with one passenger left so shocked that he lodged a complaint about improper behaviour with the transport ministry. The passenger, Lamb...
Cathay Pacific Airways today unveiled its biggest recycling project to date – the environmentally responsible dismantling of Airbus A340 aircraft that are being retired from its fleet. The airline is committed to sustainable development, which includes ensuring the effective management of resources and the reduction of energy consumption and wastage. Now, with the end-of-life solution for...
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) Chief Executive Officer Arif Wibowo says his airline will finalize its widebody refleeting plans by the end of the year. In an interview with Reuters, Wibowo said the Indonesian carrier is still studying the A350-900 and B787-9's fuel efficiency and operating costs before making a final decision. During the Paris Airshow 2015, Garuda signed Lett...
Indonesia will on November 25 announce the results of an investigation into the AirAsia crash last year that killed 162 people, the committee probing the case said on Saturday. The Airbus A320-200 went down in the Java Sea on December 28 in stormy weather during what was supposed to be a short trip from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. "We plan to announce the report on Nov...
The Indonesian Ministry of Transport has announced further restrictions on locally-registered aircraft that operate within the confines of the south-east Asian archipelago. Transport Minister Ignatius Jonan last month amended Indonesia's Civil Aviation Safety Regulations forbidding the importation, registration and use of commercial passenger aircraft older than ten years of age while freig...
A Batik Air Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LBO performing flight ID-6380 from Jakarta to Yokyakarta (Indonesia) with 160 passengers and 5 crew, landed on Yokyakarta's runway 09 (length 2,200 meters/7,220 feet) but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop about 100 meters off paved surface with the nose gear collapsed. The passengers were evacuated. No injuries are being reported, the...
Brisbane West Wellcamp has secured its first international flight with Cathay Pacific to operate a one-off Boeing 747-8F freighter service to Australia’s newest airport in late November. The freighter will touch down at the airport, which was built by private company Wagners and opened its doors for the first time almost a year ago, on November 23 and return to Hong Kong the same day...
Lion Air aims to start flights to China next year, targeting a fast-growing market where business could make up 5-7 percent of the airline's revenue, senior executives said. The airline didn't disclose a time-frame for its China revenue projection, but Lion Air, part of Jakarta-based Lion Group, is aiming for routes to Guangzhou, Shanghai and other cities in China, Lion Group's Pres...
Cathay Pacific will officially unveil the biggest makeover for 20 years this afternoon at Hong Kong International Airport, revealing a contemporary paint job for its fleet of aircraft. Gone is the old design and logo that became an unmistakable part of the aviation landscape for two decades, replaced by an all green tailfin with a white brushwing. The red stripe has been axed with the dark gree...
Garuda Indonesia has booked a net income of $51.4 million through the third quarter 2015, an increase of 123.4 per cent compared to the same period last year when it incurred a loss of $220.1 million. Garuda Indonesia president Arif Wibowo said in Jakarta the company also increased total revenue from $2.83 billion through the third quarter 2014 to $2.84 billion during the same period in 2015....
Garuda Indonesia booked a net income of US$51.4 million through the third quarter 2015, an increase of 123.4% compared to the same period last year when it incurred a loss of US$220.1 million. Garuda Indonesia President and CEO M. Arif Wibowo said in Jakarta on Friday that the Company also increased total revenue from US$2.83 billion through the third quarter 2014 to US$2.84 billion during the...
Indonesia will cut the number of flights allowed per hour from Jakarta's main Soekarno-Hatta Airport due to safety concerns, following a series of major crashes that have killed more than 300 in the last year. Indonesian airports have struggled to cope with the huge expansion of air travel in Southeast Asia's largest economy, getting poor marks in a 2014 ICAO safety audit due to insuffi...
