Singapore Airlines announced last year that prior to folding their short-haul subsidiary Silk Air into Singapore Airlines, they’d upgrade Silk Air to the same cabin standards and install flat bed seats! Now, they have announced Thomson Aero as the provider of the seats and the installation will start this year. That’s good news as Thomson Aero makes some very good … Continue reading
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The FAA announced that Vietnam has been granted a Category 1 rating after successfully passing an audit in August 2018 to assess the countries air traffic safety. According to the FAA Audit, Vietnam meets the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for personnel licensing, operations and airworthiness. That will allow Airlines based in Vietnam to apply for permits to fly … Continue reading
It has been a tough time for European airlines – after the bankruptcies of Air Berlin and Alitalia and the collapse of Monarch and Primera, another low-cost carrier has abruptly stopped operations, stranding thousands of passengers. German leisure airline Germania declared bankruptcy on Monday, halting all operations. Passengers who are booked on a flight as part of a tour package … Continue reading
ANA Holdings plans to buy 10% of Philippine Airlines Holdings, the parent company of Philippine Airlines (PAL). The two airlines have had a partnership and code-share flights for years. This investment could give ANA increased access to the fast-growing market in South East Asia, help PAL’s growth. It could also assist PAL’s plans to become a 5-star airline and their … Continue reading
AirlineRatings reviews and grades the safety of airlines around the worlds and has named Qantas as the world’s safest airline in 2019. It has also provided the Top 20 safest airlines, including Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, All Nippon Air (ANA) and United, but notably missing Delta! Find the full list of the Top 20 Safest Airlines and what makes them safer … Continue reading
I usually focus on reporting the top-rated airlines, hotels and destinations, but today I’m sadly reporting the worst – Cebu Pacific Airlines and AirAsia‘s Philippine subsidiary have both made the list of worst airlines for on-time performance. Cebu Pacific only got 58.4% of flights to their destination on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) in 2018, making it the worst … Continue reading
AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost carrier, is based in Malaysia, but already has subsidiaries in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and India. They’ve now signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Vietnamese businessman Tran Trong Kien to build a low-cost carrier following the AirAsia blueprint based in Vietnam. Find out more about there plans below! … Continue reading
Earlier this year Turkish Airlines (TK) announced that they’d be installing new business class seats on new Airbus A350 and Boeing B787 to be delivered starting in 2019. But they were coy about the details and didn’t provide a seat manufacturer or photos. Now, a photo of the seats was (accidentally?) published in a Turkish newspaper. Read on to find … Continue reading
The last-minute hotel booking site HotelQuickly has gone under, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded without hotel rooms and with worthless vouchers instead of refunds. The company based in Singapore was a copy cat of successful hoteltonight, offering last minute hotel stays at low prices. Meta-search sites that compare hotel and flight bookings across hundreds of sites and focus only on … Continue reading
Singapore Airlines is shuffling the routes served by their subsidiaries full-service Silk Air and low-cost Scoot, prior to integrating Silk Air into Singapore Airlines. They are also cancelling the Scoot flights to Honolulu due to weak demand, the budget carriers only route to the USA. The reorganization makes sense to me. Check out the impacted routes below to see if … Continue reading