On 6 January 2021, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over Long Thanh International Airport’s groundbreaking ceremony. Located about an hour and a half from Ho Chi Minh City, the new airport is crucial in improving Ho Chi Minh City’s...
San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) subsidiary, San Miguel Aerocity Inc (SMAI), was granted a 50-year franchise to build, operate and maintain a domestic and international airport in Bulacan after the measure lapsed into a law. The measure, known as House Bill 7507, turned...
The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (MoT) has approved a USD 14.75 million stimulus package for the aviation industry. The package removes the passenger service charge at 13 airports and provides subsidies for a flight facility calibration fee. The funding will...
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the largest airport operator in Malaysia, is planning to double the number of freighter flights at its main airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) over the next 10 years with the launch of its new e-fulfillment hub,...
President Rodrigo Duterte has extended for another six months the suspension of the decision to cancel the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. The VFA allows the US army to enter the Philippines and facilitate an annual drill with the...
Venture capital company, Airbus Ventures, has added Singapore start-up company, Zero Error Systems (ZES), to its investment portfolio. ZES specializes in developing ‘smart chip’ technology capable of protecting satellites from radiation damage. The technology,...
Starlux Airlines, a Taiwanese Luxury Airline, has announced plans to commence flights from Taiwan to Osaka and Tokyo in Japan, as well as to Bangkok in Thailand, adding to its current routes to Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam. The flights to Thailand started...
During his inaugural summit abroad, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, where the two leaders affirmed their cooperation on security issues and agreed on a pact that would see exports of Tokyo export...
Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines welcomed the lifting of restriction on non-essential travel abroad by the Philippines government effective October 21, 2020. The lifting of restrictions will give a much-needed boost for the local...
The Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture has recommended constructing a new airport in Ung Hoa district, 40 kilometers south of the city. A second airport is in line with Vietnam’s master plan for developing the national system of airports in the 2021 –...
The Indonesian Air Force has created a new Cyber Unit to confront potential cyberattacks or threats of cyber warfare. The Cyber Unit, established under the Air Force’s security and encryption agency, is tasked with preventing and responding to cyberattacks against the...
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have launched a new Work-Study Diploma (WSDip) in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, which provides training and certification for Full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) serving as...
