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2023 is already seeing airlines in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations restore service, expand fleets, and enhance air connectivity in the region.

Search and rescue personnel in Nepal’s Kaski district recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of Yeti Airlines Flight YT691 on January 16.

The Comac C919 program has started its second round of cabin crew training as the first production example participates in flight validation trials.

Authorities give up the search for bodies following a 13-day recovery operation tied to the crash of a Boeing 737-500 off the Indonesian coast.

While authorities caution against speculation about the cause, the crash of Sriwijaya Flight 182 raises the specter of past accidents in Indonesia.

An agreement to place a firm order for 30 ARJ21s by Everbright Group targets operators in Southeast Asia.

While fighting for fair business practices in Myanmar, the CEO of Myanmar Airways overcomes competitive disadvantages.

The AAPA is urging governments to fully adopt ICAO CART guidelines to spur demand beyond so-called green lanes for business travel.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reiterated its call for governments to take steps to lift travel restrictions and reestablish global connectivity.

Despite predicting a record net loss in FY2020, Japan-based All Nippon Airways plans to create a new low-cost widebody unit for medium-distance flights.

Chinese airlines in September carried 98 percent of the domestic traffic posted during the same month in 2019.

The continuing Covid crisis has left Singapore desperate for ways to stimulate traffic.

The world's largest annual human migration sees Chinese airlines plan major capacity increases.

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways each plan to increase service to China in the coming days.

Developers have completed 12 airport projects in China since March.

The start of ARJ21 flights by China Southern comes five days after Air China flew its first example on an inaugural revenue flight.

International travel suffers from a failure to apply a coordinated set of travel restrictions, including in Asia.

Inbound international charter and commercial flights resume in the Philippines.

Several airlines in the Asia-Pacific region eye a resumption of strategically important overseas routes.

Comac looks to 5G to boost aircraft development amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Authorities expect Daxing Airport to host an average of 75 flights per day and an estimated daily volume of 8,000 passengers between April 12 to May 2.

Hong Kong International Airport has “nearly closed,” according to the airport authority’s chief executive, Carrie Lam.

Authorities are considering further measures to help China's air transport sector weather the coronavirus crisis.

ARJ21 aircraft 132 completed its first production test flight from Comac’s new assembly line at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on May 6.

The Covid-19 outbreak has prompted a decision by Lufthansa to cut capacity in half in the coming weeks.

Vietnamese carriers reacted decisively to the coronavirus outbreak.

Malaysia’s low-fare, long-haul airline will undergo a capacity management program for the first half of 2020 to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 virus.

The Chinese state-owned airline’s new subsidiary will fly Comac products exclusively.

Test facilities have implemented strict control measures to protect those involved in aircraft production and flight testing from infection.

Southeast Asia’s most populous country moved to temporarily suspend all flights to China earlier this month as efforts to contain the virus intensified.