Air transport

Balancing growth and net-zero ambitions in Asia-Pacific aviation

How the region’s ecosystem can lead the global transition to greater sustainability

Sustainable jet fuel mandates have the downside of bringing price uncertainty to the aviation industry, Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling says.

Singapore’s sustainable jet fuel law ensures cost certainty, unlike mandates or incentives: MOT

The approach avoids price fluctuations, says Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling

(From left) Zheng Jingxin, Singapore Economic Development Board's vice-president of mobility and industrial solutions; Iain Rodger, GE Aerospace's managing director of component repair in Singapore; Yip Hin Meng, ST Engineering's executive vice-president and head of aerospace MRO; Derryn Wong, The Business Times correspondent.

Asia-Pacific’s aerospace MRO players must be adaptable, collaborate for growth: panellists

The region’s fast-growing aerospace industry is boosting demand for MRO services

Pelita Air will operate daily flights to Changi Airport from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Pelita Air to start flying between Jakarta, Singapore from Aug 18

The Jakarta-Singapore route is the eighth-busiest international route in the world in 2024

The partnership between STB and IndiGo includes comprehensive trade outreach through roadshows across India, as well as curated familiarisation trips.

STB inks MOU with IndiGo to boost business, leisure travel from India to Singapore

The airline will deploy its new business class-like premium product on select flights to Singapore from Aug 9

Phu Quoc International Airport is slated for a major upgrade ahead of the 2027 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

Vietnam’s Sun Group injects 1 trillion dong into new leisure-focused airline

It will be part of the hospitality giant’s integrated ecosystem on Phu Quoc

With the loss of JSA, the only remaining Singapore-based carriers are those of the Singapore Airlines Group: Singapore Airlines, Scoot and Singapore Airlines Cargo.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Jetstar Asia’s demise suggests Singapore could do more to attract, keep airlines at Changi 

If Republic wants to grow passenger volume, it should consider offering airlines – especially low-cost carriers – incentives to base themselves here

FedEx's new direct cargo flight to the US will reduce cargo transit times by up to a day.

FedEx launches Singapore-US direct cargo flight 

The new link between Singapore and Anchorage link makes the company the only logistics provider with a direct flight to the continental US

Changi Airport Group and CAAS will roll out digital truck dock slot pre-booking, which could reduce trucks’ dwell time by up to a third later this year.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2025

Singapore to invest S$1 billion in Changi air hub, beyond S$5 billion fund top-up in Budget 2025

CAAS will invest the additional sum over the next five years

The new cargo handling and ground handling stations are in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

Sats and WFS clinch 14 new cargo and ground handling contracts from Air India

The India flag carrier also renews 11 contracts with the Sats group following a global tendering process