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Indonesia’s Citilink wins 2018 Asia’s Best Budget Airlines award

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,April17(APD)—IndonesianbudgetairlinesofCitilinkwasidentifiedasthebestoneinitscategoryinAsiathisyearaccordingtoresultsofasurveycarried

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'Gold rush' for wifi on board planes spurs innovation

Satellitetechnologytoprovidewifionboardplaneshasmaturedtoapointwheremoreandmoreairlinesarelookingtouseit,triggeringa“goldrush”amongsuppliers.Thatbringsopportuni

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U.S. airline industry boasts overall improvements: study

DespiteasteadystreamofheadlineshighlightingU.S.airlines’customer-servicefailures,carriershaveactuallyimprovedinseveralkeyareasoverthelastyear,includingbumpingfe

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China's airlines feel pressure from oil prices and high-speed rail

OperatingprofitsatChina’sthreemainairlinesfellsharplyin2017,duetorisingoilpricesandChina’srapidlygrowinghigh-speedtrainnetwork.InformationfromtheHongKongStockEx

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Oil prices, high-speed rail put pressure on China's airlines

OperatingprofitsatChina’sthreemainairlinesfellsharplyin2017,duetorisingoilpricesandChina’srapidlygrowinghigh-speedtrainnetwork.InformationfromtheHongKongStockEx

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Indonesia imposes restrictions on power bank in flights

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,March14(APD)-Inabidtoensureflightsafety,Indonesianauthoritiesimposedrecentlyrestrictionsonthecarryingofportablelithiumbattery,orpower

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China's In-flight Wi-Fi to bring wide benefits

Thein-flightWi-FimarketinChinaisexpectedtoenteragoldengrowthperiodinthenearfuture,providingservicesto500milliontravelerseveryyearoncepassengersareallowedtousepo

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Pakistan to privatize national airline before April 15: official

PakistanwillprivatizethecorebusinessofitsnationalairlinePakistanInternationalAirlines(PIA))beforemid-Aprilthisyear,accordingtolocalreportsTuesday.QuotingMiniste

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Netflix wants to make it easier to binge-watch on planes

Netflixwantsmorememberstobinge-watchitsTVshowsandmovieswhileflyingthefriendlyskies.Theon-demandvideoserviceannouncedonMondayitwillofferitslow-broadbandmobiletec

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More direct flights serving destinations in Indonesia to develop tourism

JAKARTA,May24(APD)–Indonesiaobtainedmorepledgesfromdomesticandinternationalairlinestoprovidemorefrequentdirectflightstovariousdestinationsacrossthecountry,highl

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If you want to arrive on time, take these airlines

Keeping a strict schedule and traveling by air is a tricky combination. Delays abound—there’s airport congestion, inclement weather, mechanical problems, labor shortages, or the rare puppy. But certain airlines do stick more closely to their schedules than others.

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U.S. tells consumers to stop using fire-prone Samsung phones

A U.S. government safety agency on Friday urged all consumers to stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which are prone to catch fire, and top airlines globally banned their use during flights.

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The Best and Worst Airlines of 2015

The annual scorecard of the nine biggest U.S. carriers shows surprising progress in air travel.

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Chinese airlines scrap domestic fuel surcharges

Two Chinese airlines are to scrap fuel surcharges for domestic flights from Thursday due to declines in fuel costs.

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U.S. government issues shoe-bomb advisory to airlines

The U.S. federal government has issued a new advisory to airlines, warning of potential threats of bombs hidden in shoes on flights bound for the United States from overseas.