Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Struggling Cathay can’t afford pricing errors such as this, although every once in awhile when these blunders by airlines happen, don't we wish we would be so lucky to have bought a ticket?
2 weeks ago
Eric Rosen, Bloomberg
Note that no U.S. carriers are mentioned in this article praising today's first-class cabins. Just saying.
3 months ago
Sarah Wells, Bloomberg
We agree. We'd put up with a lot to avoid a layover. Even 18 hours without a shower.
3 months ago
Angus Whitley and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Technological advancements make the Singapore-New York route much more cost-effective but what happens if oil breaks the $100-a-barrel mark?
3 months ago
Anand Krishnamoorthy, Bloomberg
As fuel efficiency continues to improve, the next generation of ultra-long-range aircraft will enable more of these routes to pop up. Qantas has debuted a London-Perth nonstop route, for example.
4 months ago
Guy Johnson and Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
It's a nice feature for EasyJet to have but wouldn't potential customers just use an online travel agency instead?
4 months ago
Daniel Meesak, Jing Travel
Just when you might have thought the Chinese online travel market might be stabilizing because Ctrip bought a couple of major competitors, along comes Tencent's Meituan Travel and Alibaba's Fliggy. The latter appeals to a younger demographic, a fact that many airlines may find especially appealing.
5 months ago
Eliza Haverstock and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Earlier this month, Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg told Skift the air cargo business was holding up well, as Chinese consumers were importing high-value items from the rest of the world. Has something changed? Or is Singapore Air's situation different?
7 months ago
Justin Bachman, Bloomberg
Singapore Airlines has unique needs. It wants to fly nonstop from Singapore to New York, and the route is so important for the airline that it's willing to fly the jet with far fewer seats than it could otherwise hold. Not many other airlines are willing to make that tradeoff.
8 months ago
Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
As fuel efficiency continues to improve and the next generation of long-range aircraft comes online, we should expect more of these ultra-long-haul routes to spring up.
8 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Earlier Boeing 787 Dreamliners revolutionized aviation, allowing airlines to open sexy new long-haul routes. The 787-10 probably won't do that, but it's still an impressive aircraft.
10 months ago
Kyunghee Park , Bloomberg
While increased earnings from cargo operations is good news, Singapore Airlines is still battling for passengers in a market that is squeezing it at both ends. A transformation program launched last year was supposed to help, but the carrier hasn’t really said what it plans to do.
11 months ago