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Articles tagged “singapore airlines”

News Blog

Air India-Vistara Merger to be Completed by March 2024

Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines have agreed to consolidate Air India and Vistara by March 2024. As part of the merger transaction, Singapore's flag carrier shall also invest $250 million in Air India for a 25.1 percent share, according to a media release on Tuesday. Tata Group owns a 51 percent stake in Vistara with…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Singapore Airlines Expects Lift From Reopenings in Japan, Taiwan

The wave of pent-up travel demand is headed to East Asia.

1 year ago
Singapore Airlines Expects Lift From Reopenings in Japan, Taiwan

Airlines

Vistara CEO on Fighting India’s Low-Cost Carriers and Nagging Merger Questions

Merger or no merger, the Vistara team has its work cut out for it. The full-service airline would rather concentrate on thriving and growing in a market that’s dominated by low-cost carriers.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Vistara CEO on Fighting India’s Low-Cost Carriers and Nagging Merger Questions

News Blog

Europe and Southeast Asia Open Skies to Fuel Airline Expansion

The European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a new open skies agreement aimed at recovering and expanding airline links between the two regions. The agreement is unique as it covers two blocs of countries — the EU has 27 members and ASEAN 10 — rather than two countries or between…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

News Blog

Singapore Airlines and Tata Talk Potential Air India Stake

With a former Singapore Airlines executive at the helm of Air India, it comes with little surprise that the Singaporean airline could take a stake in the Tata Group-owned Indian flag carrier. Singapore Airlines disclosed Thursday that it was in "confidential discussions" with Tata to "deepen" the companies' existing partnership, and a potential merger of…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Airlines

China-Taiwan Tension Disrupts Flight Schedules

Just when the world was looking to China for some news on reopening borders, the country has gone ahead to carry out its biggest-ever military exercise in the Taiwan Strait. Will this further delay reopening?

Joyce Lee, Jamie Freed, Maki Shiraki and Twinnie Siu, Reuters | 2 years ago

China-Taiwan Tension Disrupts Flight Schedules

Online Travel

Business Model Innovation Is the Hottest Thing in Online Travel

Innovation comes in many forms. Sometimes it's a new technology. But for a growing number of online travel companies, it's all about disrupting traditional business models.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Business Model Innovation Is the Hottest Thing in Online Travel

Airline Weekly

New Star Alliance-Deutsche Bahn Partnership May Face Hurdles Shifting Flyers to Trains

The airline industry is increasingly looking at non-flight options to get travelers to their destination. But a new partnership between Star Alliance and Deutsche Bahn appears more lip service than a serious push to get flyers onto trains.

2 years ago
New Star Alliance-Deutsche Bahn Partnership May Face Hurdles Shifting Flyers to Trains

Airline Weekly

Singapore Airlines Traffic Spikes as Covid Restrictions Ease

Singapore Airlines is the latest to confirm that when international restrictions ease, travelers return en masse.

2 years ago
Singapore Airlines Traffic Spikes as Covid Restrictions Ease

News Blog

Singapore Airlines Veteran Campbell Wilson to Lead Tata’s Air India

Tata Sons has named Campbell Wilson to lead Air India as the group launches its restructuring of the beleaguered flag carrier. Wilson will join Air India from Singapore Airlines' budget subsidiary Scoot, which he has led since 2020. He has worked in various roles at Singapore Airlines, a carrier known for high levels of passenger…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago