Several initiatives across Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, and India are gearing up the Asia-Pacific region to become a leading hub for advanced air mobility (AAM) services. Companies developing eVTOL aircraft, like Embraer’s spin-off Eve Air Mobility and Supernal, are collaborating with regional partners to develop air taxi and other public service applications. They aim to launch these services in the latter half of this decade, frequently with significant assistance from the government.
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ir Asia, the largest low-cost airline in Southeast Asia, has recently started offering direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Almaty, as per the press office of the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee.
According to an announcement made on Thursday, Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) recorded its first profit in 2023, after travel demand in the Asia-Pacific region recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic depression. This was facilitated by an increase in passenger traffic in the premium segment of its flagship carrier, Malaysia Airlines.
ndiGo, the budget carrier, is considering the acquisition of widebody aircraft to expand its international reach and compete with Air India. Although the airline is still weighing its options, sources indicate that it is likely to acquire approximately 30 Airbus SE A350s. A public announcement regarding this decision may be made in the coming days. The sources requested anonymity as the information is not yet available to the public.
