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Michael Doran-Lead Journalist Asia-Pacific

Michael Doran

Lead Journalist Asia-Pacific

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About Michael Doran

Journalist - A professional aviation journalist writing across the industry spectrum. Michael uses his MBA and corporate business experience to go behind the obvious in search of the real story. A strong network of senior aviation contacts mixed with a boyhood passion for airplanes helps him share engaging content with fellow devotees. Based in Melbourne, Australia.

Latest Articles

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registration CC-BBF
LATAM Takes On Qantas With Nonstop Sydney - Santiago Service

More international competition is welcome news for Australians planning to travel between Sydney and the Chilean capital of Santiago.

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777
Singapore Airlines Group Ahead of Pre-COVID Passenger Numbers

Singapore Airlines and Scoot have set the benchmark for post-pandemic recovery and will only get stronger in 2024.

Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300
Air New Zealand Buys 9 Million Liters of Neste SAF At LAX

Air New Zealand is leading the way towards net zero emissions and yesterday announced a deal to take 9 million liters of SAF produced by Neste.

Brisbane Airport China Eastern A330
Brisbane Airport Juggles Runway Maintenance With Aircraft Flight Movements

After 40 years of pounding, Brisbane Airport needs to replace both thresholds on its original runway.

Air Astana A321
Air Astana Caps Off Successful April With Emergency Trainers

In the space of a few weeks Air Astana has announced three strategically important developments that set it and FlyArystan up for future success.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 landing at Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Cathay Pacific Launches Boeing 777 Premium Economy And New Inflight Offering

Cathay Pacific has revealed a little more of the cabins that will feature in its refurbished Boeing 777s.

Several Frontier Airlines aircraft
The US Is The World's Largest Domestic Market As Capacity Reaches 484 Million

Global capacity is growing at around 8% compared to 2023, while the rapid recovery in China has catapulted Asia-Pacific to the head of the pack.

AneasyJet Airbus A320neo about to land
Wow: easyJet Turns 95% Of Aerophobics Into Fearless Flyers

The airline has the runs on the board for those with a fear of flying but want to enjoy air travel.

easyJet Airbus A320 Inflight
easyJet Leads First Hydrogen Refueling Trials At Bristol Airport

A hydrogen-powered baggage tractor has successfully completed operations at Bristol Airport.

Vietjet Airbus A330
Vietjet Celebrates 10 Years In China With New Destination

Vietjet has celebrated 10 years of flying in China by launching a new route from Ho Chi Minh City and Xi'an.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A330
Delta Reopens Miami Sky Club With 50% More Capacity

Just in time for the busy summer season, Delta has reopened its enlarged and refurbished Sky Club at Miami International.

Scoot Embraer E190-E2 Handover
Scoot Takes Delivery Of First Embraer E190-E2

Singapore's low-cost carrier Scoot received its first Embraer E190-E2 jet in Brazil and it will soon be flying regional routes in Asia-Pacific.

Qantas Airbus A350-1000 Demonstration Sydney Airport 3:2
Aussies Face Disruption As Air Traffic Controllers Vote On Strike Action

Airservices Australia is under siege from its two main employee unions, one representing air traffic controllers and the other aviation firefighters.

TC-LGC Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-941 (3)
Turkish Delights As Airbus A350s Push Melbourne Airport To New Record

Melbourne Airport has broken a six-year-old record for international passengers and was helped along by the arrival of Turkish Airlines flights.

Air New Zealand Boeing 777-319ER (ZK-OKR) at Los Angeles International Airport.
Air New Zealand Hits US Competitive Headwinds

Air New Zealand is feeling the headwinds from hot competition on the North America to NZ routes that did so well in 2023.

AirAsia X Airbus A330-300
AirAsia X Adds Airbus A330 Routes To China's Xi'an and Changsha

AirAsia X is finding new places to send its Airbus A330s and this week it announced its sixth nonstop route to China from Kuala Lumpur.

SITA Urges Airports To Adopt Biometric Technology
SITA Urges Airports To Face The Future With Biometrics

Building bigger airports is one way to handle crowds, but turning to biometrics is a more effective and long-term solution than more infrastructure.

Etihad Airways Airbus A320 departing Kolkata Airport
Etihad Expands To 76 Destinations With Airbus A320s To Saudi Arabia's Al Qassim

Etihad is gearing up for the summer of 2024 by expanding routes and frequencies to 855 destinations, compared to 642 in 2023.

Qantas Airbus A380
Qantas Adds 20 Million New Classic Plus Flight Rewards Seats

With its operational performance gaining strength, Qantas has added a new frequent flyer rewards program that will add 20 million reward seats.

EHang EH216-S CAAC Production Certificate Granted
UAM
Is EHang's EH216-S The World's First Commercial Flying Air Taxi?

The field of serious eVTOL contenders is thinning out, and with a full book of CAAC certifications, China's EHang is leading the way.

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