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Asia-Pacific Airlines Nearing Full Recovery With 27 Million Pax In February

After enduring the longest of lockdowns, Asia-Pacific airlines are now on the final stretch to full recovery to pre-pandemic passenger levels.

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Turboprop Safety Under The Microscope At AAPA-Hosted Conference

Operators in Asia and the Pacific will have the chance to come together at safety conference in June.

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50% YoY Growth: Asia-Pacific Airlines Carry 27 Million International Passengers In January

The Lunar New Year played an important role in increasing demand.

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Asia Pacific Airlines Bounce Back In 2023 With 161% Passenger Growth

The Year of the Dragon bodes well for the airlines of Asia-Pacific, and with travel restrictions gone and capacity back, full recovery is on its way.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines Struggling To Reach Pre-Covid Numbers

As we move into 2024 the post-COVID recovery in Asia-Pacific still has some way to go, but airlines are making steady progress.

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AAPA: Asia Pacific Airlines Push Load Factors Into the 80s In 2023

With gains of a few percent each month, the airlines of Asia-Pacific are steadily approaching full recovery to pre-COVID traffic.

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Asia-Pacific Airline CEOs Pledge To Use 5% SAF By 2030

Asia-Pacific Airlines have nailed their colors to the mast with a pledge to use 5% SAF by 2030 - if it's available.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines Looking Forward To 2024 Growth

Airlines in Asia-Pacific are looking for growth to take off in 2024, especially with capacity returning from the major Chinese airlines.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines Expect Strong Finish To 2023

Airlines in Asia-Pacific continue to inch their way back to pre-pandemic traffic levels while keeping capacity in check and load factors high.

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AAPA Director General Says Asia-Pacific Momentum Won't Slacken

Today AAPA Director General Subhas Menon spoke exclusively with Simple Flying on the pace of recovery for airlines in Asia-Pacific.

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AAPA Boss Says China Dragging The Chain In Asian Recovery

June was another month of progress for airlines in Asia-Pacific so Simple Flying spoke with AAPA boss Subhas Menon about what lies ahead.

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AAPA Says Asia-Pacific Airlines Growing But Cargo On The Decline

Asia-Pacific airlines are operating at around 70% of 2019 levels, although they are steadily growing.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines Taking The Long Way Home To 2019

Airlines in Asia-Pacific are on a steady path to post-COVID recovery, but that will ramp up when Southeast Asian airlines add more capacity.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines In No Hurry To Add Capacity

Asia-Pacific airlines are miles away from returning to 2019 passenger levels but way ahead of where they were last year.

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AAPA Says Regulations Complicating Recovery Of Asia-Pacific Airlines

AAPA Director General Subhas Menon spoke exclusively to Simple Flying about the constraints Asia-Pacific airlines face on the road to recovery.

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Asia-Pacific Sleepwalking Along The Road To Aviation Recovery

Asia-Pacific is barely halfway back to pre-COVID passenger numbers, and at the rate it's going, it will take years to recover fully.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines Record Modest 2022 Recovery

Asia-Pacific airlines are showing signs of recovery but have an enormous amount to ground to catch up to reach 2019 levels.

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Asia Pacific Carriers See 500% Increase In International Demand

Airlines in the region are seeing travelers returning in huge numbers.

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Asia-Pacific Airlines Carry 7 Times More Passengers Year-On-Year

The region saw 13.4 million international passengers in November 2022.

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Asia-Pacific In 2022: What Happened In The Aviation Industry?

Asia-Pacific aviation has found a new balance in its COVID recovery and is set for an excellent 2023.

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