Electric air transport set to take off with air taxis, cargo deliveries

A model of a Wisk Aero LLC electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi during the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Among displays of defense jets, passenger airliners and high-tech aviation equipment at the Singapore Airshow were electric air transport vehicles — … Read more

Japan Airlines plane in flames on runway at Tokyo airport

This photo provided by Jiji Press shows a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024. A Japan Airlines plane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on January 2 after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, television reports said. (Photo by JIJI … Read more

The world’s most punctual airlines and airports in 2023

Nothing about flying is as exasperating as getting your flight delayed, cancelled or disrupted. Arriving at or departing from a destination on time is one of the most important considerations a traveler takes before deciding whether to book a subsequent flight from the same airline. Latest results from travel data analytics firm Cirium revealed that … Read more

Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Hainan, Qantas

Airlines from Asia dominated a new family-friendly airlines list compiled by travel website The Family Vacation Guide.  Eight of the top 11 airlines are based in Asia. Thirty-four airlines were reviewed. The ranking was based on eight factors — including seat comfort, free seat selection and pre-boarding for families — for a total of 18 … Read more

China lifts ban on group journey boosting Asia’s tourism, lodge shares

High view of Seoul within the morning in autumn 2016. Natthapol Bussai | Second | Getty Photos China lifted a ban on group excursions to greater than 70 places, giving journey and airline shares in Asia a lift. China’s tradition and tourism ministry mentioned Thursday that group excursions will resume to over dozens of places … Read more

Shoppers are beginning to hearth up China’s economic system, ETF specialists discover

China’s pandemic-battered economic system is beginning to see shoppers open their wallets wider, based on KraneShares’ Brendan Ahern. “We’re seeing the incremental rebound from the Chinese language client,” the agency’s chief funding officer instructed “ETF Edge” this week. “[But] it isn’t like turning on a lightweight swap.” The Nationwide Bureau of Statistics of China studies … Read more