Asia Weekly Roundup: Feb. 05
February 05, 2021
Vietjet Ends 2020 With Slim Profit Thanks To Cargo, Cost-Cutting
Credit: Vietjet Air
Vietjet Air ended pandemic-stricken 2020 with a VND70 billion ($3 million) post-tax profit, boosted by strong ancillary revenue which accounted for 50% of all income.

JAL Forecasts Larger $2.9B Loss For 2020
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Japan Airlines (JAL) now expects to record a net loss of ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) for 2020 after its hopes for traffic recovery in the current quarter were dashed by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Philippine Airlines Reveals Details Of Major Job Cuts
Credit: Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines has confirmed it will have to cut its workforce by almost a third as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

U.S., S. Korea Mull Compensation For Global Hawk Failures
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Virgin Australia Postpones Plans For International Flights
Credit: Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia has pushed back its target for resuming short-haul international flights as prospects for a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand appear to be fading.

Closed Borders Push Vietnam Airlines To $483M Loss
Credit: Joe Pries
Vietnam Airlines has posted a loss of VND11.1 billion ($483 million) for 2020 as border closures curtailed revenue from international flights.

Asia-Pacific Connectivity Gets Boost As Panasonic XTS Satellite Goes Live
Credit: Panasonic Avionics
Inflight connectivity over the Asia-Pacific region is set to get a boost as a new extreme high throughput satellite (XTS)—APSTAR-6D—enters service over the next month.
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China Eastern Airlines To Issue $1.7B In Private Shares
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China Eastern Airlines will issue 2.5 billion privates shares to its parent China Eastern Air Holdings, in a bid to raise CNY10.8 billion ($1.67 billion) and improve the company’s financial stability.

Cargo Strength Helps Korean Air Post 2020 Operating Profit
Credit: Korean Air
Korean Air has managed to achieve an operating profit in 2020 despite the disruption of the COVID-19 crisis, and the South Korean carrier also succeeded in more than halving its annual net loss.

Singapore Airlines Looks To Cargo, Network Growth To Sustain Revenue
Credit: Singapore Airlines
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) group reported a net loss of S$141.8 million for its fiscal 2020 third quarter (Q3), despite a 45% quarter-on-quarter improvement in passenger traffic.

India’s Alliance Air To Add Domestic-Made Dornier 228 To Fleet
Credit: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Air India’s regional subsidiary Alliance Air is set to welcome two Dornier 228s made by local airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to its all-turboprop fleet.
Asia-Pacific connectivity gets boost as Panasonic XTS satellite goes live, U.S., S. Korea mull compensation for global Hawk failures, Philippine Airlines reveals details of major job cuts, and more. A roundup of the week’s news in Asia.
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