Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia and Pelita Air could merge, in a move that State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir says would strengthen Indonesian aviation.

The Indonesian military's agreement to acquire the Black Hawks—which Aviation Week understands could cover the purchase of 24 S-70Ms—is not set in stone.

Demonstrating its commitment to procure 24 F-15EX fighters, a delegation representing the government of Indonesia visited manufacturer Boeing on Aug. 21.

Indonesia has revealed it is acquiring a dozen Anka uncrewed aircraft systems ​​​​​​​(UAS) from Turkish Aerospace Industries.

TransNusa has flown its inaugural service using the Comac ARJ21 on two roundtrip flights between Jakarta, Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is promoting its FA-50 light fighter’s long-term aftermarket program to the Polish Air Force.

Indonesia is considering acquiring more secondhand Mirage 2000s from the United Arab Emirates as stop-gap fighters as it waits for its new Dassault Rafale Cs.

Indonesia's acquisition of 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 aircraft from Qatar is reportedly worth $734.5 million.

The oneworld alliance member is adding a second route to Jakarta.

The airlines are exploring cooperation in a range of other areas.

SIA Group is attempting to take advantage of pent-up demand to destinations that have been largely closed.

The airline will operate 10 routes between Malaysia and Indonesia by Oct. 20.

The LCC says markets across Asia are finally beginning to ease strict COVID-19 border rules.

The resumptions increase the airline’s VTL services to 13 destinations.

The airline will initially fly from Melbourne three times per week.

Among other areas of cooperation, Garuda Indonesia will codeshare on SIA’s Singapore-Mumbai flights from Jan. 1.

Traffic momentum stalled in the second quarter because of COVID-19, but AirAsia sees its markets coming back by the fourth quarter.

The carrier's initial route network is curtailed by COVID-19 travel restrictions in place in Indonesia.

The LCC is halting all passenger routes for a month amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.

The startup plans to target millennials with its low-cost fares.

Domestic capacity in Indonesia was 93% of pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter 2020.

Cebu Pacific’s Cebgo is expanding its domestic network with flights between Manila and Surigao.

The move marks a shift in the country’s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Asia-Pacific region are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus this week on the South East Asia market.

How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.