PUTRAJAYA, May 10 — Following grievances and grouses by airlines passengers of late over delays, rescheduling as well as technical issues, the Transport Ministry (MOT) has instructed the airlines involved to immediately rectify the issues experienced by passengers.

SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Asian airlines are reporting high vaccination take-up rates among pilots and cabin crew as they wait for the region's tight pandemic-related border controls to be relaxed.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — As the aviation world is getting ready for a rebound post-pandemic, demand for aircraft purchases will largely be focused on models that are more economical to the airlines’ pocket and long-term sustainability.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) received 1,403 requests from consumers for refunds related to Covid-19, in the second half of 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The airline industry is expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021, with estimated cash burn ranging between US$75 billion (RM303.1 billion) to US$95 billion (RM383.9 billion) from a previously anticipated US$48 billion (RM193.9 billion), according to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) latest analysis.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) is insistent that airlines should not fail to refund affected consumers for flights that had been cancelled as a result of international and local travel restrictions necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) is committed and ready to assist the staff of local airlines who have been laid off via the benefits of the existing Employment Insurance System (EIS) and the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has denied approving any loan to airlines affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Airline companies have agreed to reschedule the flights for varsity students affected by the postponement of university registration process until Dec 31, 2020, the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) announced.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — A pilot is believed to have committed suicide by jumping off from a condominium unit in Bandar Kinrara, Serdang here on Monday, due to stress after losing his job two months ago.

PARIS/SYDNEY, July 29 — Global airlines cut their coronavirus recovery forecast on Tuesday, saying it would take until 2024 - a year longer than previously expected - for passenger traffic to return to pre-crisis levels.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) expects airline companies would require 18 months to see a full revival of the domestic sector from the Covid-19 impact and three years to restore their international sector business.

BEIJING, July 10 — China's aviation industry sank further into the red, losing RM20.9 billion (34.25 billion yuan or US$4.9 billion) in the second quarter, only slightly narrower than in the first quarter, underlining the colossal financial impact from the coronavirus pandemic.

CHICAGO, July 8 — The largest US air carriers have all signed letters of intent on federal loans to help them weather the novel coronavirus, with United Airlines warning employees on Tuesday that a surge in outbreaks was hitting bookings, threatening a travel rebound and jobs.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Malaysia's aviation regulator has temporarily suspended pilots employed by domestic airlines who hold Pakistani licences, after the government of the South Asian nation revealed that many pilots had dubious qualifications.

ISLAMABAD, July 1 — The United Arab Emirates is seeking to verify the credentials of the Pakistani pilots and engineers employed in its airlines after the South Asian government grounded 262 pilots for holding "dubious" qualifications.

JAKARTA, June 24 — Indonesia's anti-trust agency has found seven airlines guilty of hurting consumers by lifting airfares at the same time last year, but the carriers were not found to be acting as a cartel, the agency said in a statement late on Tuesday.

BANGKOK, June 23 — The Civil Aviation Board increased assistance for airlines affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) including waived parking charges.

SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES, June 19 — An air cargo boom driven by demand for protective gear against the coronavirus has peaked and rates, while still 50 per cent above normal levels, are falling in a worrying trend for airlines relying on freight revenue in the absence of passengers.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The government will not get involved in any bailout of airline operators although they are badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic as their business is run commercially, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.