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Industry analysts said that only long-haul business jets are able to travel the four Polar Routes that traverse Asia and North America. The Polar Routes, which cover extremely harsh terrain such as the High Arctic, lack reliable global positioning systems' signals, ground-based navaids and ATC radar.

Some corporate aircraft producers agree the economic crisis in Asia could reduce business opportunities in the region but they suggest the market for corporate jets will improve. Corporate jets provide private office facilities for executives when they are travelling. Corporate aircraft manufacturers have faced some difficulty in offering private aircraft services in Asia due to flying regulations, particularly in China were the military regulate airspace. Many manufacturers consider Asia as a growth market but recognize it will take time to fully develop.

It's easier than ever to get to the Far East, thanks to improved connections and more nonstop flights Getting to Asia is getting easier and more convenient as domestic and […]

Passes sold by railroads around the world provide travelers with an opportunity to see different parts of countries missed when traveling by airplane. The passes are designed with flexibility in mind, as passengers are allowed to make stopovers. Purchasing information is included.

An expanding group of regional carriers is taking a greater share of intra-Asian traffic as markets mature. David Knibb reports. Proposals in Thailand, Malaysia, and perhaps the Philippines to form [...]

Airlines in the Asia/Pacific region accounted for 16.6% of world airline passengers, 18.7% of world revenue passenger kilometers and 26.1% of world freight tonnage kilometers in 1992. Financial and traffic statistics of over 90 Asia/Pacific-based airlines for 1992 are presented., Aeropelican: The Belmont, NSW-based carrier flew 86,864 passengers in its fleet of four Twin Otters in the year ended June 30, 1992, the latest period for which figures were available [...]

Job losses, route cutbacks and two-tier wage scales are not yet part of the common language of corporate strategy amongst Asia-Pacific airlines. Whilst carriers in Europe and the US focus [...]

The Asian Pacific region airlines accounted for 16.6% of the world's airline passengers and 16.9% of the world's revenue passenger kilometers in 1991. A complete summary of Asian Pacific airlines and their performance statistics for 1991 is included., AAA: Australia's latest proposed new airline is talking about nonfrills service with DC-9-30s but it has not yet acquired either aircraft or an operating certificate. Its backers are pilots who [...]

Regional Airlines Move Toward Larger Aircraft The international regional airline sector has suffered less than the major airlines from recession and war in recent months. Though statistics are few and [...]

Aerolift: The Philippine carrier continues to seek financing with which to acquire jet aircraft to enter the domestic market. Air Caledonie: The Noumea-based domestic carrier flies three ATR 42s and [...]

OAA outlook 'promising' through 2000 Seoul--An upbeat mood was prevalent at the Orient Airlines Association's Assembly of Presidents, despite uncertainties connected with the Persian Gulf crisis and rising labor costs. [...]

Carriers Entice Travelers With Enhanced Air Service Airlines flying across the Pacific and within the Asia/Pacific region chalked up some important achievements in 1990, with more to come in 1991. […]

UNPEACEFUL PACIFIC The new bilateral between the USA and Japan means more airlines will compete for this lucrative market. David Knibb reports. Competition is heating up across the North Pacific. [...]

Visitor airfares are common in many Asian and Latin American countries that make it practical for foreign visitors to travel by air from one large city to another. Three types of visitor airfares are described: air passes, visitor tickets, and visitor itineraries.

Airlines bidding to capitalise on the projected rich pickings from the Asia-Pacific cargo boom are pouring capacity into the region. But nobody is benefiting as rates, yields and profits slump, [...]

The Asian market continues its profitability. In the West, however, carriers face the harsh realities of stiff competition and debt. It's no mystery why the Pacific Rim is drawing the [...]

During the second phase of Asian aviation growth, secondary cities are moving into the limelight. Imtiaz Muqbil reports. As the main Asia-Pacific cities and airports approach saturation, the second phase [...]

Asian Pacific airlines must restructure and improve productivity to maintain profits in an era of overcapacity and growing competition. Profits of Asian Pacific airlines decreased 34.4% in 1993. As the costs of doing business in the region rise, the need for additional regional flights also rises. As the global economic recovery reaches this region there should also be an economic recovery for the region's airlines.

Asian carriers are abandoning their traditional reserve towards alliances and concluding a broad range of agreements, says David Knibb. The collapse of Alcazar in Europe may have removed some of [...]

Despite sustained revenue and traffic growth even through the hardships of the past two years, Asia-Pacific airlines are now acutely aware that future profit levels depend on their success in [...]

In a separate development, 'K' Line has recently signed operating agreements with Mitsui OSK to strengthen its intra-Asian services. Mitsui will slot-charter 50 TEUs on 'K' Line's Japan-Taiwan-Philippines-Singapore service, which [...]

Byline: GERARD HEMPSTEAD I am not going to make any friends in the world of domestic warehousing and fulfillment with my comments about Asia in general and China in particular. [...]

Major airport projects completed in the last five years or under way are reviewed below by country: CHINA The government has been working hard to improve its airport infrastructure. A [...]

time There has been a dramatic upsurge in airport building and expansion across Asia but the 'if we build it, they will come' philosophy has not proved true for all [...]

How will people be flying to and from Asia in future? A lot rides on the answer THE fate of Airbus and Boeing, the world's two biggest aircraft makers, may [...]

the rules Dealing with unprecedented difficulties, Asia's airlines wonder how to work their way out of the current crisis. Meanwhile industry experts debate the appropriate prescription, with some saying a [...]

Bombardier has launched Flexjet Asia, a charter network providing access to business jets based in China and the Asia-Pacific region. The company has also unveiled plans to restructure its Flexjet [...]

United Parcel Service is trying to maintain the momentum and the pressure it used to win air rights into China in a route authority battle of unprecedented ferocity, and like [...]

Business aviation manufacturers and service providers have been seeking for many years to gain recognition and acceptance for business aviation within Asia as a flexible and convenient alternative to the [...]

Siemens Transportation Services (TS) is to continue its drive for more business in Asia -- an area which president Herbert H Steffen sees as one of `the most significant growth [...]

Nicholas Ionides/Singapore Asian carriers have reported a mixed but generally pessim-istic bag of financial results as slowing economic conditions and weak local currencies cut into profits. Asiana Airlines, Korean Air [...]

The latest data from Asia show a significant improvement in the accident rate, but is it simply good fortune or a result of deliberate steps? 'The art of prophecy is [...]

As competition to dominate new routes overflying the North Pole intensifies, Cathay Pacific Airways is the latest to add its name to non-stop services between Hong Kong and New York. [...]

Qantas is evaluating the establishment of a new low-cost international airline to re-open routes it was forced to abandon due to its high cost base. The move is an effort [...]

A German bank, specialising in transport finance, has recently produced a survey highlighting the opportunities offered by new rail projects in Asia. Global investment in transport and infrastructure over the [...]

Brent Hannon/INCHEON Asia will gain its sixth brand-new airport in less than a decade on 29 March when Incheon International Airport opens. The airport (formerly Inchon) is about 60km (37 [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Five-night Best Value programs to Asia are available through Japan & Orient Tours until March 31. Trips to Bangkok begin at $748 per person, double, and trips […]

The Asia/Pacific region's swift recovery from the 1997 downturn has meant an airfreight boom for the area's airlines. Some say belly freight may he worth mare than discount passengers Air [...]

Airline travel in Asia is recovering at a remarkable pace, and carriers are eagerly expanding their passenger and cargo services to complement the trend. So just who of Asia's airline […]

Recent events in the UK have shown a marked difference in performance of our railway system as compared to most networks in the Asia Pacific region. Listening to papers delivered [...]