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Saturday 25 July 2020
Myanmar National Airlines operates relief flight from Sydney to Yangon on 3 August 2020
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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Myanmar National Airlines is operating its first relief charter flight from Sydney to Yangon on 3 August 2020 using its B737-800 aircraft. Its first flight leaving Yangon for Sydney falls on 2 August 2020 at estimated 11.30 pm under UB9801 and is expected to arrive in Sydney at 9 am. Timings are subject to change without notice.
On 3 August 2020, Myanmar National Airlines flight UB9802 takes off from Sydney for Yangon at 10 am and touches down in Yangon at 7.30 pm.
Myanmar National Airlines' scheduled international flight suspensions to Hong Kong, Singapore, Suvarnabhumi and Chiang Mai have been extended to 30 September 2020. Only special relief and cargo flights are operated on charter to Singapore, Manila and Sydney during this period.
Pacific Airlines unveiled new livery on 3 July 2020
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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Image courtesy : Pacific Airlines Facebook
Jetstar Pacific is officially Pacific Airlines on 3 July 2020. On this date, it unveiled its new livery and new corporate image on its Facebook. Gradually, the new logo also appeared on its fleet of airport buses in the airports of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and ticketing counters in Vietnam.
Pacific Airlines' new ticketing platform is on Sabre, the same ticketing platform used by Vietnam Airlines. It is Vietnam Airlines' wholly-owned low-cost airline subsidiary.
It will take at least one year for Pacific Airlines to refresh the livery across its A320 aircraft fleet which currently still show "JetstarPacific" along the aircraft body.
Thursday 23 July 2020
Ruili Airlines launches seasonal flight to Manzhouli on 24 July 2020
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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Ruili Airlines launches seasonal flight from Shenyang to Manzhouli on 24 July 2020. It will operate services on the route for two months using its Boeing B737-800 aircraft.
In July, Ruili Airlines flight DR6595 leaves Shenyang for Manzhouli at 6.50 am, touches down in Manzhouli at 9 am before leaving Manzhouli for Shenyang at 10.10 am and arriving in Shenyang at 12 pm under flight DR6596 on Fridays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays.
In August, the above timings apply on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Royalair launches non-stop flight to Wuxi on 23 July 2020
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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Royalair, a charter airline from the Philippines, launches direct flight from Manila to Wuxi on 23 July 2020 using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
On 23 July 2020, Royalair flight RW367 departs from Manila for Wuxi at 9.30 am, arrives in Manila at 1 pm before leaving Wuxi for Manila at 2 pm and touching down in Manila at 5.30 pm under flight RW368.
Royalair, also known as Royal Air Philippines, becomes the first foreign airline to touch down in Wuxi during the pandemic. It flies to and from Wuxi on Wednesdays.
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Taiwan's Legislative passed the cases of China Airlines name and passport rectification resolutions
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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The Taiwan Legislative dealt with the proposal raised by the Green Camp on 22 July 2020, suggesting that Taiwan's "Ministry of Transportation" should develop a "China Airlines" name rectification plan. The Legislative voted according to the resolution proposed by the Democratic Progressive Party Caucus, which was passed with 64 affirmative votes. All members of the KMT did not attend the vote.
According to the DPP, the proposal originated from Taiwan’s donation of masks to Europe and the United States in April this year. The words "China Airlines" on the airframe of China Airlines made some foreign media reports that the aircraft belonged to the mainland. In order to strengthen Taiwan’s international recognition, it is recommended that the "Ministry of Transportation" actively study and propose policies related to China Airlines’ international recognition to avoid confusion between China Airlines and mainland airlines. They proposed to add "TAIWAN" or a design with the image of Taiwan to the fuselage in the early stage, and discuss with various units the possibility of changing the English translation or directly changing the name.
On 22 July, the "Passport rectification resolution" proposed by the Democratic Progressive Party was also passed, suggesting that Taiwan’s administrative departments "propose specific measures on how to further improve the recognition of passports of Taiwan and TAIWAN" to ensure the convenience and convenience of Taiwanese international travel. Security. However, according to the law, the resolution passed by the Taiwan's Legislative has no legal force and can only make supervision and recommendations to the administrative department.
Regarding the above-mentioned resolution passed by Taiwan's Legislative, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Presidential Office both expressed respect on 22 July. The Kuomintang "Legislative " party group issued a statement on the evening of the 22nd stating that the name change is within the scope of administrative power, and the administrative department can handle the related renaming operations according to its powers, and does not need to be passed by the "Legislative Yuan" resolution. "It is obvious that the DPP is just a show of political interests. , The Kuomintang group refused to enter the venue to endorse and did not participate in the voting."
The Kuomintang also stated that China Airlines had been repeatedly renamed due to political factors. During Chen Shuibian’s administration in 2007, he had promoted it and stopped because of doubts from outsiders. Moreover, China Airlines’ renaming involved the company’s trademark, navigation rights negotiations, air charter amendments, time zone redistribution, and international changes. Air Transport Association (IATA) codes and fuselage painting, etc. not only require huge costs, but may also affect air rights.
The China Times Electronic News reported that before Chen Shuibian was in power, many enterprises on the island changed their names. For example, "Zhongzheng International Airport" was changed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in October 2006, and "China Shipbuilding Corporation" was renamed "Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation" in 2007. ", and was unveiled by Su Zhenchang, the then President of Taiwan." In 2007, "PetroChina" changed the company's name to "Taiwan Petroleum Co., Ltd." because there was a private oil agent on the island called "Taiwan Petroleum Co., Ltd." and "CNPC" could not be changed to "Taiwan Petroleum".
China Airlines said on 22 July that it "does not comment" on the name change. Liu Huizong, chairman of the China Airlines Enterprise Labor Union, said bluntly before that "the issue of name change is an eternal pain in the hearts of China Airlines employees." "Economic Daily" stated that the epidemic continues to have a fever around the world, and the aviation industry is about to cut off cash flow. "But the risk of name change is an unnecessary crisis. All China Airlines people are unwilling to bear such operational risks." Nearly 20,000 employees are worried that if the rectification of the name makes the operation of China Airlines difficult, the inner panic is beyond the understanding of outsiders.
If China Airlines decided to proceed with a name change, the name change of China Airlines is not a one-sided decision by Taiwan. It must be approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Once Taiwan applies for the name change, all contracts between China Airlines and other regions and airlines in the world must be renegotiated. Can the air traffic rights and airspace rights be extended? International loan swaps also need to be negotiated again, and Taiwan’s rights and interests will inevitably be damaged.
Jeju Air abandons its acquisition of Eastar Jet
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
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According to Yonhap News Agency, Jeju Air announced on 23 July 2020 that it will terminate its share purchase agreement (SPA) with Eastar Jet. More than 1,600 Eastar employees may lose their jobs.
Jeju Air and Eastar Jet signed a memorandum of understanding on equity acquisition in December 2019. The much-anticipated South Korea’s first airline marriage plan finally fell apart 7 months later due to factors such as the epidemic, which not only had a negative impact on the restructuring of the aviation industry, but was also likely to trigger a breach of contract liability lawsuit.
Affected by the epidemic, the two parties are facing a liquidity crisis and conflicts surrounding the implementation of the prerequisites in the acquisition agreement. Including wages in arrears, Eastar Jet owes a total of 170 billion won (about 990 million dollars). Although Lee Sangji, founder of Eastar Jet and member of the ruling party Democratic Party, announced last month that his family members will return all the shares of Eastar Jet held by Eastar Jet Holdings, various disputes surrounding his family members continue to ferment, and the acquisition of shares agreement eventually fell through.
Jeju Air said that despite the government’s active support and arbitration for the acquisition, there are too many uncertain risks in the company’s forcible promotion of the acquisition, and it regrets the failure of the acquisition.
As a result, Eaststar Jet, who is unable to save itself, will inevitably go through bankruptcy procedures. The livelihoods of Eaststar employees who have not received wages for more than half a year but agreed to stop salary payouts to support the merger are in crisis.
Tuesday 21 July 2020
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