Aviation

SATS to raise S$798.8m in rights issue for WFS acquisition

Entitled shareholders will be allotted to subscribe for 323 rights shares for every 1,000 existing shares.

SIA Group's net profit soars 12.7% QoQ to $628m in Q2FY22/23

The company attributed the increase to better operating performance, amongst others.

SATS wants to stop trading

It has yet to reveal its reason for issuing a request.

Changi Airport’s retail sales hit $1.1b in 2022

The figure represents 37% of sales in 2019.

SIA Group sees a 2.7% MoM decrease in passengers in January

On a year-on-year comparison, however, the passenger count increased fourfold.

Changi Airport handles 32.2 million passengers in 2022

The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route is the world’s busiest international route based on seat capacity.

SATS shareholders greenlight acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services 

Of the total votes, 96.80% were in favour of the transaction.

SIA Group's passenger traffic jumps 11.7% MoM in December 2022

Year-on-year, passenger traffic increased four-fold.

SATS revenue could double to $5.5b after acquiring air cargo handlers

The Worldwide Flight Services revenue reached $776m (€516m).

Mainland tourists travelling to SG for Lunar New Year rise 499% YoY

Singapore is also amongst the top destinations for Chinese tourists.

SIA Group’s passenger volume rises 6.1% to 2.4 million in November

The group’s passenger capacity also increased during the month.

Travelsilience: Majority are anxious about inflation but are still eager to travel

Almost all travellers plan to travel at least once next year despite inflation. 

Asia-Pacific carriers to suffer $10b loss in 2022: IATA

This will narrow to a $6.6b loss in the following year.