Low-Cost Carriers : A Tale Of Two Airlines

Brendan Sobie, an independent analyst and consultant at Sobie Aviation

13-Jun-25 07:45

Low-Cost Carriers : A Tale Of Two Airlines

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Jetstar Asia’s has just announced a sudden exit from Singapore skies raising alarm bells across the region’s aviation industry. However, AirAsia is looking to come out of PN17 status and wants to buy at least 100 Airbus planes. Brendan Sobie, an independent analyst and consultant at Sobie Aviation shares his insights into this very competitive sector.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim, Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: markets, economy, technology, Corporates, international

Tags: jetstar, airlines, aircraft, airports, aviation,

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