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Smaller planes in demand in Asia
AFP, Published on 16/02/2014
» SINGAPORE - Smaller passenger planes are increasingly in demand in Asia as budget carriers cash in on the region's growing middle classes by expanding their reach to less prominent cities, industry executives say.
VietJetAir buys 63 A320s in Singapore
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» SINGAPORE - Fledgling carrier VietJetAir on Tuesday ordered 63 Airbus A320 jets with a list price of US$6.4 billion (211 billion baht) in a massive expansion programme that underscores Asia's central role in the future of world aviation.
Experts urge fast-track of HIV vaccine
AFP, Published on 29/08/2013
» Health experts on Thursday called for trials of an HIV vaccine under development in Thailand to be hastened following recent setbacks in other efforts to end the Aids epidemic.