Vol. 28 No. 3 June-July 2021 orientaviation.com A RECKONING FOR INDIA’S LEADING LCCs Who will be the winners beyond the pandemic? Complicated journey Taiwan’s “good pandemic” Vietnam’s multi-billion into the skies for halo slips as COVID dollar aviation infrastructure Asia-Pacific airline fleet cases surge strategy to 2030 Willis Lease does it again. Introducing Revolving Credit Lease Engine Financing REDUCE COSTS. INCREASE FLEXIBILITY. OWN YOUR OWN SPARE ENGINE. ✔ More liquidity (including for future maintenance) ✔ More flexibility for airlines looking for long-term ownership of engine assets ✔ Payment cash flows that mirror the way engines produce airline revenue
[email protected] | +1 561.349.8950 | willislease.com CONTENTS Volume 28, Issue 3 COVER STORY 14 GAUGING ORIENT AVIATION MEDIA GROUP THEIR 17/F Hang Wai Commercial Building, 231-233 Queen’s Road East, CHANCES Wanchai, Hong Kong Editorial: +852 2865 1013 Each of India’s three E-mail:
[email protected] leading LCCs face the same Website: www.orientaviation.com challenge – staying in the air Publisher & Editor-in-Chief until COVID-19 fades away Christine McGee and passengers return. E-mail:
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[email protected] North Asia Correspondent Geoffrey Tudor COMMENT 24 Vietnam airlines forecast explosive growth to Tel: +81 3 3373 8368 5 Shortsighted governments failing their flag 2030 E-mail:
[email protected] carriers INDUSTRY ADDENDUM Photographers ADDENDUM 25 Aircraft lessor Avolon and Vertical Aerospace Rob Finlayson, Graham Uden, Ryan Peters 6 Airports must offer digital passenger processing announce world’s largest air taxi order or face bloated check-in queues Chief Designer 6 Taiwan’s newest international carrier approved Chan Ping Kwan to fly to U.S.