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Boeing predicts rising air traffic across Southeast Asia will spur demand for commercial aircraft. Fueled by higher economic growth in the region, air traffic is expected to rise by 7.2 percent a year until 2036 and this will see airlines expand their fleets to better serve demand, said Jim Freitas, managing director, product marketing and analysis Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Shanghai – Just ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed an airworthiness certification deal that effectively opens the door to Chinese sales of airplanes to the US and other countries.

San Miguel Corporation’s unsolicited proposal to put up a P700-billion airport in Bulacan is moving up the review and approval process by the technical board of the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC), the country’s economic planning head said.

Transport-network company Uber said ride-sharing services can reduce the volume of private vehicles on Metro Manila roads by about a million, easing traffic congestion in the metropolis.

LOS ANGELES: Uber unveiled a partnership with NASA that will see it develop flying taxis priced competitively with standard Uber journeys.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will soon start expanding the three expressways it built – the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), the Skyway system, and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX) – to help decongest traffic in the metropolis.

The first Philippine Aviation Day – put together by the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP) – gathered key aviation stakeholders who saw the opportunity for local aviation to gain from the ongoing regional air travel boom.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned the Philippines against “excessively onerous” aviation regulations that would hamper growth in the aviation sector and consequently hurt passengers.

Cebu Pacific is deferring plans to fly to Honolulu and the US mainland to focus on the growing domestic and regional demand.

Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he will seek a probe of officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for allowing the construction of structures that obstruct air traffic. Ejercito, vice chairman of the Senate committee on public services, said the construction of skyscrapers near airports poses serious danger to the air-riding public. He referred to the …