Day: July 31, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR,, Bintai Kinden Corporation Bhd (BKCB) has announced that the group has successfully restructured and rescheduled all of its defaulted banking facilities with its financiers with the aim of uplifting its PN17 status. The engineering services specialist company said it has made substantial progress through strategic initiatives including securing a robust order book, negotiating favourable terms with banks and creditors, implementing cost-cutting measures, finalising outstanding projects and ensuring timely debtor payments. ‘These efforts have been critical in driving the company towards recovery,’ it said in a Bursa Malaysia filing today. On July 30, 2024, BKCB received Maybank’s approval for

KUALA LUMPUR,, Global commercial air passenger traffic for the aviation industry, measured in revenue passenger-kilometres (RPK), remained on its steady growth trend in June 2024, rising 9.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y). In a statement today, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), was up 8.5 per cent y-o-y, while June load factor was 85 per cent (+0.5 percentage points (ppt) compared to June 2023). ‘International demand rose 12.3 per cent compared to June 2023. Capacity was up 12.7 per cent y-o-y, and the load factor improved to 85 per cent (-0.3 ppt