All articles by Aaron Chong – Page 14
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Malaysia Airlines dismisses report of plans to scrap A380 unit
Malaysia Airlines says it is on track to establish its Airbus A380 subsidiary, and that it will deploy the widebodies "opportunistically" during peak periods to high traffic markets.
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SpiceJet concludes seaplane trials
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has concluded trials for possible services with the Quest Kodiak aircraft equipped as a seaplane.
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Late autopilot disconnect behind Jet Airways 737 tailstrike
A late transition from autopilot to manual flying caused a Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 to over-pitch and lose airspeed as it came in to land at Kolkata airport, resulting in a tailstrike.
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VIDEO: SIA 777 caught in tow-tug fire at Changi airport
A tow tug caught fire at Changi International airport as it was towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200ER to a departure gate.
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PICTURE: Tara Air Twin Otter suffers runway excursion
A Tara Air Viking Twin Otter DHC-6-300 was damaged in a runway excursion at Simikot airport on 28 November.
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Hainan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines seek new traffic rights
Hainan Airlines and Tianjin Airlines have filed applications with the Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) traffic rights to operate new international services next year.
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DUBAI: Gulf generates $1 billion in new business for AFI KLM E&M
The Middle East ranks alongside India and the wider Asia-Pacific region as key areas of growth for Air France-KLM's maintenance division, and has generated $1 billion of new business disclosed at a Dubai air show that its executive vice-president Anne Brachet nonetheless describes as "rather quiet".
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DUBAI: Middle East regional fleet to triple by 2036 – Bombardier
Bombardier expects the number of aircraft in the Middle East's 60- to 150-seat segment to more than triple over the 20 years to 2036.
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DUBAI: Honeywell and Mubadala to partner in aerospace development
Mubadala and Honeywell have struck a deal to collaborate on the manufacturing, development and MRO of aerospace products.
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DUBAI: Parker targets collaboration for Middle Eastern expansion
Component manufacturer Parker Aerospace is seeking opportunities to collaborate with other companies to boost its Middle East presence.
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DUBAI: GMF AeroAsia nears deal with Middle Eastern partner
Indonesian maintenance provider GMF AeroAsia is in the "final stages of securing a business partner" for setting up a UAE facility catering to the Middle East and neighbouring regions.
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DUBAI: Ameco targets place among world's top-five MROs
Ameco Beijing is seeking to attract more commercial maintenance business from the Middle East as part of a wider aim to become one of the world's top-five MROs in the next five years.
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SIA to cut bureaucracy as part of transformation plan
Singapore Airlines says it is working to cut bureaucracy within the organisation, as part of its transformation programme.
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Vistara to launch international services in 2H 2018
Singapore Airlines says that its India unit, Vistara, plans to launch international operations in the second half of 2018.
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Lufthansa Technik eyes Asia-Pacific narrowbody growth
Lufthansa Technik is exploring the possibility of another base maintenance facility in the Asia-Pacific, to take advantage of growing narrowbody MRO demand.
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SATS, AirAsia ink ground-handling deal
SATS and AirAsia have entered into a joint venture deal that will see both companies own an interest in each other's ground handling units.
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MB Aerospace buys Asian engine MRO firm
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) and joint venture partners Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and China Airlines, will fully divest Asian Compressor Technology Services (ACTS) to MB Aerospace Newton Abbot.
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SIA to launch updated cabin on new A380s
Updated to correct that SIA has yet to disclose the seat count for its incoming A380s.
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Outgoing Malaysia Airlines chief explains Ryanair move
Outgoing Malaysia Airlines chief executive Peter Bellew has detailed his reasons for taking up the post of chief operating officer at Ryanair from 1 December.
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Jet Airways in talks for more narrowbodies
Jet Airways says it is in talks with major airframers to purchase up to 75 narrowbody aircraft in the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2018.