All articles by Alfred Chua – Page 38
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CDB Aviation places six A320neos with Air India
CDB Aviation has signed lease agreements for six Airbus A320neo aircraft with Air India, as part of efforts to grow its presence in what it calls an “increasingly important market”.
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Chinese lessors sign for 300 C919s, 30 ARJ21s
China’s Comac has clinched commitments for 300 C919 narrowbodies from a group of seven lessors, marking the programme’s first orders since gaining type certification more than a month ago.
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Collins talks up China aerospace work at Zhuhai
Collins Aerospace has been awarded a contract for seven additional avionics shipsets for helicopters from Avic’s Harbin Aircraft Industries Corporation (HAIG).
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China’s Ameco to begin A330P2F conversion work under EFW agreement
China’s Ameco is to undertake Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (A330P2F) conversions, becoming the programme’s first third party conversion provider in Asia.
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C919 among Chinese programmes to make public debut at Airshow China
Comac’s C919 narrowbody will make its first public appearance at this year’s Airshow China, over a month after the type was certificated by Chinese regulators.
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Chinese majors sign engine, component MRO agreements
Two of China’s largest carriers – China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – have signed maintenance support contracts, covering engine and component MRO.
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Positive about prospects, Qantas acknowledges industry ‘far from post-Covid’
Australia’s Qantas has acknowledged that the airline sector is “far from post-Covid”, even as its leaders remain optimistic about near-term recovery prospects.
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Korean Air begins ‘intensive’ inspections of A330s following spate of safety incidents
Korean Air has started “intensive” inspections on its fleet of Airbus A330s, taking them out of service in phases, following two incidents involving the type within the span of a week.
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Garuda swings to nine-month profit on revenue gains
Garuda Indonesia rebounded to the black in its nine-month earnings, helped by a 60% increase in revenue as international borders reopened.
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Bullish Korean Air betters Q3 profit as passenger revenue soars
Korean Air saw a significant jump in its third-quarter operating profit, amid an upswing in passenger revenue following South Korea’s move to ease all Covid-19-related travel restrictions.
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Australia-South Korea flights get year-end capacity boost with Jetstar, Qantas entry
Australia’s Jetstar has commenced operations from Sydney to Seoul Incheon, the first in a series of newly-launched flights between Australia and South Korea.
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AirAsia India to merge with Air India Express by end-2023
Air India has kickstarted a review process that will ultimately result in the merger of low-cost carriers Air India Express and AirAsia India, after fully acquiring the latter operator.
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Air New Zealand takes first A321neo configured for domestic operations
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo for deployment on domestic services.
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AirAsia exits India business with sale of shares to Tata Group’s Air India
AirAsia Aviation Group has sold its remaining shareholding of its Indian unit to Tata Sons-owned Air India, a move that likely paves the way for an eventual merger with Air India’s low-cost unit, Air India Express.
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SIA Engineering widens Q2 loss as costs outpace revenue uptick
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) widened its second-quarter operating loss despite an increase in revenue, as higher operating costs drove up expenses.
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GAMECO completes China’s first 767-300BCF conversion
Chinese MRO provider GAMECO has completed work the country’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), more than half a year since the widebody conversion line began operations.
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Mitsubishi Heavy aerospace business doubles profit as order intake rises
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) aircraft, defence and space unit more than doubled its half-year profits, helped by up an uptick in orders at its aerostructures business.
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Chinese twin-tailed civilian UAV makes maiden sortie: state media
A four-engined, twin-tailed UAV – known as the ‘Double-tailed Scorpion’ – took off on its first flight in Sichuan province in China.
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HAECO, Ehang explore wide-ranging advanced air mobility cooperation
HAECO has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese advanced air mobility firm EHang to explore cooperation in the “blooming new segment”.
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China’s ‘Big Three’ plunge to steeper losses amid relentless Covid-19 battles
China’s three largest carriers were deeper in the red in their third-quarter earnings, as they were hit by a double whammy of the country’s long-drawn zero-infection strategy and rising fuel costs.