All Asia Pacific news – Page 134
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NewsAlliance to acquire 30 E190s following Qantas wet-lease boost
Australia’s Alliance Aviation is to acquire 30 Embraer E190s through a sale-and-purchase arrangement with Irish lessor AerCap, with first deliveries starting in September.
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NewsSmartLynx lands Australian approval for A330 operations
Latvian wet-lease specialist SmartLynx has secured authorisation to conduct operations from Australia, where is intends initially to use Airbus A330s. The company says it has received an Australian foreign air transport operator certificate. SmartLynx says operating flights to Australia has been “integral” to its strategic effort to extend its network ...
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NewsIndia’s first C295 tactical transport breaks cover in Seville
India’s first C295 tactical transport has emerged from assembly at Airbus Defence & Space’s San Pablo site near Seville, Spain.
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NewsSingapore to order eight additional F-35Bs
Singapore will acquire eight additional Lockheed Martin F-35Bs, bringing its future fleet of the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) type to 12 examples.
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NewsIndustry recovery lifts ST Engineering’s aerospace revenue
The Commercial Aerospace division of ST Engineering saw revenue for its 2022 financial year rise 21% year on year to S$3 billion ($2.2 billion) as the aviation industry continued to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsFA-50 wins Malaysia’s light combat aircraft competition
The Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 has won Malaysia’s Fighter Lead In Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft requirement for 18 aircraft.
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NewsBangkok Airways slashes full-year loss on Thai tourism recovery
Bangkok Airways narrowed its operating loss for 2022, as revenues doubled on the back of significant growth in passenger numbers.
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NewsST Engineering sets up new MRO joint venture in Hubei, China
ST Engineering has entered into a joint venture with cargo operator SF Airlines to set up a MRO unit in Mainland China, as it eyes “rising opportunities” in MRO demand in China and Asia-Pacific.
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AnalysisIndia to eclipse China as aerospace’s next frontier
India has displaced China as the global aerospace industry’s growth frontier, with a bigger orderbook and a more welcoming economic and geopolitical outlook.
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NewsHong Kong eyes return of international aviation hub status
Hong Kong has pledged to reclaim its status as an international aviation hub, as it introduces a raft of measures to boost the recovery of passenger traffic at Hong Kong international airport (HKIA).
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NewsQantas reveals ‘Project Sunrise’ premium cabin products
Qantas has unveiled first and business class cabin product concepts for its Airbus A350-1000s, which will operate the ultra-long-haul ‘Project Sunrise’ flights from Australia’s east coast to New York and London.
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NewsQantas picks up used jets amid delivery delays
Qantas Group is to add used and wet-leased narrowbodies over the next two years, as part of near-term measures to mitigate aircraft delivery delays while boosting capacity.
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NewsAir NZ swings back to profitability on air travel recovery
Air New Zealand swung to a pre-tax profit of NZ$299 million ($185 million) in the first half of its 2023 financial year, riding a strong recovery in domestic and international air travel.
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News‘Huge turnaround’: Qantas reports record half-year profit on strong demand, higher yields
Australia’s Qantas Group swung back to profitability on the back of “robust” travel demand and higher yields, despite being hit by a series of operational snags.
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NewsEFW expands China A321P2F conversions with Haite partnership
Conversions specialist EFW has picked Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech as its first third-party conversions partner on the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (A321P2F) programme, expanding its presence in one its key markets.
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Airline BusinessScoot’s Embraer deal: step-change or ‘low-risk’ experiment?
While Scoot’s deal to lease nine Embraer E190-E2s presents opportunity for its network, it remains to be seen if it will lead to more Southeast Asian operators taking in regional aircraft.
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NewsVolocopter sees path open to Japan VoloCity certification
Volocopter has taken a key step toward certification of its VoloCity eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft in Japan.
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NewsIndonesia receives first C-130J tactical transport
Indonesia’s air force has taken delivery of the first of five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports at a ceremony in Marietta, Georgia.
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NewsAirAsia X in talks for more A330s as quarterly profit rises
AirAsia X is in “varying degrees of engagement” with lessors to add at least three more Airbus A330s to its fleet, amid optimism about “ever-thriving” travel demand.
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Airline BusinessAtlanta heads the pack as US airports lead traffic growth in 2022
Atlanta Hartsfield airport handled just under 94 million passengers last year, still short of pre-pandemic highs but enough to see it retain its crown as the busiest airport in the world.