All Asia Pacific news – Page 167
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News‘Extremely disappointed’ Jetstar Group slams Singapore terminal reallocation
Jetstar Group has hit back at Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG) over plans to relocate its operations to the airport’s Terminal 4, accusing the airport operator of “unilaterally” arriving at the decision.
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NewsIndia's Akasa Air to launch first flight on 7 August
Indian start-up Akasa Air will operate its first commercial flight on 7 August, with an initial network of four domestic points.
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NewsGaruda ups capacity, fleet as restructuring gets underway
Garuda Indonesia has announced a phased capacity ramp-up to key cities in its domestic and international network, as it looks to reactivate some Boeing 737-800s as part of recovery efforts.
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Airline Business‘Cathay is back’: Airline chief Tang strikes confident tone after tumultuous period
Few airlines have been hit harder by outside factors in the recent past than Cathay Pacific. But chief executive Augustus Tang is confident that good times will return
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NewsATSB probes Qantas 737 low fuel ‘mayday’
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened investigations into a low fuel event involving a Qantas Boeing 737-800 operating a domestic flight from Brisbane to Perth.
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NewsBoeing releases images, video of F/A-18 tests in India
The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet has successfully completed a number of tests in India related to New Delhi’s requirement for 57 carrier-capable fighters.
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NewsUK/Japan radar pact will transform future fighter performance, Leonardo says
Leonardo has identified Mitsubishi Electric as its partner for the Jaguar advanced radar demonstrator project being advanced by the UK and Japan in support of their respective future manned fighter projects.
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NewsBoeing-SIA Engineering joint venture to shut in August
Singapore-based Boeing Asia-Pacific Aviation Services (BAPAS), a services joint venture between Boeing and SIA Engineering (SIAEC), will cease operations in August, citing a “changing business environment”.
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News‘China is catching up’: HSBC report projects strong summer recovery for ‘Big Three’
Despite forecasting “historically high” losses for the first half of 2022, China’s three largest carriers are expected to see strong summer recovery, says a HSBC Global Research report.
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NewsTurkish Airlines taps ST Engineering for 787 component support
Turkish Airlines’ MRO unit has signed a multi-year agreement with ST Engineering for a maintenance-by-the-hour component support.
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NewsKAI eyes 1,000 international FA-50 sales in 10 years
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) aims to sell 1,000 FA-50 advanced jet trainer/light fighters over the next decade.
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NewsSouth Korea enters fighter club with KF-21 maiden sortie
The first prototype of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 has conducted its maiden flight from Sacheon, South Korea.
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NewsJapanese regional carrier ORC orders one ATR 42-600
Japanese regional carrier Oriental Air Bridge (ORC) has signed for an ATR 42-600 aircraft for its domestic operations in the Nagasaki and Fukuoka regions.
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NewsKF-21 ejection seat works with pilots of all sizes, says Martin-Baker
Martin-Baker is showing the KR18A ejection seat it developed for the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae fighter, which is poised to make its maiden flight.
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NewsChina Southern arm discusses simulator production with L3Harris
Chinese production of full-flight simulators to meet local training demand is the subject of a new provisional agreement involving specialist L3Harris Technologies. The company’s flight-training division has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zhuhai Xiangyi Aviation Technology through which the two sides will discuss simulator manufacture for the Chinese commercial ...
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NewsAero Vodochody announces L-39NG certification and new US partnership
The Czech Republic’s latest domestically manufactured jet is cleared for European skies following approval from the country’s military regulator.
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NewsJapanese start-up Feel Air signs for up to 36 ATR turboprops
Start-up Japanese company Feel Air has signed a tentative commitment for 36 ATR turboprops.
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NewsGeneral Atomics to supply US marines with extended range MQ-9s
The US Marine Corps will purchase eight of the Reaper unmanned combat aerial vehicles from General Atomics for a Hawaii-based squadron.
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NewsAs travel resumes, India beckons for Southeast Asian carriers
India has emerged as an area of network opportunity for a number of Southeast Asian carriers, with at least two operators ramping up capacity in recent weeks.
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NewsImpairment, lease termination costs drag Garuda deeper in red
Beleaguered Garuda Indonesia widened its full-year losses on the back of hefty impairment and lease termination costs, and despite a decline in expenses.