All Asia Pacific news – Page 211
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NewsQantas, Jetstar gear up for Sydney-Melbourne reboot
Qantas and low-cost unit Jetstar plan to operate “thousands of flights” following the decision by the New South Wales state to open its borders from 23 November. The border opening to Victoria state will see the two carriers operate over 250 flights across five routes, to Victoria’s capital Melbourne and ...
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NewsCanberra eyes opportunities, risks of future drone, eVTOL operations
Canberra has published a discussion paper exploring the opportunities and challenges involved with the increased adoption of drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The 68-page report explores issues ranging from airspace integration to security, noise, and infrastructure. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications calls ...
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NewsGA Telesis to remarket China Airlines 747-400s
China Airlines has picked GA Telesis’ aircraft asset management unit to remarket and sell its four remaining Boeing 747-400 aircraft, with deliveries expected as early as the first quarter of 2021. The four 747s (MSNs 33734, 33735, 33736 and 33737) are currently in storage, Cirium fleets data indicates. China ...
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NewsUSA approves sale of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians to Taiwan
The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of four General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles to Taiwan.
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NewsCollapse in MRO work pushes SIA Engineering into red for half-year
Plummeting MRO volumes on the back of coronavirus-driven fleet groundings pushed SIA Engineering (SIAEC) into the red at an operating level in the first-half of its financial year.
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NewsNew images of Z-20 helicopter variants highlight China’s ASW efforts
Fresh pictures have emerged of the two naval variants of the Harbin Z-20 helicopter, highlighting the Chinese type’s similarity to the Sikorsky S-70 family.
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NewsChina Southern to form 777F cargo unit
China Southern Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for approval to establish a cargo subsidiary. To be based in Guangzhou, the new carrier, known as China Southern Airlines Cargo, will be wholly-owned by China Southern. Neither the CAAC nor China Southern gave any indication of ...
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Airline BusinessIstanbul airport chief on guiding a new hub through the Covid crisis
The chief executive of Istanbul’s nascent hub describes how the coronavirus crisis hit the business just after a huge capital investment – and how he plans to ensure it emerges from the downturn as a strong global player
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NewsBoeing lands contract for two more JASDF KC-46s
Boeing has secured a contract for the third and fourth KC-46 aerial tankers for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF).
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NewsIndonesia plans to merge Garuda Indonesia with tourism companies
The Indonesian government has outlined plans to merge nine state-owned tourism companies, including flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, in a move to maximise operational efficiencies. The country’s state-owned enterprises ministry states that the nine entities will be merged under a single holding company. Source: Airbus Indonesia has outlined plans ...
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NewsChina Southern first among ‘Big Three’ to return to profitability since pandemic began
China Southern Airlines became the first of China’s three largest carriers to report a quarterly operating profit since the coronavirus outbreak began, breaking its loss-making streak in the first half of the year. Its compatriots Air China and China Eastern Airlines, while still in the red for the three ...
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NewsIndian govt sweetens Air India sale terms, extends bid deadline
The Indian government has changed the rules for the Air India bidding process and again extended the timeline, hoping to garner more interest in a sale of the carrier. The government is now inviting bids at enterprise value, on an equity and debt basis, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri ...
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NewsJAL to reduce 777 fleet amid swing to steep first-half loss
Japan Airlines will retire up to 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft over the next three years, as it battles the coronavirus crisis that saw it rack up significant losses for its half-yearly results. Elaborating on its future fleet plans, the Oneworld carrier states that 11 777-200ERs used in its ...
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NewsIndiGo will continue to honour all lease payments: CFO
IndiGo will continue to honour all of its lease rental payments to lessors and has not been delaying any payments, the carrier’s chief financial officer said in a 29 October earnings call. “We are current on all our lease costs and there is no renegotiation to reduce the lease costs. ...
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NewsIndiGo posts $160 million loss in Q2 FY2021
IndiGo has posted a loss from operations before exceptional items and tax of Rs11.9 billion ($160 million) for the second quarter of the 2021 fiscal year ended 30 September as it focuses on managing the Covid-19 crisis and looks towards the “promise of the future”. The Gurugram-based carrier’s net losses ...
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NewsMitsubishi imposes ‘temporary pause’ on SpaceJet; certification work continues
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will further trim the budget of its troubled SpaceJet programme and “temporarily pause” most related activities, as it mulls a “possible programme restart”. Releasing its medium-term business plan for its 2021-23 fiscal years, MHI adds that it will, however, still carry on with type certification documentation ...
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NewsMHI confirmed for F-X fighter development
The Japanese Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for development of the new F-X fighter. “We have signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,” says the ministry. “In the future, we will steadily proceed with the development of the next fighter (F-X) together with ...
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NewsAirbus delivers 500th China-built A320 to China Southern
Airbus has delivered the 500th Airbus A320 family aircraft built in its Tianjin plant in China, more than a decade after the Chinese final assembly line began operations. The aircraft, an A320neo registered B-30FX, went to China Southern Airlines. It is equipped with CFM International Leap-1A engines and is configured ...
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AnalysisTokyo weighs options for overseas participation in ambitious F-X future fighter programme
As Tokyo advances its ambitious F-X future fighter programme, it must weigh a number of factors – including concerns around intellectual property (IP) and ease of upgrade – as it decides which nations to partner with for the effort, according to two leading airpower experts.
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NewsHong Kong eyes November launch for travel bubble with Singapore
Hong Kong expects its proposed air travel bubble with Singapore will start in November, allowing passengers to travel between the two destinations without a 14-day quarantine. “The aim is that within the next month, we can introduce the air travel bubble with Singapore,” says Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam ...