All Asia Pacific news – Page 218
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NewsCocktail of diabetes drugs could have impaired fatal 737 overrun captain
Investigators probing the fatal Air India Express Boeing 737-800 overrun at Kozhikode last year have raised the possibility that the captain’s decision-making might have been impaired by hypoglycaemia, a reduction in blood-sugar levels. Twenty-one of the 190 occupants, including both pilots, sustained fatal injuries after the jet landed long in ...
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NewsNok Air plans capital and debt restructuring to avoid delisting
Nok Air has outlined plans for a capital and debt restructuring alongside its ongoing business rehabilitation process to improve its financial health and avoid being delisted from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
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NewsAAPA members commit to carbon neutrality by 2050
Members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) have committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as the association calls for a major effort to develop sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). AAPA director general Subhas Menon announced the commitment during a media roundtable with journalists. He notes that the AAPA’s ...
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NewsJet Airways set for 2022 revival: reports
Jet Airways will reportedly recommence operations in the first quarter of 2022 under new owners the Jalan-Kalrock consortium — more than two years after it shuttered amid financial woes.
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NewsIATA appoints SIA VP to helm Asia-Pacific office
IATA has appointed Singapore Airlines senior executive Philip Goh as its regional vice president for the Asia-Pacific region effective immediately.
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Airline BusinessAlliance Airlines chief manages growth amid the pandemic
Alliance Airlines chief executive Lee Schofield says the carrier’s revenue mix has served it well during the coronavirus pandemic, as its acquisition of Embraer E-190s has also allowed wet-lease client Qantas Airways to explore new point-to-point routes.
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NewsLiaoning Fangda picked as strategic investor for HNA aviation assets
China’s HNA Group has selected Chinese conglomerate Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial as a strategic investor for its aviation assets, which include flagship unit Hainan Airlines.
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NewsAustralian competition watchdog scotches Qantas/JAL joint venture
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has determined against a joint venture between Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL).
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NewsSydney Airport warms to takeover after consortium ups offer
Sydney Airport is prepared to recommend that shareholders back the latest takeover offer — valued at A$23.6 billion ($17.4 billion) — from a group of infrastructure investors.
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NewsAir India Express 737 crash captain did not respond to go-around call
Investigators have revealed that the first officer of an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 unsuccessfully tried to convince the captain to abort an unstable second approach to Kozhikode before the jet landed long in a tailwind and fatally overran. The inquiry believes the captain was under “misplaced motivation” pressure to ...
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Airline BusinessAsia-Pacific airlines can’t shake those Delta blues
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has crushed hopes of a 2021 air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, with extreme caution keeping borders all but entirely closed.
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News321 Precision picks HAECO for A321-200PCF conversion work
Aircraft conversion shop 321 Precision Conversions has picked HAECO Americas for heavy maintenance and structural modifications for its Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions.
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NewsSoutheast Asia faces tough airpower decisions, say experts
Southeast Asia faces a critical decade as it seeks to upgrade its airpower capabilities amid a challenging geopolitical environment.
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NewsAirAsia Group ups 2021 fleet forecast again
AirAsia Group has revised its fleet plan for 2021, ending the year with four more aircraft than previously forecast.
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NewsJapan Airlines to raise Y300 billion for post-pandemic future
Japan Airlines has finalised plans to raise Y300 billion ($2.73 billion) — through hybrid loans and subordinated bonds — to prepare it for “drastic changes” in a post-pandemic business environment.
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NewsThai AirAsia taps crowdfunding to shore up capital
Thai AirAsia has launched a crowdfunding bond campaign as part of efforts to beef up its war chest against the pandemic’s impact.
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NewsJakarta to obtain C-130Js to upgrade airlift fleet
Jakarta has ordered the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules tactical transport, as the US airframer confirms that Indonesia is joining the type’s global operator community.
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NewsNok Air faces delisting risk without rehabilitation timeline
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has given Nok Air one month to set a timeline to implement its rehabilitation plan.
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NewsSingapore cracks open border amid rising local infections
Singapore has reopened its borders to travellers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, ending more than a year of shutting its borders amid the pandemic.
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NewsMalaysia approves Korean Air-Asiana merger
Malaysian aviation regulators have cleared the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, becoming the latest in a growing list of regulators around the world to grant approval.