All Asia Pacific news – Page 299
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NewsPARIS: IndiGo pivots from Pratt with huge CFM Leap A320neo deal
The decision by IndiGo to order Leap-1As to power 280 Airbus A320neos represents a key win for CFM International over the airline’s incumbent supplier Pratt & Whitney.
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EVA Air to raise Tokyo Narita frequency
EVA Air will introduce a third-daily frequency on the Taipei Taoyuan-Tokyo Narita route from 20 July.
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PODCAST: Airline Business at Paris air show 2019 – day 1
Join Lewis Harper and Graham Dunn for all the latest from the first day of the Paris air show.
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PARIS: RAS highlights ambitions in special mission space
MRO firm Rheinland Air Service (RAS) is highlighting its special mission aircraft business, exhibiting an ATR 72-500 that it modified for the Pakistan Navy.
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AirAsia X plans European/US launch in 2020 with A330neo
AirAsia X expects to use its incoming Airbus A330neo aircraft to launch longer-haul services in 2020, most likely into Europe and/or continental USA.
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PARIS: China Southern's first A350 to arrive with CTT humidifiers
China Southern's first A350, set to enter service imminently, will come with CTT Systems in-flight humidifiers for crew and business-class passengers.
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NewsPARIS: C-2, P-1 underpin big Japanese presence
The Kawasaki C-2 strategic transport has made its debut at Paris, appearing in the static park alongside its cousin the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
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PARIS: Peach goes Leap for A320neos as Vanilla merger nears
Peach has signed a deal at the Paris air show with CFM International for Leap-1A engines to power 10 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
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Manila pushes for Sangley development to cut NAIA congestion
Manila is pushing hard for the development of the proposed Sangley airport in a bid to reduce congestion at the city's Ninoy Aquino International airport (NAIA).
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ST Engineering and Air NZ trial drones for aircraft inspections
ST Engineering Aerospace arm has teamed up with Air New Zealand to use its unmanned drone system for aircraft inspection trials.
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Qantas targets April launch for new US routes from Brisbane
Qantas has confirmed that it plans to launch flights from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco by the end of April 2020, subject to its network joint venture with American Airlines being finalised.
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MAVCOM awards AirAsia new Indonesia traffic rights
AirAsia was granted new traffic rights into Indonesia by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM), with flights into eastern parts of Indonesia.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Thailand country report March-May 2019
Bangkok Airways remained profitable even though expenses grew faster than revenue. It also laid out expansion plans for both its airline and non-airline businesses.
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PARIS: KC-46A makes show debut as opportunities beckon
The Boeing KC-46A tanker has made its air show debut in the static park, with an aircraft from US Air Force’s 931st Refueling Wing, based at McConnell AFB, in Kansas.
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NewsChina finds its UAV export sweet spot
While most countries that make armed UAVs are signed up to international export restrictions, Beijing remains a freewheeling aerial arms dealer - with unbeatable prices
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How are the all-new Airbus and Boeing widebodies faring?
Amid ongoing speculation about Boeing’s plans for a clean-sheet design to address the much vaunted mid-market segment and the likely response from Airbus, how are the most recent all-new airliners from those stables performing?
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Malaysia Airlines may not break even in 2019, warns group chief
Malaysia Airlines is warning that it is unlikely to break even in 2019 amid capacity and cost pressures, despite improvements to its first quarter operating performance.
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AnalysisWhat news to expect at this year's Paris air show
While the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max seems likely to cast a shadow over this year’s Paris air show, there remains plenty else on the agenda for the big two airframers, together with some transformational shifts in the regional aircraft sector.
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India DGCA makes suggestions after BA, Thai airprox
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued its final report into a loss of separation incident between a British Airways Boeing 787-9 and a Thai Airways International 777-300 on 7 October 2017.
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Nok Air names new chief executive
Low-cost carrier Nok Air has named Wutthiphum Jurangkool its chief executive.