All Asia Pacific news – Page 308
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La Spina to head Qantas International from October
Qantas group chief financial officer Tino La Spina will become chief executive of the carrier’s international unit from 1 October.
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Delta to serve Mumbai from New York JFK
Delta Air Lines will serve Mumbai from New York John F Kennedy from 22 December, following its announcement last year that it will return to the city in India.
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PICTURES: First painted JAL A350 rolls out
Japan Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900 has rolled out of the paint facility in Toulouse carrying the airline’s colour scheme for the type.
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Garuda and Beihang UAS Technology partner on cargo UAVs
Garuda Indonesia has entered into a partnership with Beihang UAS Technology to use BKZ-005 unmanned aerial vehicles to transport cargo in Indonesia.
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French firm to develop Hanoi airport masterplan
French consulting firm ADP Ingénierie and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam have entered a memorandum of understanding related to the planned expansion of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.
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Hainan Airlines Q1 profit dips slightly
Hainan Airlines Holding posted a 4.7% dip in its first quarter operating profits, to CNY1.63 billion ($237 million).
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Hainan Airlines slumps to CNY5.1bn loss for 2018
Hainan Airlines posted an operating loss of CNY5.1 billion ($756 million) for 2018, well higher than the CNY3-4 billion guidance it issued in March.
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PICTURE: RAAF C-130Js to get high-speed satcom capability
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will equip five Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports with Ka-band satellite communications systems.
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RAAF EA-18Gs achieve IOC
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft have achieved initial operating capability (IOC).
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China Southern Q1 profit up 1.8%
China Southern Airlines recorded a modest 1.8% rise in its first quarter operating profit of CNY3.55 billion ($378 million).
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Virgin Australia defers first 737 Max to 2021 in order rejig
Virgin Australia has deferred delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft to July 2021 and upsized 15 orders from the Max 8 to the larger Max 10 variant.
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Scoot to axe four cities over weak demand, aircraft shortage
Scoot will suspend services to four cities in its network, citing weak demand and aircraft shortages.
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Shandong Airlines' first quarter profit down 88%
Shandong Airlines saw its first quarter profits tumble by 88% to CNY38.4 million ($5.7 million).
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Air Mauritius debuts A330neo cabin in London
Air Mauritius is to revamp its existing Airbus A340s in line with its new A330neos, the second of which it took delivery of on 25 April.
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PICTURES: Top campaigning liveries on commercial airliners
Lufthansa's new #SayYesToEurope livery – intended to promote the idea of a strong European Union in the run-up to parliamentary elections – is the latest example of an airline using a special livery to promote a particular cause or organisation. Here, we present a selection of such schemes
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PICTURE: Airbus Helicopters delivers first H215 for China market
Airbus Helicopters has delivered an H215 to China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC), the type’s first operator in the country.
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Two Cathay pilots suffer vision impairment during flights
In what Hong Kong’s aviation incident authority classified as “serious incidents”, two Cathay Pacific pilots suffered a loss of eyesight on two different flights a month apart.
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Cathay Pacific to increase seasonal Christchurch flights
Cathay Pacific will raise its seasonal Hong Kong-Christchurch service from thrice-weekly to four-times weekly, when the carrier resumes the route later this year.
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PICTURES: ANA reveals new A380 interior
All Nippon Airways has revealed the cabin for its new Airbus A380, which will operate exclusively on the Japan-Hawaii route.
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Biman resumes Dhaka-Delhi flights
Biman Bangladesh Airlines plans to resume Dhaka Delhi flights on 13 May, after a previous suspension.