All Asia Pacific news – Page 387
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Tigerair Australia pilots strike as pay dispute drags on
Tigerair Australia pilots stopped work for four hours on 25 January over their ongoing pay dispute with the airline, with more industrial action to continue over the next few days.
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JAL invests $70m in new innovation fund
Japan Airlines has made a $70 million investment in establishing a new corporate venture capital fund that will focus on investing in travel-related technology.
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Bangkok Airways president elevated to chief executive role
Bangkok Airways president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth was elevated to the role of the carrier's chief executive and vice-chairman on 24 January.
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Ex-United president takes reins at IndiGo
IndiGo parent Interglobe Aviation has disclosed the appointment of Ronojoy Dutta as the Indian low-cost carrier's new chief executive.
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JAL to debut A350-900 on Haneda-Fukuoka route
Japan Airlines has scheduled its Airbus A350-900 to fly on the Tokyo Haneda-Fukuoka route from September.
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Western Sydney airport issues EOI for terminal designs
The selection process for an architect to design the passenger terminal at the upcoming Western Sydney airport has kicked off.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Chinese tourists discover Japan – again
China Eastern Airlines and Japan Airlines’ pursuit of a joint venture on China-Japan routes is indicative of strong traffic between the two countries.
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AirAsia retaliates against MAHB lawsuit with MYR400m claim
AirAsia and AirAsia X have filed motions to have a MYR36.4 million ($8.8 million) lawsuit brought against them by Malaysia Airports (MAHB) over unpaid passenger service fees struck out, and made a separate MYR400 million claim against the airport operator.
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ANA confirms discussions with PAL, but no investment deal yet
All Nippon Airways has confirmed that it is in discussions on a possible investment in Philippine Airlines’ parent company, but has not sealed a deal to become its strategic partner.
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Cobham 146 freighter takes off with tail-stand attached
Australian investigators are probing an incident in which a BAe 146-300 freighter crew unintentionally took off with the jet’s tail-stand still attached.
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NewsJapanese airlines claim top spots as Asia’s most on-time airlines in 2018
The industry’s most comprehensive on-time analysis recognises Japan Airlines (JAL) as the Asia-Pacific’s most on-time mainline airline for the seventh year running, and ANA as the most on-time airline network in the region.
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IndiGo's PW1100G engines 'well within safety limits': airline
Modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines that power IndiGo's Airbus A320neo aircraft are under way, the Indian low-cost carrier has confirmed.
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Airline BusinessPeter Chang, chief executive, CDB Aviation
As a child growing up in Taiwan, Peter Chang traveled to the market with his mother. For years, much to Chang’s bewilderment, his mother always selected the same vendor from a line of identical shops. One day, Chang noticed that after paying, the vendor slipped three green onions into his mother’s bag. This weekly exchange would inform Chang’s business style for his career in aviation, spanning nearly four decades.
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PAL cool on report of stake sale to ANA
Philippine Airlines has distanced itself from a report claiming that Japan’s ANA Holdings is finalising a deal to take a strategic stake in the carrier.
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Virgin Australia seeks more details on Qantas-Cathay codeshare
Virgin Australia has warned that granting Qantas and Cathay Pacific codeshare rights on services between Australia and Hong Kong will lead to the two dominant carriers on the route expanding their market power, and is seeking more details on the proposal.
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Garuda adds Denpasar sector to London flights
Garuda Indonesia on 22 January had adjusted its Jakarta-London Heathrow flights to include a Denpasar sector.
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Flight validation tests start at Beijing Daxing airport
The new Beijing Daxing International airport is on-track to open on 30 September, with the first flight navigation verification flights getting underway on 22 January.
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DigEcor acquires Collins Aerospace's IFE business
Collins Aerospace has divested its commercial IFE activities to Australian cabin-equipment supplier DigEcor, which has rebranded itself Burrana as part of the expansion effort.
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Tokyo casts frugal eye over domestic F-35 production
Tokyo will review indigenous production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter with an eye to saving production costs.
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Tigerair Taiwan plans IPO
China Airlines has disclosed that it is preparing to list its low-cost subsidiary Tigerair Taiwan.