All Asia Pacific news – Page 392
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DUBAI: GMF AeroAsia nears deal with Middle Eastern partner
Indonesian maintenance provider GMF AeroAsia is in the "final stages of securing a business partner" for setting up a UAE facility catering to the Middle East and neighbouring regions.
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DUBAI: Ameco targets place among world's top-five MROs
Ameco Beijing is seeking to attract more commercial maintenance business from the Middle East as part of a wider aim to become one of the world's top-five MROs in the next five years.
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DUBAI: Foreign F-35 partners work up interim solution for ALIS sovereignty concerns
Australia expects to field a mature solution to address sovereignty concerns prompted by Lockheed Martin’s autonomic logistics information system (ALIS) by 2020, the Royal Australian Air Force’s head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme tells FlightGlobal.
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Comac transfers C919 to Xian for flight tests
Comac has flown its first C919 prototype to Xian, marking the start of the next phase of flight test and certification work for the programme.
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PICTURES: EVA Air takes first 777 Freighter
EVA Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 Freighter, as part of its fleet modernisation plan.
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Juneyao picks GEnx engines to power 787s
Juneyao Airlines has picked the General Electric GEnx-1B engines to power its 10 Boeing 787-9s on order.
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Malaysia takes tentative step toward MPA acquisition
Malaysia appears to have taken a step closer to obtaining a maritime patrol aircraft following a recent budget allocation.
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China signs for 300 Boeing aircraft
Boeing and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company have signed an agreement for 300 aircraft in Beijing, as part of US president Donald Trump's visit to China.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: EVA to take a breather after aggressive growth
EVA Air has completed the first phase of its long-haul expansion following rapid growth into North America, and will now take time to formulate its strategy for the years ahead.
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Avation shelves planned bond issue
Singapore-based lessor Avation has postponed a planned bond issuance after pricing of the notes fell short of its expectations.
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SIA to cut bureaucracy as part of transformation plan
Singapore Airlines says it is working to cut bureaucracy within the organisation, as part of its transformation programme.
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Vistara to launch international services in 2H 2018
Singapore Airlines says that its India unit, Vistara, plans to launch international operations in the second half of 2018.
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Qatar Airways promises passive role in Cathay buy
Qatar Airways says it would have liked to purchase a larger stake in Cathay Pacific, and that it has no plans to play an active role in the airlines that it invests in.
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Virgin Australia aims to launch new Asian service in 2018
Virgin Australia is working to secure slots that would allow it to launch a new Asian destination in 2018.
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SIA Group's airline fortunes mixed as first-half profit rises
Singapore's SIA Group has generated a one-third improvement in net profit, to S$425 million ($312 million), in the first half of the year.
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Indonesia AirAsia to add two Singapore routes, resume Medan ops
Indonesia AirAsia plans to launch Medan-Singapore and Padang-Singapore services on 9 February 2018, while also resuming Jakarta-Medan flights on the same day.
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ANA pulls out of Myanmar startup after failing to get AOC
ANA Holdings has wound up its 49% investment in Myanmarese startup Asian Blue Aviation after the latter failed to secure an air operator’s certificate.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: United goes long over the Pacific
United Airlines has underlined its commitment to the Asia-Pacific ultra long-haul market with the recent launch of its Los Angeles-Singapore direct route.
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Thai AirAsia to launch two China services
Thai AirAsia plans to launch two China services on 1 February 2018.
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Qatar Airways to buy nearly 10% of Cathay
Qatar Airways has entered an agreement to purchase close to 10% of Cathay Pacific.