All Asia Pacific news – Page 408
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JAL expands Alaska codeshare with new Seattle route
Japan Airlines will return to Seattle in 2019 under an expanded codeshare with Alaska Airlines.
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Philippine coast guard orders single H145
The Philippines coast guard has ordered a single Airbus Helicopters H145, which will function in the search and rescue (SAR) and law enforcement missions.
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VIDEO: Air NZ first A321neo to enter service mid-November
Air New Zealand’s first Airbus A321neo will enter service in mid-November, flying on transtasman and Pacific islands routes.
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SpiceJet starting new services out of Amritsar
SpiceJet will launch daily Amritsar-Bangkok and Amritsar-Goa services on 6 November.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: SIA’s A350 makes US power play
Singapore Airlines' resumption of nonstop services to Newark and Los Angeles represents a major bet on premium traffic and will shake up rivals such as Cathay Pacific and United Airlines.
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Cathay Pacific plans to grow new US services
Cathay Pacific will grow its new routes to Seattle Tacoma and Washington Dulles before adding any new US markets, says chief executive Rupert Hogg.
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USA approves support package for Taiwan air force
The USA has approved the sale of $330 million in spare parts for several aircraft types operated by Taiwan.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: GAMECO eyes great leap forward
As one of the largest MRO companies in China, Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) says it remains focused on its core business of airframe and component maintenance and will not embark on any “adventures”.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flying solo for a place in the history books
British-Nigerian Lola Odujinrin is the first African to circumnavigate the Earth solo in a single-engined aircraft. He describes this feat – which he undertook without the help of a conventional support team – as "by far my greatest achievement in aviation".
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SIA A350-900ULR ferry shows off long-haul capabilities
Singapore Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900ULR demonstrated its long-haul capabilities during an unusual delivery flight during which the aircraft routed over the Arctic.
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Seoul set to re-launch training helicopter tender
South Korea will reissue its tender for a basic flight training helicopter to help train pilots for both the army and navy.
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PICTURES: First delivered A350-900ULR departs for Singapore
Singapore Airlines’ first ultra long-range A350-900ULR has departed Toulouse for its home base, following official delivery of the twinjet to the carrier.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cathay and Qantas are the best of frenemies
The icy relationship between two bedrock members of the Oneworld alliance appears to have thawed, with Qantas and Cathay Pacific to start codesharing on each other’s services from the start of the northern winter season.
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Spring flags CNY2.5bn bond offering
The board of Spring Airlines has approved a plan to issue up to CNY2.5 billion ($366 million) in unsecured bonds with a maturity of up to five years.
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Cathay Pacific and Qantas to start codesharing
Oneworld alliance partners Cathay Pacific and Qantas will start a codeshare partnership on 28 October, covering two Australia-Hong Kong routes, services from Hong Kong to Asia, and some Australian domestic routes.
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Skymark picks SR Technics for CFM56 overhauls
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has won a contract to service the CFM International CFM56-7B engines powering Skymark Airlines' Boeing 737-800 fleet.
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Thai air force to take four more H225M helicopters
Bangkok has ordered four additional Airbus Helicopters H225M heavy-twin rotorcraft for use by the Royal Thai Air Force.
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VIDEO: Etihad A380 visits Maldivian airport as new runway opens
Etihad Airways has marked the opening of the new runway at Velana International airport in Male by operating an Airbus A380 to the Maldives' capital.
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NewsPICTURES: The life and times of Boeing's first 777
The historic retirement this week of the first 777 comes almost a quarter of a century after the aircraft was revealed to the world at Boeing’s plant in Everett, Washington.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can the industry get more women into the cockpit?
Kanchana Gamage begins presentations to young schoolchildren about careers in aviation by announcing that two pilots will be giving the talk. “When two women walk onto stage in their uniforms, the gasp from the audience is audible,” says the founder of the Aviatrix Project, a campaign to encourage more girls ...