All Asia Pacific news – Page 419
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China Airlines 737 in low fuel emergency landing at Nagoya
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing at Nagoya Chubu Centrair International airport on 8 July at 13:09 local time, due to low fuel warnings.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Just two women among the chiefs of top 100 airlines
Weeks after Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker stoked controversy with his "joke" at the IATA AGM that his airline had to be led by a man, FlightGlobal's latest survey of gender diversity in the industry shows that the number of female chief executives among the top 100 carriers ...
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Beijing keen to develop J-15 successor - report
Beijing wants to develop a new carrier-borne fighter to replace its Chengdu J-15s, which have been plagued by safety and mechanical problems.
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P&W gears up for PW1100G support in Singapore
Pratt & Whitney says its Singapore engine centre - Eagle Services Asia - is on track to provide MRO support for the PW1100G geared turbofan engine in the first quarter of 2019.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Singapore-Japan capacity continues declining trend
Seat capacity between Singapore and Japan peaked in 2015 but has been in decline ever since as carriers have downgauged aircraft and focused on more nonstop services between Singapore and the United States.
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Singapore's Seletar airport on track to open new terminal
Singapore's Seletar airport is on track to open a new two-storey passenger terminal by the end of 2018, as it prepares to handle turboprop operations.
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PICTURE: China's Okay receives its first 737 Max 8
China's Okay Airways has taken delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on firm order.
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NCA to resume limited operations on 5 July
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) will resume limited operations on 5 July, after suspending all services since 17 June to make proactive safety checks across its fleet.
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Trent 1000 checks force ANA to cancel over 100 flights
All Nippon Airways will cancel 113 domestic flights of Boeing 787s between 6-12 July in order to carry out additional checks on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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Canada requests seven additional Australian Hornets
Canada has requested an additional seven surplus F/A-18 A/B Hornets from Australia.
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Taiwanese MD-82 in engine failure incident
A Boeing MD-82 operated by Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) was involved in an engine failure incident on 2 July.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bamboo who? Vietnam start-up’s ever-shifting strategy
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways’ commitment to 20 Boeing 787-9s represents a startling growth in ambition, but the prospective carrier’s strategy is far from clear.
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AirAsia's Fernandes hints at possible additional Airbus orders
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes has hinted at possible additional Airbus orders ahead of discussions at the airframer's Toulouse headquarters.
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First Australia-based Phenom 300E handed over
Embraer has delivered the first Asia-Pacific-based Phenom 300E to Australian luxury travel company Northern Escape Collection.
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Japanese assembly of PW1200G underway in Nagoya
The first Japanese assembly of the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engine is underway in Nagoya.
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ST Engineering Aerospace exits helicopter JV
ST Engineering Aerospace has sold its 25% stake in a local maintenance joint venture with Airbus Helicopters.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin Australia takes second helping in Hong Kong
Virgin Australia's entry onto the prime Sydney-Hong Kong route is likely to be a success thanks to capacity constraints, growing demand and a little help from its friends.
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Cabin pressurisation fault resulted in Lion Air 737 diversion
Indonesia’s safety investigators are probing a pressurisation system problem onboard a Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER that resulted in the aircraft having to make a diversion during a routine domestic flight.
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Seoul to hold hearing to decide on future of Jin Air licence
South Korea’s transport ministry will wait on the outcome of a formal hearing before deciding if it will cancel Jin Air’s business license, after a former board member was found to hold foreign citizenship.
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New Delhi defends Air India sale conditions
New Delhi has defended the conditions of its failed bid to sell a 76% stake in Air India.