Asia Pacific – Page 116
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NewsFull border reopening dramatically lifts SIA Group’s April traffic
Singapore Airlines and its low-cost unit Scoot have seen a significant uptick in passenger numbers in April, on the back of a complete easing of travel curbs in Singapore and several parts of the world.
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NewsSouth Korea selects Bell 505 for new pilot trainer
The Republic of Korea will procure up to 40 of Bell’s 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters for training army and naval pilots.
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NewsEngine static ports left covered on transpacific Qantas 787
Qantas and Boeing are revising aircraft maintenance procedures after one of the carrier’s 787-9s flew from Melbourne to Los Angeles without having the covers of its engine static ports removed. All four ports – two on each of the General Electric GEnx engines’ fan cowls – had been taped over, ...
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NewsIndustry leaders call for unified efforts to sustain Asian aviation recovery
Panellists at an aviation roundtable have called for unified efforts to speed up – and sustain – recovery in the sector which has been battered by two years of the coronavirus pandemic.
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News‘Grim’ April plunges Chinese ‘Big Three’ domestic traffic to record low
China’s ongoing battle with a resurgent wave of coronavirus infections has sent domestic traffic into free fall, with the country’s three largest carriers reporting a second consecutive month of traffic decline in April.
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NewsSingapore to resume Changi airport Terminal 5 project
Singapore is to restart work on the mega Terminal 5 project - with construction expected to commence within the next three years - amid optimism over projected air traffic recovery.
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NewsSMBC acquiring Goshawk to create lessor with over 700 aircraft
Japanese-owned SMBC Aviation Capital is to acquire fellow Irish-based lessor Goshawk Aviation under a transaction valued at $6.7 billion. It will create the second-largest lessor worldwide in terms of aircraft numbers, and the largest to be owned by Japanese interests. SMBC will take over Goshawk following an agreement with NWS ...
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NewsChina’s shut borders ‘clearly disappointing’, but not challenge to recovery: Walsh
While it is ‘clearly disappointing’ that China continues to pursue a zero-infection strategy, IATA director general Willie Walsh has downplayed any notions that the country’s continued closure will pose a key challenge in the region’s recovery.
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NewsFirst customer C919 conducts maiden test flight
China’s first Comac C919 bound for a customer has carried out its first test flight, with a 3h sortie from Shanghai. The twinjet, powered by CFM International Leap-1C engines, lifted off from Pudong airport at 06:52 on 14 May. Comac says the aircraft (B-001J) flew for 3h 2min, and that ...
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News787 production cuts weigh on MHI aerospace revenues
Production cuts for the Boeing 787 programme weighed on the aerostructures business of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) during its 2021 financial year.
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NewsOmicron ‘headwinds’ leaves Cebu Pacific loss-making in Q1
Cebu Pacific remained in the red for the first quarter of 2022 amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the Philippines, though the low-cost carrier trimmed its losses from a year ago.
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NewsScoot chief to take the helm of Air India
Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson is to step down from the SIA Group low-cost unit in mid-June to head newly-privatised Air India.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Reining in the recovery and Chinese market reversal
Graham and Lewis discuss big airline expectations from the recent results season, alongside the operational challenges that threaten to limit the recovery and the uncertainty regarding what might follow. And as more of the Asia-Pacific region brings down border restrictions, they consider the impact of China’s continued ‘zero-Covid’ policy on ...
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NewsTibet Airlines A319 suffered massive damage in runway excursion
Further details, including eyewitness accounts and images showing aircraft damage, have emerged following the Tibet Airlines Airbus A319 runway excursion at China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International airport.
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NewsChina Eastern to raise CNY15 billion to fund delivery of 38 new jets
China Eastern Airlines intends to raise up to CNY15 billion ($2.2 billion), with the bulk of funds going towards the delivery of 38 new aircraft.
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NewsCathay to reduce cash burn as Hong Kong eases travel curbs
Cathay Pacific expects to cut its monthly cash burn significantly over the next few months, as Hong Kong gradually eases onerous travel restrictions.
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NewsTibet Airlines A319 in catastrophic runway excursion at Chongqing
A Tibet Airlines Airbus A319 has suffered major damage in a runway excursion at China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International airport.
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NewsBoeing highlights defence MRO in India
Boeing is beefing up local MRO work in India for military aircraft such as the C-17 strategic transport, P-8I Neptune anti-submarine warfare aircraft, and VIP aircraft.
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NewsSouth Korea to upgrade special ops UH/HH-60 helicopters
South Korea will conduct an upgrade programme for Sikorsky UH/HH-60 helicopters used for special operations by the country’s air force and army.
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NewsSingapore conditionally okays SIA-Malaysia Airlines partnership
Singapore’s competition watchdog has conditionally approved a wide-ranging commercial partnership between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines.