Asia Pacific – Page 118
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NewsPent-up demand for air travel ‘finally being realised’ but IATA warns on airport delays
Demand for air travel continued its recovery in March this year, according to IATA, despite the war in Ukraine and China’s restrictive Covid-19 policies.
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NewsChina’s Loong spearheads Airbus evidence-based pilot training drive
Chinese carrier Loong Air has become the first to sign for a new Airbus pilot-training scheme, whereby airlines use operational and training data to tailor and adapt the programme. The evidence-based training initiative extends the competency-based training and assessment product already offered by the airframer. Chinese carriers, says Airbus, are ...
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NewsHainan makes leap back to profitability in 2021
Hainan Airlines swung back to profitability in 2021, but began the new year in the red as China’s pandemic-related curbs impacted travel demand.
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NewsDelta, Rex to form interlining partnership
Delta Air Lines and Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for an interlining arrangement.
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NewsAir cargo market told to brace for ‘growing challenges’ as demand falls
Demand for air cargo fell in March, according to data released by IATA on 3 May, as factors including China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policies and the Russia-Ukraine war weighed on demand and threatened to become longer-term hindrances.
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NewsQantas enjoys strong domestic, international rebound
Qantas Group is enjoying a rebound as the coronavirus pandemic abates, with both domestic and international travel demand picking up strongly.
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NewsQantas to launch Project Sunrise flights in 2025 as airline locks in A350 orders
Qantas has confirmed its order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s for its ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise initiative, with the first flights from Sydney to New York and London slated for a late-2025 launch.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ widen Q1 losses as Covid-19 battle rages on
China’s three largest carriers plunged deeper in the red, as a surge in coronavirus infections comes to head with the country’s strict ‘Zero-Covid’ strategy.
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NewsVietnam A321 flew domestic sector after suffering vehicle collision damage
Vietnamese authorities are said to be investigating why an Airbus A321 was able to continue operating having sustained substantial damage to its aft fuselage, apparently from a forklift vehicle. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has informed the ministry of transport that the aircraft suffered a fuselage dent beyond permissible ...
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NewsVirgin Australia to add four 737 Max 8s amid demand boost
Virgin Australia is to take four Boeing 737 Max 8s – with the first aircraft to enter service from 2023 – more than a year after it cancelled a long-standing order for the variant in favour of the larger Max 10.
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NewsLion Air reactivates stored jets for holiday season, but 737 Max out of picture
Indonesia’s Lion Air is set to return stored aircraft to service during the Eid holiday season, though its fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets will remain parked.
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NewsHAL sets up fatigue testing centre for Tejas Mk1 fighter
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has started airframe fatigue testing work for the Tejas Mk1 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
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NewsRAAF A330 MRTT completes refuelling work with Japanese F-2s
Mitsubishi F-2 fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) have conducted a month of air-to-air refuelling trials with a tanker of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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NewsIndonesia AirAsia parent cuts 2021 losses despite 61% revenue decline
AirAsia Indonesia narrowed its full-year operating loss, despite a plunge in revenues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Airline BusinessAirAsia’s aviation boss gears up for post-pandemic growth
As Southeast Asian governments steadily remove barriers to travel, AirAsia is firmly back in expansion mode.
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NewsANA narrows operating losses; cargo revenue hits record
All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings has narrowed its 2021 full-year operating loss to Y173 billion ($1.3 billion), compared with an operating loss of Y465 billion a year earlier.
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NewsTravel recovery ‘well underway’, as AirAsia carriers report jump in Q1 traffic
AirAsia Aviation Group is seeing robust traffic growth in the quarter to 31 March, as it believes travel revival is “well underway” amid easing of travel restrictions in the region.
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NewsNo cheer as China expects 77% plunge in traffic during Labour Day holidays
Chinese civil aviation regulators forecast a 77% year-on-year decline in passenger traffic over the Labour Day holiday period, underscoring the travel restrictions Beijing has imposed in a bid to crush coronavirus infection numbers.
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NewsBorder reopening lifts Asia Pacific airlines’ March traffic
Asia-Pacific carriers reported a three-fold jump in passenger numbers in March – with load factors hitting a two-year high – following border reopenings in several countries.
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NewsMalindo re-brands as Batik Air
Lion Group carrier Malindo Air has adopted the branding of the group’s Indonesia full-service unit, Batik Air.