Asia Pacific – Page 126
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NewsVietnam’s Sun Group to establish private air charter arm
Vietnamese leisure and infrastructure investment firm Sun Group is to establish a new luxury business aviation company, offering a range of aircraft types. The company will be known as Sun Air and will specialise in private jet charter and aircraft management. Sun Air will initially operate a pair of long-range ...
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NewsCathay swings back to cash burn amid tightened restrictions
Beleaguered Cathay Pacific Group has swung back to a cash-burn position as the Hong Kong government’s tightening of coronavirus restrictions significantly crippled airline operations.
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NewsCathay chairman stresses that carrier will survive
Cathay Pacific chairman Patrick Healy has expressed his “utmost confidence” that the embattled airline — and its home city of Hong Kong — are able to survive the pandemic crisis.
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NewsCargo helps Cathay Pacific narrow 2021 losses
Embattled Cathay Pacific Group significantly narrowed its losses in 2021, with its cargo business doing “exceptionally well” in the second half.
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NewsTask saturation caused Saab 340B crew to miss falling airspeed
A stick shaker activation on a Saab 340B operated by Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) highlights the dangers posed by task saturation in the cockpit, says the Australia Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
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NewsIndia, Malaysia to reopen borders in coming weeks
India and Malaysia are set to reopen their international borders, allowing foreign visitors from any country to enter.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Index shows industry exceeding three-quarters of pre-Covid size
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry has exceeded three-quarters of its pre-Covid size, driven by rapidly returning passengers and revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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NewsJetstar A320 crew landed unaware of missing landing gear pin
The crew of a Jetstar Airbus A320 with undercarriage retraction issues landed at Sydney Airport unaware that an apex pin was missing from the main landing gear.
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NewsVirgin Australia surpasses Qantas in January domestic market share
Virgin Australia has pipped rival Qantas to claim the highest share in the Australian domestic travel market in January, as interstate border restrictions ease and airlines ramp up flying.
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NewsAirbus, Australia’s Fortescue Future partner for hydrogen study
Airbus and Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study liquid hydrogen and power-to-liquid fuels for aviation.
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NewsIndonesia investigators probe major failure with 737-200 JT8D engine
Indonesian investigators are probing a major engine failure suffered by a Boeing 737-200 freighter operated by PT Jayawijaya Dirgantara in December 2021.
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NewsANA reveals medium-haul unit branding; delays launch one year
ANA Holdings has unveiled the branding for its new medium-haul carrier, which will commence operations a year later than previously planned, amid tepid recovery in international travel.
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NewsQantas ramps up Alliance E190 deployment in ‘material increase’
Australia’s Alliance Aviation expects a “material increase” in Embraer E190 flying activity with Qantas, following the latter’s decision to add more regional jets through July.
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NewsUnited suspends routes between USA and India
United Airlines has suspended several flights between the USA and India due to the ongoing crisis in eastern Europe.
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Airline BusinessWhere are the 383 Boeing 737 Max jets that had been delivered to airlines in March 2019?
Three years after the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet began and more than a year into the type’s return to service, there are more than 500 examples undertaking commercial operations around the world.
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NewsKF-21’s AESA radar to undergo tests aboard 737
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will conduct flight tests with the radar designed for the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter.
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NewsAustralia’s Cobham-operated Dash 8s get sensor upgrade
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft operated by Cobham on behalf of the Australian government are undergoing an extensive sensor upgrade.
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NewsSouth Korea invites bids for CH-47D replacement
South Korea has invited bids for a new heavy-lift helicopter to replace its ageing Boeing CH-47D Chinooks.
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NewsHow safe were commercial airline flights in 2021?
The commercial airline industry showed improvements in several key safety metrics for 2021, according to IATA, although turboprop operations again significantly lagged the performance of jet flights.
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NewsLessor Avation spots signs of industry recovery
Lessor Avation has observed improving conditions as the airline sector starts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, and provides an update on customer Philippine Airlines (PAL).