Asia Pacific – Page 20
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NewsIndia’s Akasa eyes significant capacity growth with 737 deliveries picking up
India’s Akasa Air is looking to grow its operating capacity in the near term, amid optimism that new aircraft deliveries will pick up in the coming years.
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News‘No issues’ found after fuel-switch lock checks on Air India 787 fleet
Air India states it has found no issues with the fuel-control switch locking mechanisms on its Boeing 787 fleet, after inspections prompted by the crash at Ahmedabad last month.
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NewsSouth Korea to perform local T55 engine MRO work
The US Department of Defense has approved maintenance, repair and overhaul work for Honeywell T55 engines to be performed locally in South Korea, streamlining support for CH-47 Chinook helicopters operated by both countries.
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NewsAir India A320neo suffers runway excursion during poor-weather landing
One of Air India’s Airbus A320neos has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Mumbai airport in poor weather. Air India says the aircraft has been “grounded for checks” but has yet to confirm the extent of any damage. It states, however, that the twinjet “taxied safely to the gate” ...
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NewsCAAC validation gives Chinese A320-family operators access to EFW freighter conversion
China’s civil aviation regulator has approved Airbus A320 and A321 freighters converted under the cargo modification programme of specialist EFW. EFW is a joint venture majority-owned by Singapore’s ST Engineering with Airbus as its partner. It operates across eight conversion facilities including four located in China for A320-family and A330 ...
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NewsChina’s Loong Air to lease six A321neos from lessor CDB Aviation
Chinese operator Loong Air has signed a lease agreement with lessor CDB Aviation for six Airbus A321neos, boosting its existing fleet of Airbus narrowbodies.
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NewsCRJ200 crash inquiry cites excessive rotation and criticises improper loading
Nepalese investigators have declared that the operator of a MHIRJ Aviation CRJ200, which stalled and crashed during take-off from Kathmandu, was grossly negligent during loading of the jet. The Saurya Airlines aircraft had been conducting a ferry flight to Pokhara for maintenance, on 24 July last year, and those on ...
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NewsJapan warns of China’s expanding airpower reach
China’s air force is extending its operational reach beyond the First Island Chain into the Pacific, according to Japan’s latest defence white paper, which highlights Beijing’s growing bomber and aircraft carrier capabilities.
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NewsIATA’s Walsh weighs in on cockpit-video recording, following Air India crash report
IATA director-general Willie Walsh has weighed in on the debate about cockpit video recording, in his first remarks since the release of the preliminary investigation report into the crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 in June.
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NewsAirbus, AVIC launch A321 fuselage equipping in Tianjin
Chinese aerospace firm’s Tianjin facility begins work on A321 sections following earlier A320 programme involvement
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NewsJapan leans into UAVs as defence posture evolves
Japan’s defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to integrate unmanned systems across its military forces.
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NewsTokyo to reduce number of F-15Js to be upgraded
Japan remains committed to an ambitious upgrade programme for its Boeing F-15J fighters but has reduced the number of aircraft involved.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ to extend loss-making streak as economic, geopolitical challenges remain
China’s three largest carriers – Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – expect to prolong their post-pandemic loss-making streaks for the first half of the year, blaming a raft of economic and geopolitical challenges.
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NewsAir India 787 fuel-switch puzzle could reinforce case for cockpit video recording
Investigators of the fatal accident will need to consider not only scenarios of inadvertent or deliberate pilot action, but also the possibility that neither crew member touched the fuel cut-off control.
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Airline BusinessKorean Air’s premium push paying off but economic ‘volatility’ concerns remain
Korean Air continues to see “solid” premium travel demand – especially on long-haul operations – despite lingering concerns of a global economic slowdown.
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NewsIndia tests Astra air-to-air missile with indigenous seeker head
India has successfully tested the locally developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile using an indigenous radio frequency seeker.
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NewsSouth Korea’s Marine Attack Helicopter completes live-fire tests
The Korea Aerospace Industries Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) has successfully completed a series of live-fire tests.
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NewsQantas A380 damaged after Sydney airport aerobridge strikes engine
A Qantas Airbus A380 suffered damage after an aerobridge hit its engine before the aircraft was due to operate a flight.
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NewsIndian pilot association claims ‘bias’ against crew in 787 crash probe
Indian pilot representatives are insisting that they should be included in the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry, arguing that the preliminary findings lean towards bias against the crew. The initial disclosure by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau states that fuel-control switches moved to the ‘cut-off’ position moments after ...
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NewsCircumstances of fuel-switch movement become central to Air India 787 crash inquiry
While the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry has found that fuel control cut-off switches were activated almost as soon as the aircraft lifted off, the circumstances of the switches’ movement remain unexplained. Preliminary findings from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau simply state that both switches “transitioned” to the ‘cut-off’ ...