Asia Pacific – Page 23
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NewsFatal hypoxia crash: Operator ‘encouraged’ high-altitude flights with defective aircraft
Australian investigators have determined that an aerial mapping company deliberately allowed a Gulfstream 695A to continue operating at high altitude despite a known pressurisation problem, before a fatal accident attributed to pilot hypoxia. Operated by Stawell-based AGAIR, the aircraft was en route from Toowoomba at 28,000ft to carry out line ...
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NewsStarlux orders 10 more A350-1000s
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has placed fresh orders for 10 Airbus A350-1000s – topping up existing commitments for eight jets – as it looks to boost its long-haul network.
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NewsNo barriers: Could Mach cut-off silence the supersonic boom?
Revival of supersonic air travel is a subject which has largely been relegated to ‘silly season’ status in the two decades since withdrawal of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde fleet. While no supersonic airliner programme has been successful – at least economically, technological achievements notwithstanding – the lingering appeal is illustrated by ...
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NewsAustralia’s Drone Forge to obtain 17 Flexrotor UAVs
Australian start-up Drone Forge has entered an agreement to obtain six Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor unmanned air vehicle systems, comprising 17 aircraft.
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NewsNo major issues found during Air India 787 inspections: civil aviation regulator
India’s civil aviation regulator has, so far, found no significant safety concerns with the Air India Boeing 787 fleet, as it carries out an enhanced inspection. The DGCA states that it discussed findings to date during a meeting with senior Air India and Air India Express officials, in the aftermath ...
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NewsRSAF, Airbus Helicopters team up to test MUM-T with H225M
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will test manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) with its Airbus Helicopters H225M utility helicopters.
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NewsTurkish Aerospace boss outlines flight-test schedule for Kaan fighter
The lead prototype of Turkish Aerospace’s ambitious Kaan fighter remains on track to enter flight testing early next year, as the developer works towards achieving the type’s service introduction later this decade.
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News‘Definitely need more planes’: AirAsia confirms talks for new jets but Paris order unlikely
AirAsia is “still in discussions” about a potential order for smaller aircraft, amid reports that the airline group would be announcing orders – its first since the pandemic – at the Paris air show.
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NewsJAL to help Maeve shape rear-engined 90-seat open-rotor aircraft proposal
Japan Airlines is to collaborate with Dutch-based Maeve Aerospace on its proposed Maeve Jet, a rear-engined, hybrid-electric open-rotor regional aircraft aimed at the 80- to 90-seat sector. The carrier will provide aircraft design and operations support to assist Maeve in optimising the aircraft’s specification, and ensure it could meet the ...
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NewsANA firms orders for Airbus, Boeing and Embraer jets
ANA Holdings has firmed an order for 27 Airbus narrowbodies, including Japan’s first A321XLRs.
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NewsHAL gears up for Tejas Mk1A deliveries
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is hopeful of ramping up production of the Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft owing to increasing deliveries of the GE Aerospace F404 engine, as it also sees international demand for the Prachand light attack Helicopter.
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NewsKAI sees FA-50, KF-21 supporting European rearmament
Korea Aerospace Industries feels that its FA-50 light combat aircraft and KF-21 fighter offer European countries a quick way to upgrade their air power capabilities.
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NewsComac inks pacts with Safran and Crane for C929 systems
Comac kicked off its return to the Paris air show with a pair of agreements signed with Safran and US-based Crane Aerospace and Electronics for its C929 widebody programme.
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NewsAscend Airways’ new Malaysian division to open with 737 cargo services
Asia-Pacific start-up carrier Ascend Airways Malaysia is aiming to commence cargo operations in November this year, as it nears approval of an air operator’s certificate. The wet-lease and charter carrier is part of Avia Solutions Group and affiliated with the UK operator Ascend Airways which conducts services with a Boeing ...
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NewsAir India crash probe strives to understand 787’s failure to climb away
India’s government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. While the 12 June crash is being probed by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, the committee will be tasked with ascertaining the “root cause” ...
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NewsC-390 production ramp-up ‘moving perfectly’, Embraer defence boss says
Embraer expects to deliver a total of five C/KC-390 tactical transports for the same number of customers this year, as it works towards doubling annual output before the end of this decade.
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NewsJapan orders checks on 787s, as US says grounding ‘premature’
Japanese officials have ordered the country’s carriers to inspect their Boeing 787s following the deadly crash involving a 787-8 operated by Air India, while their US counterparts stopped short of grounding the type.
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NewsJakarta in KF-21 compromise; Kaan commitment downplayed
South Korea and Jakarta have reached an agreement to reboot their cooperation in the KF-21 fighter programme, as the Southeast Asian nation downplays the firmness of an agreement to obtain 48 Turkish Aerospace (TAI) Kaan fighters.
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NewsAir India confirms lone survivor, 241 casualties among those aboard flight 171
As aviation accident investigators sort through the wreckage of an Air India Boeing 787-8 that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, the carrier has confirmed that all but one person aboard flight 171 died in the accident.
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NewsAir India 787-8 crashes after taking off from Ahmedabad
An Air India Boeing 787-8 has crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on a service to London Gatwick.