Asia Pacific – Page 278
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INTERVIEW: GMF's new chief bullish on future growth
While some MRO executives in the Asia-Pacific say lack of skilled labour challenges their service strategies, GMF AeroAsia chief executive Tazar Marta Kuniawan thinks otherwise.
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USAF sets up advanced fighter technology office
The US Air Force (USAF) has created a new office to help with the development of advanced fighter technologies.
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Air Lease places 787-9 with MIAT Mongolian Airlines
MIAT Mongolian Airlines will receive its first Boeing 787-9 from Air Lease during the northern spring of 2021.
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Citilink to resume management agreement with Sriwijaya Air
Indonesia's Citilink is set to resume a management agreement it has with Sriwijaya Air Group, after both parties clashed over the unsanctioned removal of three senior executives seconded from Citilink by Sriwijaya's board of commissioners last month.
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British Airways and Malaysia Airlines ink codeshare agreement
Oneworld carriers Malaysia Airlines and British Airways have signed a codesharing agreement which takes effect today.
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Corrosion crack led Korean 777-300's axle to snap
Analysis of a main landing-gear axle fracture on a Korean Air Boeing 777-300 has traced the origin to stress corrosion cracking.
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Tokyo to receive nine additional E-2Ds
Tokyo will receive the full allotment of nine Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft originally announced last year.
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Bamboo aims to launch Hanoi-Prague in early 2020
Vietnam carrier Bamboo Airways plans to launch Hanoi-Prague services in early 2020 with Boeing 787-9s.
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IndiGo co-founder seeks arbitration in London
IndiGo co-founder Rahul Bhatia has turned to the London Court of International Arbitration to resolve a long-running spat with fellow leading shareholder, Rakesh Gangwal.
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NewsAirbus boosts automation for A320neo fuselage work
The Airbus A320 family aircraft fuselage structure assembly line will get some help — in the form of 20 robots.
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Kuala Lumpur airport commences runway upgrade works
Kuala Lumpur International airport commenced runway upgrade works on 2 October, with the airport’s third runway being the first to undergo the upgrade.
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China shows off H-6N, hypersonics, and gyrocopters
Beijing used the 70th birthday party of communist rule in China to display an impressive array of firepower.
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Philippines' Bulacan airport cleared to begin construction
Manila has given its approval to begin the construction of Bulacan International airport, in hopes of reducing congestion at the Philippine capital’s Ninoy Aquino International airport, and to complement Clark International airport.
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NewsQantas accepts first reconfigured A380
The first Qantas Airbus A380 featuring an upgraded cabin will re-enter service on 2 October on the London-Singapore-Sydney route.
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AnalysisQantas and Virgin Australia in Haneda dogfight
The appeal of slots at Tokyo Haneda International airport shows no signs of abating, with Australian carriers now following their US counterparts in battling it out for the two daily slots that were recently awarded to the country.
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NewsLHT pivots to focus on partnerships, collaboration
While the Lufthansa Technik of the past believed it could go its own way in the business, its present-day strategy shows a markedly different school of thought.
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Thai Airways ordered to revise aircraft acquisition plan
Thai Airways International’s board has ordered the management team to revise a proposed aircraft acquisition plan.
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First SilkAir 737 Max 8 arrives in Alice Springs
A SilkAir Boeing 737 Max 8 has arrived in Alice Springs, Australia where it will be placed in storage, pending the type’s eventual return to service.
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NewsFirst MA700 fuselage joined with wings
AVIC has joined the wings of the first MA700 turboprop with the main fuselage, as it moves to complete construction of the first static aircraft.
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NewsViper, Venom star for USMC in Okinawa
Some names stick. Bell designates the latest incarnation of the venerable AH-1 attack helicopter as the AH-1Z Viper – sometimes referred to as the ‘Zulu’ in casual conversation. The most recent version of the UH-1, meanwhile, is the UH-1Y Venom. While the Viper and Venom are thoroughly new rotorcraft, the marines of squadron HMLA-169 use the names their fathers and uncles used for the original AH-1s and UH-1s that served in the Vietnam War: Cobra and Huey.