Asia Pacific – Page 282
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Vietnam Airlines retires last A330 amid fleet transformation
Vietnam Airlines has retired its last A330-200, a type it has operated for the last 13 years.
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Pudong’s satellite terminal gears up for 16 Sept opening
Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s new satellite terminal — dubbed the world’s largest — will commence operations on 16 September.
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MHIAEL picked to retrofit ANA’s Trent modules
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines (MHIAEL) has completed the first retrofit of intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) modules on All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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AnalysisChina's lessors brace for wave of redeliveries
Once the new kid on the block, China’s aircraft leasing industry is now well into pre-adolescence – a milestone that will be marked by a wave of redeliveries as the first leases begin to expire.
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Qantas to manage Jetstar Asia freight capacity
Jetstar Asia has entered into an agreement with Qantas Freight to manage its freight capacity from 20 November.
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Raytheon, Hanwha team up for IFF work
Raytheon and South Korea’s Hanwha will team up to produce Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
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Cathay to trim capacity growth after dismal August
Cathay Pacific saw a 38% decline year-on-year in inbound traffic to Hong Kong in August, the same month anti-government protests hit fever pitch, leading to airport closures and flight disruptions.
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PICTURE: First Fiji A350-900 out of paint shop
Fiji Airways’ first Airbus A350-900s will enter service in January 2020, and will fly to Sydney and Los Angeles.
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Daxing to be operational from 15 September
Beijing’s Daxing International Airport looks set to open ahead of schedule, as Chinese aviation authorities are expected to award the airport its operating licence.
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NewsBoeing downplays impact of 777X load test "issue"
Boeing maintains that the Boeing 777X programme timeline will not be affected by the suspension of load testing caused by a reported cargo door failure.
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Malaysia Airports presses AirAsia and AirAsia X to pay debts
Malaysia Airports (MAHB) is pushing AirAsia and AirAsia X to pay around MYR42 million ($10 million) in debts mostly related to passenger service charges (PSCs) after a July court victory against the two carriers.
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Fuel costs and natural disasters erode Jetstar Japan profit
Jetstar Japan posted a 4.1% decline in net profit to Y914 million ($8.5 million) for the year ended 30 June as rising fuel costs and natural disasters offset stronger revenue.
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MTU starts Leap maintenance
German engine specialist MTU's engine overhaul shop in Chinese city Zhuhai has started servicing CFM International Leap engines.
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One-Two-Go ex-chief sentenced over MD-82 crash
Defunct Thai carrier One-Two-Go's former chief executive has been sentenced in absentia to a prison term of four years and a hefty fine by French authorities, more than a decade after a fatal Boeing MD-80 crash.
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Citilink management deal in limbo as Sriwijaya sacks executives
Sriwijaya Air's board of commissioners has sacked three senior executives seconded from Citilink in a sign that the management agreement between the airlines may be in trouble.
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Asia-Pacific deliveries see lacklustre August
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific received 28 of the 70 commercial aircraft delivered in August 2019, with Boeing again delivering zero narrowbodies to the region amid the continued 737 Max grounding.
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HAECO appoints MRO veteran as new CEO
Hong Kong-based aircraft engineering and maintenance group HAECO has appointed former SR Technics head Frank Walschot as its new chief executive.
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Delta ups stake in Korean Air parent company
Delta Air Lines has increased its stake in Korean Air’s controlling shareholder, Hanjin KAL, to 9.21%.
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Airline BusinessAir cargo woes endure amid US-China spat
There are few signs that the air freight market will find any relief from the tough market conditions seen so far in 2019, as the trade spat between the USA and China, and a slowing global economy, dent demand.