Asia Pacific – Page 293
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News
Garuda tweaks London service again despite talk of route closure
Garuda Indonesia has tweaked its London service again, despite an earlier mention made by its chief executive that the London flights will end in August.
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NewsCollins, Aerothai beef up connectivity offering in Asia-Pacific
Collins Aerospace and Thailand air services provider Aerothai have entered a deal to provide an enhanced wireless connectivity system in the Asia-Pacific.
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AirAsia, AirAsia X to appeal order to pay higher pax charges
AirAsia and AirAsia X are planning to appeal an order from the Malaysian High Court to pay nearly MYR42 million ($10.2 million) in passenger service charges (PSC) and late payment charges to Malaysia Airports (MAHB).
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Vietnam’s Phu Cat airport goes international in September
Vietnam’s Phu Cat airport will be ready for international flights come September after recently completed upgrades to the tarmac, domestic terminal and radar system.
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NewsVIDEO: Air Niugini pilots ignored warnings before Chuuk crash
The captain of an Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 that crashed while attempting to land at Chuuk on 28 September 2018 became fixated with trying to land the aircraft, ignoring several automated warnings that the aircraft was below the glidescope and had an excessive sink rate.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business on Kjos, Ryanair, India, Korean, awards
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Rolls-Royce invests in Singapore university lab work
Rolls-Royce has invested S$88 million to extend its research partnership with a Singapore university, with a focus on 29 projects related to the future of aircraft propulsion.
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ANA to begin Tokyo Narita-Chennai service on 27 October
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a new Tokyo Narita-Chennai route from 27 October.
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IndiGo adds Singapore and Bangkok links from Mumbai
IndiGo will start new services from Mumbai to Singapore and Bangkok from 22 August as part of its ongoing international expansion strategy.
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NewsCrash victim families seek new type certification for Boeing 737 Max
Families of people who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max want regulators to re-certificate it as a completely new aircraft only after crash investigations are completed.
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Airbus looks to Asia-Pacific for flight-school expansion
Airbus is eyeing Asia-Pacific as the next priority territory for its fledgling network of schools, to offer ab initio flight training, as the manufacturer seeks to improve standards and boost numbers of newly trained pilots.
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Yangtze transfers four B737s to Tianjin Bohai
Tianjin Bohai Leasing is taking over the leases on four Boeing 737s from Yangtze Leasing at a transfer price of CNY650 million ($94.5 million).
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NewsDiamond DA62 secures Chinese certification
Diamond Aircraft has secured Chinese certification for the DA62 – and is preparing to deliver the first example to a local owner in September.
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Shandong cites 737 Max grounding in first half loss forecast
Shandong Airlines is expecting a net loss of up to CNY28.5 million ($4.14 million) for the six months ended 30 June, citing the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max among the reasons for the forecast.
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NewsVietnam Airlines profits up as it eyes ambitious fleet plan
Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of D1.7 trillion ($73 million) in the first six months of 2019, up 21.8% from a year earlier.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The secret world of Chinese fighter engines
“A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” is how Winston Churchill famously described Russia in 1939. The adage applies well, perhaps better, to Beijing’s secretive efforts to develop military engines for its future fleet of advanced fighters. While there can be no dispute that engines of all types ...
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Pakistan reopens airspace to all civil traffic
Pakistan reopened its airspace on 15 July to all civil traffic, ending around six months of restrictions that impacted aircraft flying over the country.
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Cathay, Lufthansa expand codeshare on Hong Kong-Europe flights
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Group carriers are expanding their codeshare partnership on flights between Hong Kong and Europe, which takes effect on 17 July.
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Malindo Air to operate two ATR 72s for Royal Brunei
Malindo Air will operate two ATR 72-600s on behalf of Royal Brunei Airlines under its new 'RB Link' regional operation.
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Xie Haoming vacates Hainan Airlines chairman role again
Xie Haoming has stepped down from his position as Hainan Airlines chairman and company director for a second time, due to “job changes.”