Asia Pacific – Page 313
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Samoa Airways to wet-lease 737-800 from Malindo
Samoa Airways is finalising an agreement to wet-lease a Boeing 737-800 from Malindo Air to operate its jet routes owing to the global grounding of the 737 Max fleet.
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PICTURES: Airbus shows off second ANA A380
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways’ second Airbus A380 has rolled out of the airframer’s paint facilities bearing a green variant of the specially-commissioned ‘sea turtle’ livery.
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LIMA: UK's Samad promotes modular air taxi design
UK firm Samad Aerospace has developed a modular air taxi concept in which a passenger pod can easily transfer between a wheeled base for travelling on roads, to a wing-borne system for flight.
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Jet Airways again defaults on loan repayment
Jet Airways has disclosed that it has again delayed repayment of a working capital facility that was due on 28 March, citing “temporary liquidity constraints.”
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Avation buys 737-800 leased to Garuda Indonesia
Singaporean aircraft lessor Avation has agreed to buy a Boeing 737-800 leased to Garuda Indonesia until 2022.
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Airliner configurations on the six longest routes
Ahead of AIX 2019 in Hamburg, we explore the airliner configurations in use on the world’s six longest routes
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Stick-shaker triggered as 747 slowed to insufficient hold speed
Investigators have determined that a Qantas Boeing 747-400’s stick-shaker activated when the aircraft entered a holding pattern but slowed to a speed much lower than that required.
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Wow Air postpones flights ahead of new investment deal
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has postponed all flights on 28 March as it finalises an equity raising with an unidentified group of investors.
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Air NZ defers A320 deliveries as it slows growth outlook
Air New Zealand is pushing back deliveries of four Airbus A320neo family jets as it dials back its planned capacity growth over the next three years.
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LIMA: MALE UAVs line up for Malaysia requirement
Kuala Lumpur is again showing signs of addressing its urgent maritime surveillance shortcomings, with apparent requirements for medium altitude, long endurance UAVs as well as maritime patrol aircraft.
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PICTURES: Tejas, Yak-130 make LIMA debuts
The Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Mk. 1 and Yakovlev Yak-130 have made their Langkawi debuts as potential contenders for Malaysia’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) requirement.
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PICTURES: E190-E2 makes Langkawi debut
The Embraer 190-E2 has made its debut at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, with a fully equipped cabin for customer visits.
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Pakistan set to end open skies in new civil aviation policy
Pakistan will drop its open skies policy under a new approved civil aviation policy by its cabinet on 26 March.
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Korean Air chief Cho voted off board
Korean Air shareholders have voted chief executive and chairman Cho Yang-ho off the carrier’s board.
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Taipei Taoyuan airport keen to attract new routes
Despite passenger growth slowing last year, Taipei Taoyuan International airport is confident that new generation aircraft and changes in diplomatic relations will help it to attract new routes.
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FAA staff cleared to join MRJ certification flights
Mitsubishi Aircraft has received a letter of authorisation from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that clears its staff to fly on the MRJ regional jet during its certification flight test programme.
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Cathay Pacific to buy HK Express in HK$4.93bn deal
Cathay Pacific has entered into an agreement to take over budget rival Hong Kong Express Airways in a HK$4.93 billion ($628 million) deal that is set to close by the end of the year.
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NewsDornier selects parts supplier for Seastar amphibian
Dornier Seawings has appointed Northern Ireland-based McGreevy Engineering to supply machine parts for the new-generation CD2 variant of its Seastar amphibian.
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LIMA: Malaysia bolsters Su-30MKM support
A Malaysian aerospace group has successfully completed a 10-year service inspection of a Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter.
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LIMA: Malaysia eyes step change in aerospace development
Malaysia sees great potential from futuristic flying vehicles, as it works to further develop its aerospace ecosystem.