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SIA expands JetBlue codeshare; deploys regional A350 to Brisbane
Singapore Airlines (SIA) recently expanded its codeshare with JetBlue on flights out of New York John F. Kennedy International airport, while also deploying the regionally configured Airbus A350-900s on flights to Brisbane.
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Air NZ lowers FY2019 earnings guidance
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) is expecting to post a lower earnings before tax for its 2019 financial year ending on 30 June, as it expects slower revenue growth.
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SIAEC, Jamco re-jig joint ventures
SIA Engineering Company has concluded transactions in two joint venture units, resulting in the divestment of shares and incorporating another as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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Korean Air standalone profit dropped 28% in 2018
Korean Air reported a 28% slide in its 2018 full year unconsolidated operating profit to W692 billion ($620 million), primarily due to the impact of higher fuel costs.
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NokScoot to begin Shanghai services
NokScoot plans to begin Bangkok Don Mueang-Shanghai Pudong services on 25 February.
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Flydubai to add Uzbekistan to network
Flydubai is to compete with Uzbekistan Airways when it adds services to Tashkent in Uzbekistan later this year.
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SIA inaugurates digital innovation lab
Singapore Airlines (SIA) inaugurated a digital innovation lab in Singapore on 29 January, bearing the name 'KrisLab'.
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GA Telesis to tear down four Cathay 777s
GA Telesis has been contracted to disassemble four Cathay Pacific Boeing 777s, with the recovered serviceable parts to then be placed into its pool.
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Visibility may have contributed to Wings Air ATR 72 hull loss
Indonesia’s National Safety Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) suggests that poor visibility may have contributed to a landing accident involving a Wings Air ATR 72-600 on 25 December 2016.
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China Eastern president set to lead Guangzhou rival
China Southern Airlines has appointed the president of China Eastern Airlines, Ma Xulun, as its general manager, board director, and a member of its party committee.
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ANA to take 9.5% stake in PAL Holdings
All Nippon Airways parent company ANA Holdings will take a 9.5% take in Philippine Airlines’ parent company PAL Holdings.
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ANA to order up to 48 Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies
The board of ANA Holdings has approved plans to order 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s for All Nippon Airways and 18 Airbus A320neos for budget unit Peach.
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Mitsubishi countersuit ratchets up Bombardier acrimony
Mitsubishi’s counter suit against Bombardier constitutes a detailed rebuttal of the Canadian manufacturer’s claims against the MRJ programme.
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Changi airport sets new passenger record in 2018
Singapore Changi airport handled a record-breaking 65.6 million passengers in 2018, surpassing the 62.2 million passengers that passed through the facility in 2017.
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Delta continues Japan pulldown with Fukuoka exit
Delta Air Lines continues to retrench in Japan with plans to exit the Fukuoka market this May.
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Jet Airways seeks approval for capital increase plan
Struggling Indian carrier Jet Airways has called an extraordinary general meeting for 21 February as it seeks approval for plans to increase its share capital.
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Captain of crashed Q400 suffered 'breakdown' in cockpit
Investigators probing the fatal US-Bangla Airlines Bombardier Q400 landing accident at Kathmandu last year have disclosed that the captain of the flight had previously suffered with depression.
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Controllers feared erratic Q400 would collide with tower
Nepalese investigators have detailed the extraordinary approach path taken by a US-Bangla Airlines Bombardier Q400 before its fatal impact with the runway at Kathmandu.
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Pilot under emotional stress before US-Bangla Q400 crash
Investigators have determined that a pilot operating a US-Bangla Bombardier Q400 was under stress, before the aircraft crashed on 12 March last year at Kathmandu Tribhuvan international airport.
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Airbus, Thai firm to collaborate on MRO and pilot training
Airbus and Thailand's Civil Aviation Training Centre (CATC) signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on projects in developing and implementing maintenance training and pilot training courses.