Asia Pacific – Page 328
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US intelligence highlights Chinese airpower progress
A new report by the US Defense Intelligence Agency highlights Beijing’s continued development of airpower capabilities.
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OpinionOPINION: New Delhi's 'Lease in India' delusion
India’s commercial aviation sector has, arguably, been built on the back of favourable aircraft finance for its airlines, but could it follow to become the next air finance powerhouse?
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News
Boeing sees cost control as key area for Indian carriers
Boeing has reaffirmed its commitment to help airlines in India cope with rising operating costs by offering more cost effective aircraft that are more fuel efficient and have lower maintenance costs.
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Vietnam's Bamboo Airways begins operations
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways began commercial operations on 16 January.
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New Delhi looks to private sector to fill Air India management team
The Indian government has revealed that it has begun the search for external candidates for senior management roles at Air India.
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Chinese carriers seek rights to Europe, Southeast Asia
Shanghai Airlines, Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines are seeking rights to launch services to Europe.
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Ethiopian 777F diverted to Batam on lack of Indonesian clearance
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 freighter was forced to land at Batam's Hang Nadim International airport on 14 January, after the aircraft was found to have entered Indonesian airspace without obtaining overflight clearance.
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Malaysia Airlines awarded additional Asia traffic rights
Malaysia Airlines was awarded rights by the Malaysia Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) to launch new and additional services in March.
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Regulator asks Hong Kong Airlines to further clarify finances
Hong Kong’s airline licensing authority has called for Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) to further clarify and provide supplementary information on its financial situation.
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Commerce chamber calls for India to develop air finance sector
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for policy changes to make the country a global aviation finance hub by 2040.
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Indian government draws up new civil aviation roadmap to 2040
India's government has issued a 20-year roadmap for civil aviation growth that projects a sixfold increase in the country's passenger numbers, to 1.1 billion by 2040, and a quadrupling in the commercial airline fleet over the same span, to 2,400 aircraft.
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LOT to restore Indian services with Delhi link
Polish flag-carrier LOT is to restore services to the Indian capital New Delhi towards the end of the summer.
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HAECO Xiamen modifies cabins of two Virgin Atlantic A330-200s
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering’s (HAECO) Xiamen unit has completed cabin modification work on two of four Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-200s.
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China Southern eyes growth with Beijing hub after strong 2018
China Southern Airlines says 2018 was a successful year for its hub development in Guangzhou, and it will push to develop a dual-hub strategy with the opening of a second airport in Beijing later this year.
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Jeju Air to roll out streaming IFE across fleet
South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air will deploy the Bluebox Wow wireless in-flight entertainment system across its fleet of Boeing 737-800s in April.
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Kawasaki C-2 to get an electronic warfare variant
Tokyo plans a major investment in electronic warfare (EW) to help counter rising threats in the region.
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Indonesian navy retrieves CVR from crashed Lion Air Max: reports
Indonesia's navy has reportedly retrieved the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 jet that crashed on 29 October 2018.
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Vietnam's Bamboo Airways sets 16 January launch date
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways has set 16 January as its launch date, one week after gaining its air operator's certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), and sticking to its previous announcement of a mid-January launch.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Unhappy new year at Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has been put in the awkward position of having to assure investors and the travelling public that it is not ceasing operations, after being hit by a series of negative news reports.
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PICTURE: Air Premia teases A330neo rendering
South Korean startup carrier Air Premia has released a rendering of an Airbus A330neo in its livery, as it moves closer to firming up its fleet plans.