Asia Pacific – Page 347
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Air China picks LHT and local partner for A350 component support
China Aviation Supplies (CASC) and Lufthansa Technik have been jointly engaged to provide component maintenance for Air China's Airbus A350 fleet.
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Tokyo Century and ANA to buy out BoA stake in GA Telesis
Tokyo Century and All Nippon Airways Trading have agreed to purchase a 39% stake in US aftermarket services provider GA Telesis from a Bank of America subsidiary.
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FTC-2000G conducts maiden flight
The AVIC FTC-2000G has conducted its maiden flight from Anshun Airport in the city of Guizhou.
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Indonesia's Palu airport resumes limited operations
Indonesia's Mutiara Sis Al Jufri airport in Palu resumed limited operations on 30 September, after the town and its surrounding regions suffered from an earthquake and tsunami on 28 September.
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Air Niugini admits passenger missing after 737 splashdown
Pacific carrier Air Niugini has disclosed that it is searching for a missing passenger following the crash of a Boeing 737-800 as it attempted to land at Chuuk in Micronesia.
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OpinionOPINION: Lack of women pilots exposes industry failing
When Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker earlier this year made his ill-chosen, off-the-cuff remarks about the inability of women to run airlines, he did the industry a favour in that his comment highlighted – albeit rather uncomfortably – a huge gender gap that extends from the boardroom to the ...
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PICTURE: Air Niugini 737 submerged in sea after Chuuk undershoot
An Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 attempting to land at Chuuk International airport in Micronesia has overshot the runway and landed in an adjacent lagoon.
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Air India A320 floated before Jammu overrun
Indian investigators have determined that an Air India Airbus A320 conducted a destabilised approach to Jammu and landed a third of the way down runway 36 before overrunning.
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IAI Bedek to service HNA Group's V2500 engines
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek Aviation Group has been contracted to provide MRO support for IAE V2500 powerplants operated by China's HNA Group and its airline subsidiaries.
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Malaysia Airlines' 787 agreement lapses
Malaysia Airlines has disclosed that a tentative agreement with Boeing to order eight 787-9s, has lapsed.
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Qantas picks Wellcamp airport for first pilot training campus
Qantas will open the first campus of its pilot academy at Toowoomba’s Wellcamp airport in mid-2019.
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Cathay Pacific 'pleased' with A350-1000 performance
Cathay Pacific Airways is "pleased" with the performance of the Airbus A350-1000 during its first three months in service, says chief executive Rupert Hogg.
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JAL expands Alaska codeshare with new Seattle route
Japan Airlines will return to Seattle in 2019 under an expanded codeshare with Alaska Airlines.
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Philippine coast guard orders single H145
The Philippines coast guard has ordered a single Airbus Helicopters H145, which will function in the search and rescue (SAR) and law enforcement missions.
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VIDEO: Air NZ first A321neo to enter service mid-November
Air New Zealand’s first Airbus A321neo will enter service in mid-November, flying on transtasman and Pacific islands routes.
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SpiceJet starting new services out of Amritsar
SpiceJet will launch daily Amritsar-Bangkok and Amritsar-Goa services on 6 November.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: SIA’s A350 makes US power play
Singapore Airlines' resumption of nonstop services to Newark and Los Angeles represents a major bet on premium traffic and will shake up rivals such as Cathay Pacific and United Airlines.
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Cathay Pacific plans to grow new US services
Cathay Pacific will grow its new routes to Seattle Tacoma and Washington Dulles before adding any new US markets, says chief executive Rupert Hogg.
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USA approves support package for Taiwan air force
The USA has approved the sale of $330 million in spare parts for several aircraft types operated by Taiwan.
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INTERVIEW: GAMECO eyes great leap forward
As one of the largest MRO companies in China, Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) says it remains focused on its core business of airframe and component maintenance and will not embark on any “adventures”.