Asia Pacific – Page 376
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Hainan Airlines to take over HNA stakes in seven businesses
Hainan Airlines will take over the HNA Group’s stakes in two domestic airlines, MRO providers SR Technics and HNA Aviation Technology, and three other businesses as part of the distressed group’s ongoing asset re-organisation.
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Pratt upbeat about PW1100G performance data
Pratt & Whitney does not foresee any new issues to the PW1100G geared turbofan engine and is confident of future orders for the powerplant.
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India to require 1,750 new aircraft over next 20 years: Airbus
Airbus is forecasting that India will need 1,750 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2038 to keep pace with growth in demand.
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Minor investor to pump up to CNY450m into Urumqi Airlines
Urumqi Urban Construction and Investment has signed a framework agreement with Hainan Airlines to inject additional equity into Urumqi Airlines.
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Asiana conversion erases last A350-800 order
Airbus has eliminated the A350-800 order backlog after the final customer, Korean carrier Asiana Airlines, migrated its agreement for eight of the twinjets.
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Singapore defends move to raise charges at Changi
Singapore’s transport ministry has defended Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) move to raise aeronautical charges for its expansion, explaining that the Changi East project is “akin to constructing a second airport”.
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Vistara set to place new aircraft orders this year
Vistara will place orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft by the end of 2018 as it plots a new aggressive growth phase.
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Chinese airports see strong growth in passenger numbers
Chinese airports saw strong growth last year, handling a combined 1.15 billion passengers, up 12.9% from 2016.
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U.S. Navy vexed by lack of access to F-35 logistics coding
The U.S. Navy remains frustrated by its inability to connect the F-35’s logistics software with the other logistics software programs it uses.
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SNAPSHOT: More than 1,700 airliners delivered in 2017
Almost $110 billion of airliners were delivered in 2017, Flight Fleets Analyzer data shows based on Ascend’s 2017 Full-Life Base Values.
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Turbine blade corrosion caused Jet ATR engine fire
Investigations into an engine fire on a Jet Airways ATR 72-500 have been traced back to undetected corrosion of a power turbine blade in the aircraft's right-side Pratt & Whitney PW127M engine.
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PICTURE: Cathay's first A350-1000 rolls out of paint shop
Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-1000 has rolled out of the paint shop in Toulouse.
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Vietnam's FLC Group in tentative deal for 24 A321neos
Vietnam's FLC Group and Airbus have signed memorandum of understanding for 24 A321neos.
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JAT to take control of Haneda international terminal operator
Japan Airport Terminal will take a controlling stake in the consortium that operates the international terminal at Tokyo Haneda International airport in late April.
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NewsDaher launches TBM sales and marketing drive in India
Daher has appointed its first sales representative in India, as part of a drive to build a fleet of TBM 910/930 single-engined turboprops across the vast country.
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Cebu Pacific still optimistic on long-haul
Cebu Pacific Air is still optimistic on long-haul low-cost and confident that the model can work on certain routes, despite pulling out of three long-haul routes last year.
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Raising charges will threaten Changi's hub status: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is warning that Singapore Changi Airport's status as a premier hub could be affected in the near future as the airport prepares to increase its aeronautical fees.
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CAAC bars eight carriers from adding flights into China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has barred eight carriers from adding scheduled services, charters and making new route applications into China for the next few months.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Surging economies lifting air cargo demand
Of all the signs that the global economy is recovering after a prolonged post-crisis slump – rising employment, rising business confidence and even inflation – one sure indicator of better times can be found in air freight. Indeed, 2017 was an exceptional year for air freight demand, with industry-wide freight ...
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Tata, Boeing inaugurate Hyderabad AH-64 fuselage line
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Boeing have inaugurated an assembly line in Hyderabad that will be the exclusive source of future AH-64 Apache fuselages.