Asia Pacific – Page 388
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Air NZ wet-leases Hi Fly aircraft to cover 787 maintenance
Air New Zealand is wet-leasing an Airbus A330 and an A340 from Portuguese carrier Hi Fly to cover a shortfall in capacity caused by unexpected maintenance on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
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HNA Capital’s Bohai stake mostly pledged for loans
HNA Capital has pledged almost all of its 34.6% stake in Avolon’s parent company Bohai Capital to a series of Chinese securities companies, amid the HNA Group’s push for additional liquidity.
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
The festive season, yet again, inspires a little verse. The skies are dark, the snow is deep, it couldn’t be much worse! But no, fear not! ‘Tis end of year, not really end of days – and through the gloom a beacon shines, to guide us through the haze. Red ...
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Malaysia Airlines sees small RASK rise in Q3
Malaysia Airlines disclosed that its RASK rose 2% year-on-year during the quarter ended 30 September, despite strong competition and adverse currency movements.
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Fiji Airways breaks ground on aviation training facility
Fiji Airways has broken ground on a new $45 million aviation training facility that will house two simulators and also provide ab initio training.
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South Korean funds acquire China Airlines 777
South Korean funds have acquired a 2015-vintage Boeing 777-300ER operated by Taiwanese carrier China Airlines, Credit Agricole has disclosed.
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Late autopilot disconnect behind Jet Airways 737 tailstrike
A late transition from autopilot to manual flying caused a Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 to over-pitch and lose airspeed as it came in to land at Kolkata airport, resulting in a tailstrike.
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Air NZ forced to trim schedule due to 787 engine maintenance
Air New Zealand will cancel six international flights and retime others between 7 and 10 December to accommodate urgent maintenance on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
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Singapore studies funding options for Terminal 5
Singapore's transport ministry is evaluating options on funding for the Changi East development, which will include the country's largest terminal.
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Airbus braces for another hectic end to the year
Airbus is set for another busy final month as it ended November with deliveries still short of the 600 mark.
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Singapore air show highlights new exhibitors, conference line-up
Singapore air show organizer Experia has announced a number of new exhibitors for the show’s sixth edition, which will run from 6 to 11 February 2018.
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Fiji Airways to start Tokyo service in July
Fiji Airways will commence a thrice-weekly Nadi-Tokyo Narita service from 3 July 2018.
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MRJ at midpoint of flight test campaign
Mitsubishi Aircraft has reached the halfway mark of its MRJ regional jet's flight test campaign, having clocked more than 1,500 flight hours.
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ICBC Leasing signs for 55 more C919s
ICBC Leasing has committed to another 55 Comac C919 narrowbodies, making it the Chinese manufacturer's largest customer.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Big Data, the big picture
In a recent survey of airlines and aerospace professionals we looked at the role of Big Data within the aviation industry and how airlines can benefit from sharing their aircraft health data with OEMs and MROs.
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HNA's airlines have missed lease payments: Aergo chief
Airlines owned by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group have missed payments on leased aircraft, the chief executive of lessor Aergo Capital has told FlightGlobal.
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Windecker nears start of Chinese Eagle production
Windecker Aircraft is hoping to launch manufacture of a modernised version of the Eagle piston-single in 2018, nearly 40 years after the original programme was cancelled due to a lack of funding.
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ANALYSIS: JAL invests heavily in supersonic Boom
Japan Airlines has agreed to invest $10 million in Colorado-based Boom Supersonic and pre-order up to 20 of the Mach 2.2-capable airliners scheduled to enter service in the mid-2020s.
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JAL aims to go supersonic with investment in Boom Supersonic
Japan Airlines has announced at $10 million investment in Boom Supersonic, and an option to order 20 of the new-generation supersonic jets it plans to develop.
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Malindo Air begins Kuala Lumpur-Phnom Penh service
Malindo Air launched a Kuala Lumpur-Phnom Penh service on 1 December.