Asia Pacific – Page 398

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Seoul to add more T-50s to meet training requirements

2017-09-27T06:43:47Z

Seoul plans to obtained additional Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 advanced jet trainers to support its future fleet of advanced fighter aircraft.
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Tru qualifies first China 737 Max full-flight simulator

2017-09-27T02:55:57Z

Tru Simulation and Training has completed a Level C qualification of the Boeing 737 Max full flight training simulator (FFS) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, which is installed at Boeing's Shanghai campus.
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Lion Air Group moves all 737 Max jet to Indonesian unit

2017-09-26T08:33:58Z

Malindo Air will transfer its Boeing 737 Max aircraft to Indonesia's Lion Air after four months of service.
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ROUTES: Tourism Australia to target new US, Asia links

2017-09-26T08:22:21Z

Government body Tourism Australia is looking to boost air links from the United States and Asia to build further on the strong momentum from those markets.
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SIA 777-300ER becomes Asia's first GX-equipped aircraft

2017-09-26T03:26:23Z

SITAOnAIR has equipped a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with GX Aviation's high-speed broadband connectivity.
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Fuel crisis easing at Auckland airport

2017-09-26T02:44:28Z

Airlines are now able to uplift 80% of their usual jet fuel allocations at Auckland airport, with signs that the crisis caused by the severing of a fuel pipeline is starting to ease.
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ROUTES: Malaysia Airports to enter expansion, upgrading phase

2017-09-25T16:13:09Z

Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) will embark on an initiative to expand and upgrade its key airports at home, as it looks to capitalise on the growing tourist boom in Southeast Asia.
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ROUTES: Hong Kong Airlines to boost long-haul presence

2017-09-25T15:17:35Z

Hong Kong Airlines' focus for the near future is to build up its long-haul network by taking advantage of its low CASK.
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ROUTES: Dublin aims to build on Asian breakthrough

2017-09-25T13:49:53Z

While much of the new long-haul activity at Dublin airport has focused on North America, perhaps its most striking recent route announcement is the landing of its first direct Asian service when Cathay Pacific begins Hong Kong flights next summer.
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ROUTES: VietJet details long-haul plans

2017-09-25T09:19:05Z

VietJet Air is mulling the establishment of long-haul operations as part of its next growth phase.
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Malaysia Airlines keeps widebody options open

2017-09-25T08:45:56Z

Malaysia Airlines has stressed that its options are open vis-à-vis its future widebody fleet.
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Former KAI boss arrested as fraud probe continues

2017-09-25T06:52:13Z

A fraud probe into Korea Aerospace Industries has continued, with South Korean authorities placing the company's former chief executive under arrest.
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KLM 777 drops metal panel after taking off from Osaka

2017-09-25T04:53:41Z

Japanese authorities are investigating an incident in which a "piece of fairing" fell from a KLM Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, damaging a car on the ground below.
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ROUTES: Indian airports set for $30bn upgrade programme

2017-09-24T15:16:29Z

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) says it will invest around $30 billion over the next five years till 2022 to develop its airports.
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ROUTES: Chongqing bids to capitalise on China's low-cost boom

2017-09-24T11:23:25Z

Chongqing Jiangbei International airport is seeking to take advantage of the low-cost travel boom in China, and is mulling setting up a dedicated low-cost terminal in the future.
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ROUTES: Lucky Air to launch Helsinki and St Petersburg flights

2017-09-24T11:12:57Z

Chinese low-cost carrier Lucky Air plans to add new European long-haul services to St Petersburg and Helsinki, the next stage in its development after making its intercontinental bow this summer.
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Boeing expects strong demand from Southeast Asia to continue

2017-09-22T05:41:42Z

Boeing forecasts Southeast Asia's demand for passenger aircraft to reach 4,210 units over the next 20 years, with a value of $650 billion.
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Airbus foresees more China A330 orders

2017-09-21T05:11:23Z

Airbus expects Chinese carriers to place orders for more A330 aircraft as a result of domestic capacity upgauging, says its chief operating officer and president of commercial aircraft Fabrice Bregier.
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JAL identified as customer for four 787-8s

2017-09-21T02:14:57Z

Japan Airlines has been identified as the customer for four Boeing 787-8s that were previously attributed to an unidentified customer.
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PICTURE: First Qantas 787-9 breaks cover

2017-09-21T02:13:13Z

Qantas’s first Boeing 787-9 has emerged from the manufacturer’s paint shop, resplendent in the carrier’s new ‘Silveroo’ livery.