Asia Pacific – Page 408
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PICTURE: Indonesia's Nam Air takes first ATR 72-600
Indonesian carrier Nam Air has received its first ATR 72-600 aircraft on 3 July.
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Canberra to upgrade E-7A mission systems
Australia's Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) fleet is to receive a mission systems upgrade.
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PICTURE: Lion Air receives first Boeing 737 Max 8
Indonesia's Lion Air has received its first Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Xiamen Airlines launches Xiamen-Los Angeles service
Xiamen Airlines launched a thrice-weekly Xiamen-Los Angeles service on 27 June.
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NewsPilatus delivers 1,500th PC-12 to Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service
Pilatus has delivered its 1,500th PC-12, around 23 years after the first example of the single-engined turboprop entered service.
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AirAsia X A330 diverted after suspected birdstrike
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an engine malfunction involving AirAsia X Airbus A330-300, near Gold Coast, Queensland on 3 July 2017.
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Comac to get ARJ21 production certificate this week
Comac is close to securing the production certificate for its ARJ21 regional jet, sources say.
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Lion Air and Wings Air launch 10 new services
Lion Air and Wings Air launched 10 new domestic services from 1 July.
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Tianjin Airlines plans expansion from Chongqing
Tianjin Airlines has set up a new base at Chongqing, with plans to launch more services out of the city.
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NewsIndiGo keen to acquire Air India
The parent company of India's largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo, has formally expressed an interest in taking a stake in Air India.
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BOC Aviation orders four 787-9s for lease to Air Europa
BOC Aviation has placed an order for four Boeing 787-9s and will be leased to Spanish carrier Air Europa.
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Qantas 747 flew with landing gear door down after birdstrike
A birdstrike as it was departing San Francisco saw a Qantas operated Boeing 747-400ER continue its flight to Sydney with one of its left main landing gear door down, causing abnormal vibrations during the flight.
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ARJ21 marks first year of commercial operations
The Comac ARJ21 regional jet has completed a year of commercial operations, however the manufacturer has still yet to receive a production certificate for the aircraft.
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AirAsia X incident had 'engine-related cause': Rolls-Royce
Preliminary inquiries into an AirAsia X Airbus A330 incident on 25 June have confirmed a cause relating to its Rolls-Royce Trent 700 powerplants.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta and Korean Air plan 'backbone' joint venture
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have finally tied the knot, with their respective chiefs signing a long-expected joint venture agreement in Los Angeles on 23 June.
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AirAsia new A320 order to support short-term expansion
AirAsia has detailed delivery plans for its newly ordered batch of 14 Airbus ceo aircraft, at the recent Paris Air Show.
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ANALYSIS: How lessors generated half the order activity at Paris
With many of their announcements lining up on the first day, it initially appeared that lessors would generate more order commitments than airlines at the Paris air show, particularly for the newly launched 737 Max 10. But large deals involving SpiceJet, Lion Air and United Airlines started to tip the ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who ordered what at the Paris air show
Commitments announced during this year's Paris air show covered 1,051 order deals and options/purchase rights on 175 more. That takes total order commitments announced during the show to 1,226.
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Opinion
OPINION: Surprising spate of Paris orders gives hope for the market
Despite worries about a quiet air show and ongoing challenges for the airframers, a spate of orders, including for the 737 Max 10, suggests that there is still plenty of life in the market
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AirAsia X A330 returns to Perth after apparent engine failure
An AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 was forced to return to Perth around one hour into a flight to Kuala Lumpur on 25 June after what appears to have been a major engine failure.