Asia Pacific – Page 426
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AVALON: Textron sees Asia-Pacific opportunities for Scorpion
Textron AirLand sees opportunities for its developmental Scorpion aircraft in Australia and Southeast Asia.
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AVALON: USMC touts F-35B as ‘killing machine’
The United States Marine Corps says that its three squadrons of Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters are performing well in exercises.
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AVALON: Dassault unveils 3D engineer training tool
Dassault has unveiled a virtual reality tool designed to help train engineers for its Falcon business jet family.
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Indonesian yields under pressure as competition intensifies
Indonesian carriers faced serious yield pressure in 2016 as capacity grew amidst strong competition, and as the country’s economic growth again fell under expectations.
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Air France-KLM agrees partnership for line maintenance in China
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has partnered Beijing General Aviation to set up line maintenance operations in the Chinese capital.
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Mitsubishi still finalising new MRJ production schedule
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation stresses that it has not yet completed its revised production schedule for the MRJ regional jet following the latest design changes that have delayed delivery of the first aircraft to 2020.
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Poor crew decisions and support cited in Air India A320 accident
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has found a number of organisational and human errors contributed to a landing accident involving an Air India Airbus A320 on 5 January 2014.
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AVALON: RAAF chief stresses power of networked capabilities
The chief of the Royal Australian Air Force has laid down a strategy for the next ten years that emphasises networked assets and joint capabilities.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: LCCs ascending in the land of the Rising Sun
Despite a sometimes rocky path, Japan’s low-cost carriers are taking their place in the market, with strong growth prospects ahead.
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SNAPSHOT: Used jet market, 8-22 February
Remarketing older aircraft can be a lengthy process. In September 2016, Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines mandated AMS Aircraft Services and EastMerchant to jointly remarket five Boeing 747s. Part-out firms and African airlines are showing interest in the jets – but talks are still at the early stages, FlightGlobal understands.
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Lucky Air keeps eye on international business
Lucky Air saw strong growth in its international business last year, and expects to keep the momentum going in 2017 as it prepares to launch its first intercontinental service.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA reports mixed performance in 2016 for fixed-wing market
There were mixed fortunes for the business and general aviation market in 2016, with the turboprop sector one of the few bright spots.
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NewsPICTURE: Citilink receives Indonesia’s first A320neo
Citilink has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, making it also the first Indonesian carrier to operate the aircraft.
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PICTURES: Qantas unveils new 787 premium economy seat
Qantas has revealed the new premium economy seat that will be fitted to its Boeing 787-9s, which it says offer more recline and width over its current offering.
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NewsPICTURE: Korean Air takes first 787 ahead of Toronto debut
Korean Air took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 today, with its international debut set for Toronto flights from June.
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ANALYSIS: Downturn in offshore helicopter sector may be bottoming out: Flight Ascend Consultancy
The downturn in the oil and gas sector that has seen deliveries and values of large and medium helicopter types plummet in the past two years may be bottoming out – but any recovery is likely to be at least a year away, believes Flight Ascend Consultancy.
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GMF AeroAsia to build hangar in Batam
GMF AeroAsia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Batam Industrial Development Authority to develop the city’s Hang Nadim International airport for MRO purposes.
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Bids in for China Airlines 747s
Bids have been submitted for five Boeing 747-400s that China Airlines is looking to remarket, FlightGlobal understands.
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First Asia-based TBM 930 enters service
The first Asia-based Daher TBM 930 has entered service with its Thai owner, and former TBM 850 customer, Anutin Charnvirakul.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Ajay Singh breathes new life into SpiceJet
SpiceJet’s chairman and managing director, Ajay Singh, is affectionately known by staff as the company’s saviour, after buying back the airline when it was close to a shut-down in 2014.