Asia Pacific – Page 447
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FARNBOROUGH: Safran, HAL form engine MRO joint venture
Safran and Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) have formed an MRO joint venture in India to support two types of engines used on HAL-produced helicopters.
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FARNBOROUGH: AirAsia orders 100 A321neos
Budget carrier AirAsia has ordered 100 Airbus A321neos, and will equip the jets with a high-density 240-seat layout.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus predicts surge of Chinese A350s for 2020-25
Airbus is expecting the A350 to form a good part of the Chinese airlines' widebody fleet in the medium term, though the A330 continues to serve as their widebody workhorse for now.
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FARNBOROUGH: Kunming signs MoU covering 10 Max 7s
China's Kunming Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 10 Boeing 737 Max 7s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac eyes ARJ21 production certification this year
Comac is confident it will be able to secure production certification for the ARJ21 in the second half of the year, which will allow it to speed up the assembly of the regional jet.
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FARNBOROUGH: CAE announces C$180 million in simulator deals
CAE has announced a series of contracts valued at C$180 million ($137 million), the majority of which involve airlines in the Asia-Pacific.
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FARNBOROUGH: Jetstar Pacific signs for 10 A320s
Qantas-Vietnam Airlines joint-venture carrier Jetstar Pacific has tentatively committed to another 10 Airbus A320s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockton signs for 10 MRJ90s
Mitsubishi Aircraft has attracted its first European customer with Swedish lessor Rockton's signing of a letter of intent that covers a firm order for 10 MRJ90s plus options on an additional 10.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac wins deals for 90 ARJ21s
Comac has disclosed commitments for 90 ARJ21 regional jets from two Chinese lessors, with both deals targeted at putting the Chinese aircraft with foreign customers.
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FARNBOROUGH: Standard Chartered orders 10 737-800s
Standard Chartered Bank has placed an order for 10 Boeing 737-800s.
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ANALYSIS: Early A350 deployment reflects mature operation
Airbus is showcasing its latest widebody, the A350, again at Farnborough this year and is progressively building the big twinjet’s in-service experience.
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FARNBOROUGH: Xiamen signs for up to 30 737 Max 200s
Xiamen Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for up to 30 Boeing 737 Max 200s for its low-cost operations.
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O'Leary and Tyler take top honours at Airline Strategy Awards
Top honours at The Airline Strategy Awards on the eve of Farnborough air show went to the chief executive of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, and the outgoing director general and chief executive of IATA, Tony Tyler.
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FARNBOROUGH: An exciting new chapter for the regional jet market
It has been a pivotal 12 months for the new wave of sub-100-seat jets. Two types powered by Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan PW1000G family – the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Embraer E2 – have embarked on flight test campaigns. In the last few weeks, Embraer’s successor to the ...
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H225 crisis grounds South Korea’s Surion
South Korea has grounded its fleet of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion utility helicopters, pending the replacement of gearboxes.
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PICTURES: China inducts Y-20 strategic transport
The Chinese air force has officially inducted the Xian Y-20 strategic transport.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus battles to get A400M back on track
Airbus’s military transport aircraft unit will arrive at the Farnborough air show amid an unwelcome gearbox crisis linked to its poster-child A400M – a model for which adding promised tactical capabilities was already proving harder than expected.
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New Delhi issues tri-service MALE UAV requirement
India’s ministry of defence (MOD) has issued a combined tri-service requirement for the acquisition of up to 150, medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAVs.
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FARNBOROUGH: ANA 787-9 to appear in flying display
An All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787-9 aircraft will appear in the flying display at the Farnborough air show, the first time a Japanese carrier has made a flight demonstration at the show.
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SIA plans Asiana codeshare on US service
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to display Asiana Airlines' code on existing and future service between Singapore and the USA.