Asia Pacific – Page 483
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PARIS: Cobham extends General Atomics support partnership
Cobham Aviation Services and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have renewed their teaming agreement covering support for the Predator B and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the Royal Air Force.
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NewsPARIS: Undisclosed Asian airline signs MOU for 60 A320neos
An unnamed Asian carrier has inked a memorandum of understanding for 60 Airbus A320neos.
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NewsPARIS: VietJet Air signs for six more A321s
Vietnam's VietJet Air has signed a firm order for another six Airbus A321s, adding to its fleet of A320 family narrowbodies.
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NewsPARIS: AirAsia's Fernandes opts for frugality
AirAsia group chief executive Tony Fernandes managed to escape the Paris air show with most of his money still in his pocket after a visit yesterday.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Thales eyes further military market growth
At the end of March, Thales announced that it had achieved a 36% increase in order intake performance compared to the previous year, an achievement that it credits largely to military aerospace sales in emerging markets.
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RAAF KC-30A uses boom to refuel Wedgetail
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has conducted trial refuelings using the boom of a Airbus Military KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).
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NewsPARIS: Piaggio sells Avanti Evo to Malaysia's Rozmey Air
Piaggio Aerospace has made its second sale of an Avanti Evo to the Malaysian market in less than three months.
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Air NZ to extend premium economy to regional destinations
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has opened up bookings of premium economy class to regional destinations, with travel to commence from 25 October.
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ST Aero secures component support deal from Flybe
ST Aerospace has secured a seven-year deal to provide aircraft component support for British carrier Flybe, valued at $100 million.
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Hong Kong Airlines, Garuda launch codeshare
Hong Kong Airlines and Garuda Indonesia have signed a codesharing agreement, which took effect on 15 June.
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PARIS: Sukhoi banks on Russian-Chinese lessor for Superjet sales
Signing of a shareholder agreement to set up a new China-based lessor for Sukhoi Superjet 100s is scheduled for Moscow's MAKS air show in August, the Russian airframer has disclosed.
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PARIS: Korean follows A321neo deal by signing for 30 Max jets
Korean Air intends to purchase 30 Boeing 737 Max jets and has taken options on an additional 20, the manufacturer confirms.
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NewsPARIS: KAI FA-50 makes progress as T-X beckons
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) says its FA-50 light fighter aircraft should obtain final operational clearance in the South Korean air force in late 2016.
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NewsPARIS: Korean tentatively agrees to take 30 A321neos
Korean Air is set to join the Airbus A320 customer list after signing a memorandum of understanding that covers up to 50 A321neos, including 20 options.
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NewsPARIS: Kellstrom to assist with C-130 transfers to Indonesia
Kellstrom Defense Aerospace has been selected by Airbus Group Asia Pacific to assist with the transition of five Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force to Indonesia.
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NewsPARIS: Air Astana takes long-range A321neo to replace 757s
Kazakhstan's Air Astana is the first to secure a lease of the long-range version of the Airbus A321neo.
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NewsPARIS: Chinese medevac operator, 999, selects Falcon 2000LX for fixed wing missions
Chinese medical evacuation provider, Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center (999) has selected Dassault's Falcon 2000LX for air ambulance operations. When the large cabin business jet and former demonstrator enters service in September, it will be the first fixed-wing aircraft in China equipped to perform air ambulance missions.
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PARIS: Air France-KLM's MRO unit gains another 787 customer
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has won component support contracts from Vietnam Airlines for Boeing 787s and from Gulf Air for the Bahraini carrier's Airbus fleet.
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NewsPARIS: Chinese lessor Minsheng signs for 30 737s
China's Minsheng Financial Leasing has signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase 30 Boeing 737s, a mix of 737NGs and 737 Max jets.
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NewsPARIS: Ruili commits to 30 737 Max jets
Ruili Airlines has committed to purchase 30 Boeing 737 Max jets with financial support from AVIC International Leasing, the airframer confirms.