Asia Pacific – Page 540
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 777X closes on A350-1000 order tally in Asia-Pacific
If All Nippon Airways firms up today’s order for 20 Boeing 777-9X aircraft, it will put the new Boeing type in striking distance of surpassing the Airbus A350-1000’s Asia Pacific order book.
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NewsMH370 search: Thai satellite detects scattered objects
Thailand’s science ministry has released new images of the search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, apparently showing a large number of scattered objects.
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NewsJapan Transocean Air to order 12 737-800s
Japan Airlines Group subsidiary Japan Transocean Air will order 12 Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsANA to order 70 777s, 787s and A320neos
All Nippon Airways’ board has approved a $16.6 billion fleet renewal programme that will see it order a total of 70 new Boeing 777s, 787s and Airbus A320neos.
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NewsChina Aviation Supplies orders 70 Airbus aircraft
China Aviation Supplies has placed a firm order for 43 Airbus A320s and 27 A330s during a state visit by China’s president Xi Jinping to France.
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NewsMH370 search: Satellites find field of over 100 items
Satellites monitoring the southern Indian Ocean for debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have located an area containing more than 100 objects.
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NewsAir safety experts question MH370’s impact on data connectivity
Aviation safety experts are dubious that the MH370 tragedy will spark urgent action to improve the data connectivity of airliners.
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Air India seeks A320 simulator
Air India has issued a tender seeking for the supply and installation of an Airbus A320 full flight simulator at its training centre in Hyderabad.
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NewsChinese ship joins MH370 search
Chinese polar supply ship Xue Long has joined the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in the southern Indian Ocean.
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NewsMH370 loss coincides with drive to improve locators
As the search for flight MH370 persists, Europe’s aviation safety authority has, ironically, been assessing the costs of reinforcing the underwater locator features on aircraft and their flight recorders.
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NewsMH370: Doppler-shift analysis ruled out northern track
Investigators compared subtle changes in electromagnetic signal frequency, caused by the Doppler effect, to conclude that Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777-200ER routed south after contact was lost on 8 March.
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NewsLion Air 737 bounced five times in landing accident: NTSC
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER suffered significant damage as a result of a botched landing at Surabaya’s Juanda airport on 1 February, where the aircraft bounced five times before coming to a stop.
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Hainan Airlines plans Beijing-Nanchang service
Hainan Airlines plans to start a daily Beijing-Nanchang service on 4 April.
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NewsMAS braces for long, complex investigation into MH370
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is bracing for a long and complex investigation into the disappearance of flight MH370 on 8 March.
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NewsPICTURES: V Air bares brand, names chief executive
New Taiwanese low-cost carrier V Air has revealed its brand and named its chief executive at an event held on 24 March.
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NewsBad weather suspends MH370 search
Rain and high seas in the southern Indian have forced a temporary cessation of search operations for a lost Malaysia Airlines 777-200ER.
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L-3 Link adds ATR 72-600 simulator in Bangkok
L-3 Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) will add an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator at its training centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
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MH370's fate uncertain despite oceanic crash conclusion
While search personnel have yet to recover any physical evidence from Malaysia Airlines' missing Boeing 777-200ER, the airline has acknowledged that the aircraft and all on board are probably lost.
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NewsMH370's flight ended in southern Indian Ocean: PM
Refined satellite data has led investigators to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was lost over the southern Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Australia.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: MH370’s potential repercussions
The worrying disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 looks likely to have wide-reaching consequences for the industry. But what can be done to prevent such a terrible event recurring?