Asia Pacific – Page 61
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NewsChina Airlines firms up options for eight more 787s
China Airlines will exercise options to purchase eight more Boeing 787-9 aircraft, adding to an existing order for 16 examples first announced in August 2022 and firmed up a month later.
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NewsInsitu sees market for Integrator VTOL in Asia-Pacific
Insitu, the Boeing-owned developer of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), sees opportunities in the Asia-Pacific for the new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability designed for its Integrator UAV.
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NewsPhilippine Airlines selects nine A350-1000s for long-haul operations
Phillippine Airlines (PAL) has committed to nine A350-1000s that it will use on ultra-long-haul flights to North America and Europe.
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NewsATSB investigates missed approaches at Sunshine Coast, Sydney
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is conducting inquiries into separate incidents at Sunshine Coast Airport and Sydney Airport that caused Boeing 737-800s to make missed approaches.
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NewsIHI aerospace revenue sees strong recovery in FY2022
The Aero engine, Space, and Defense business of Japanese conglomerate IHI saw its FY2022 revenues nearly double on increased demand for aircraft engines and spare parts.
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NewsMalaysia’s MYAirline picks Bangkok as first international point
Malaysian start-up MYAirline will launch twice-daily flights to Bangkok from end-June, marking its foray into international operations more than half a year after it launched.
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Airline BusinessHow Indian airlines are positioned in push for growth
India’s airline market has seen a series of changes over the past year, with new entrants – like Akasa Air – entering the fray, and legacy carriers like Air India going private. More recently, ultra-low-cost carrier Go First suspended operations amid financial strife.
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Airline BusinessIndian market at ‘inflection point’, but can its airlines prosper?
While ambitious start-ups, a reinvigorated flag carrier and the continued growth of IndiGo provide plenty of reason for India’s leaders to believe this could be a turning point for the country’s aviation market, ongoing challenges facing Go First and SpiceJet remind of growing pains ahead
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NewsAir NZ to make multi-billion dollar investments in new jets, refurbishments
Air New Zealand is set to make significant investments in its fleet, capacity and marketing over the next five years, as the airline closes in on pre-pandemic recovery.
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NewsAir NZ to launch bunk-bed concept on New York, Chicago flights
Air New Zealand has unveiled more details about its “game changer” economy class sleep pod product – including price, configuration and which routes it will be deployed on – as it prepares for a 2024 service entry.
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NewsGo First extends grounding as more lessors file aircraft de-registration requests
Troubled Indian low-cost carrier Go First has extended its suspension of flights until 12 May, with lessors also filing further aircraft de-registration requests with the country’s civil aviation regulator.
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NewsEHang eyes 2023 CAAC certification; civilian flights underway
Chinese electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company EHang aims for Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) type certification for its EH216 aircraft this year, as it builds out its early user base.
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NewsMYAirline in APU maintenance pact with Honeywell
Honeywell has secured a contract from Malaysian startup MYAirline to support auxiliary power units (APUs) installed on the carrier’s Airbus A320s.
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NewsSIA Engineering flags slowing recovery despite receding pandemic
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has warned that the pace of recovery in 2023 “is expected to be slower” than the past year, noting that wider economic challenges will have “downstream impact” on MRO providers.
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NewsAir NZ takes last 777 out of storage as demand ‘higher than ever’
Air New Zealand is to return to service the last of seven stored Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, amid indications that “customer demand is higher than ever”.
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NewsUnited vehemently rejects Delta’s request for flexibility on Haneda slots
United Airlines has come out swinging against Delta Air Lines’ request to the US government for “gateway flexibility” for flights to Tokyo Haneda from the USA.
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NewsIndia’s first C295 tactical transport conducts maiden sortie
The first Airbus Defence & Space C295 destined for Indian air force (IAF) service has conducted its maiden sortie in Seville, Spain.
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NewsNascent AAM sector chips away at key challenges
The realisation of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vision faces challenges, but industry players are confident that these can be gradually overcome.
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NewsOver-rotation led to Singapore Airlines 737 tail-strike in Kathmandu
Investigators have found that over-rotation, coupled with tailwinds, caused a Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-800 to suffer a tail-strike while taking off from Kathmandu airport.
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NewsJet Airways relaunch hits snag as CEO-designate bows out
The relaunch of India’s Jet Airways – already delayed because of legal woes – faces further uncertainty after CEO-designate Sanjiv Kapoor resigned from the airline.