All Asia Pacific articles – Page 172
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NewsAir New Zealand explores commercial SAF production
The New Zealand government and Air New Zealand have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the feasibility of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
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NewsHAL’s civil Do-228 wins Alliance Air lease deal
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has entered the commercial air traffic with a deal that will see Alliance Air lease a pair of Do-228s for use on regional routes.
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NewsAir Macau signs pilot training agreement with CAAC
Air Macau will for the first time send pilots to the Chinese mainland for training, after it inked a training agreement with Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC).
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NewsQantas Group shifts domestic plans as it eyes border reopenings
Australia’s Qantas Group has made adjustments to its schedule as it eyes the opening up of state borders, and remains optimistic about an 18 December restart for international travel.
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NewsAirAsia upbeat on market recovery prospects
AirAsia is confident of a strong recovery in air travel to all the key domestic destinations and that international flights will resume in the near future, with stringent health and safety protocols in place.
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NewsNew Delhi formalises long-awaited C295 buy: Airbus
New Delhi has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus Defence & Space C295 tactical transports, following the Cabinet Committee on Security’s blessing of the deal on 9 September.
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NewsSIA Engineering extends Hawaiian Airlines A330 MRO support
SIA Engineering has expanded an airframe maintenance service contract with Hawaiian Airlines for its fleet of Airbus A330-200s.
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AnalysisMA700 faces bleak future after Ottawa denies export permit for engines
The AVIC Xian Aircraft MA700 turboprop faces an uncertain future owing to issues with the export permits related to the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150C engine.
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NewsScoot first officer Nicole Chee’s winding path to a 787 cockpit
Scoot first officer Nicole Chee always had a passion for aviation, but it was only the disappearance of a single word from a job advertisement that opened the path to the right-hand seat of a Boeing 787.
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Airline BusinessUS airlines recruit to beat pilot ‘re-shortage’
A year and a half after Covid-19 wiped out the pilot shortage, the industry is once again wondering where it will find the flight crew to accommodate the rapid, uneven rebound to pre-pandemic levels and beyond.
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NewsBoeing keeps faith in China market, forecasts 8,700 new aircraft by 2040
Boeing forecasts that Chinese carriers will need 8,700 new aircraft — valued at nearly $1.5 trillion — over the next two decades, with more than two-thirds supporting market growth, rather than fleet replacement.
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NewsVolocopter lands order for 150 eVTOLs from China joint venture
German urban air mobility company Volocopter has secured commitments for 150 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from its joint venture in China, marking its first major order from the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsPAL files petition for local recognition of Chapter 11 rulings
Philippine Airlines has filed a petition with a local court to “recognise formally” the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process currently being heard in New York.
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NewsAustralia’s Cobham Aviation extends E-jet pool programme agreement
Cobham Aviation Services has extended its pool programme agreement with Embraer for its three E190s.
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NewsBoeing taps Toowoomba for Airpower Teaming System production
Boeing has selected the Australian town of Toowoomba as the preferred site for its first aircraft assembly factory outside North America.
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NewsBamboo Airways signs $2 billion GEnx engine deal
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has selected GE Aviation’s GEnx engines to power its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, in a contract valued at close to $2 billion.
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NewsSingapore to press on with border reopening in ‘coming weeks and months’: Minister
Singapore is “actively working” with a number of countries on establishing quarantine-free travel lanes, and expects to further open up its borders “in the coming weeks and months”.
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NewsIndia’s Dynamatic secures workshare on F-15EX
Indian firm Dynamatic Technologies has secured a contract from Boeing to produce aerostructures for the F-15EX fighter.
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NewsAir China picks Recaro for A350 business class seats
Air China has ordered 10 shipsets of Recaro Aircraft Seating’s new CL6720 business class seat, becoming the launch customer of the new seat.
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NewsCathay Pacific sets SAF usage target by 2030
Cathay Pacific aims to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10% of its total fuel consumption by 2030, as part of what it calls a “multi-pronged approach” towards decarbonising operations.