All Asia Pacific articles – Page 234
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NewsQantas to retire 747s immediately, axe 6,000 staff in three-year recovery plan
The Qantas Group will be retiring its fleet of six Boeing 747s immediately — six months ahead of schedule — and ground 100 aircraft for up to a year, as part of cost saving measures that will also see about 20% of its employees axed. Taken together, Qantas says the ...
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NewsQantas Group plans A$1.9 billion equity raise
Qantas Group will raise up to A$1.9 billion ($1.3 billion) in equity capital to strengthen its balance sheet, as part of a three-year plan to accelerate its recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. This encompasses A$1.36 billion from a fully underwritten institutional placement, and up to A$500 million from a non-underwritten ...
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NewsKorean carrier Hi Air buys two second-hand ATRs for growth
Korean start-up Hi Air has purchased two ATR 72-500s from the turboprop manufacturer.
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NewsPIA A320 crew lowered, then raised, undercarriage before gear-up touchdown
Investigators have revealed that the crew of a crashed Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 did attempt to lower the landing-gear during their first approach to Karachi, but raised the gear lever again during the descent. The Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan confirms that the A320 touched down on Karachi’s runway ...
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NewsTokyo edges toward Future Fighter framework
Tokyo could be close to making some partnership decisions in its long-running effort to develop an indigenous replacement for the Mitsubishi F-2.
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NewsNokScoot cuts staff and returns aircraft to rationalise ops
NokScoot is making an unspecified number of staff redundant, and returning three aircraft by month-end, as part of a rationalisation of its business amid the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Following a review of our operations, NokScoot has taken steps to rationalise our business to cope with the huge impact ...
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NewsJapanese police agency orders one H225, four H135s
Airbus Helicopters has secured an order for five new rotorcraft from Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA). The order comprises a single H225 heavy-twin and four H135 light-twins, says the manufacturer. Source: Airbus Helicopters The Airbus Helicopters H225 This will add to the 22 Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft already ...
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In depthJGSDF beefs up rotorcraft to address tougher neighbourhood
Amid an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment in North Asia, the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) is upgrading its rotorcraft capabilities to better deal with littoral missions.
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NewsCanberra kicks off search for new advanced jet trainer
Canberra has commenced the search for a new advanced jet trainer to replace BAE Systems Hawk 127s operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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NewsAirAsia chief Fernandes mulls pulling out of India JV: report
AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes has hinted at a possible exit from its Indian joint venture, to focus on the Southeast Asian side of business. Fernandes was quoted in Indian media reports as saying that the group would “never say that we would never exit India”. He was speaking ...
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NewsEU-Japan pact enables mutual certification recognition
Japanese and European representatives have reached a bilateral agreement on civil aviation safety, through which each side will recognise and accept the other’s regulatory approvals. The agreement will enable reciprocal acceptance of certificates and findings of compliance by either side’s approval organisations and competent authorities. Its primary objective is to ...
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NewsAirlines benefit from Hong Kong wage subsidy scheme
Several airlines are to receive wage subsidies from the Hong Kong government, though the city’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways is not among the first tranche of companies to be approved for the scheme. Taipei Taoyuan-based China Airlines, with a “committed headcount under payroll” of 222 in Hong Kong, has ...
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NewsDelta resumes flights to China this week
Delta Air Lines will resume flights between the US and China, the first US carrier to do so since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as travel restrictions and regulatory sparring between the two countries’ aviation authorities ease.
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NewsIndia sets two conditions for resumption of international flights
India will restart international flights only once its domestic traffic reaches 50-60% of pre-Covid-19 levels, and that other countries loosen travel restrictions, India’s civil aviation minister has said. “We can start regular international flights when our domestic traffic reaches about 50-60%, [and] other countries open up to international traffic without ...
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NewsAvation remarkets five aircraft from Virgin Australia
Singapore-based lessor Avation plans to remove two jets and three turboprops from its biggest customer Virgin Australia after finding new homes for the aircraft. Avation has entered into agreements to lease two of the former Virgin Australia ATR 72-500s to an undisclosed commercial airline in Australia until the end of ...
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Airline BusinessAsia airline task forces grapple with new realities
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific have convened high-level task forces to deal with the coronavirus crisis and the changes necessary for a resumption of air travel. While air travel has resumed in several of Asia-Pacific’s domestic markets — namely Australia, South Korea, China, Vietnam, India, and Indonesia — regional and international ...
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NewsAirAsia chief Fernandes sees ‘robust’ rebound in demand
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes has highlighted “encouraging” forward bookings and sales as the low-cost carrier seeks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. “There was a point where you couldn’t see where the light was going to come from,” Fernandes acknowledged during an 18 June webinar organised ...
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NewsHong Kong Airlines hopes for government support amid Covid-19
Hong Kong Airlines hopes that the city’s government can also provide it with backing amid the coronavirus pandemic after extending HK$27.3 billion ($3.52 billion) in support to flag carrier Cathay Pacific.
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Airline BusinessIndiGo gains momentum with India domestic opening
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is steadily building back its passenger business after nearly two months on the ground amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAustralia commits to third MQ-4C Triton
Canberra has committed to obtaining its third Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system. “Once in service, this capability will significantly enhance our ability to persistently patrol Australia’s maritime approaches from the North, in the South West Pacific and down to Antarctica,” says defence minister Linda Reynolds. “The fleet is ...