All Asia Pacific articles – Page 247
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Airline BusinessAsia-Pacific order book haunts crisis-hit airlines, airframers
As Asia-Pacific airlines go into hibernation during the coronavirus crisis, order backlogs suggest that Airbus and Boeing have 902 aircraft scheduled for delivery into the region by the end of 2021. It is important to note that the figure of 902 commercial jets, which foresees 370 deliveries to the ...
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NewsProduction-representative MQ-9B starts flight tests
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has conducted the first flight of a production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsCitilink swings back to profitability in 2019
Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink posted an operating profit of $67.8 million in 2019, marking a return to profitability for the Garuda Indonesia subsidiary. This is a significant turnaround for the airline, which recorded an operating loss of $54.6 million in 2018, Garuda’s 2019 annual report shows. Revenue for the year ...
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NewsWalter Cho re-elected as Hanjin KAL chairman
Walter Cho was re-elected as the chairman of Hanjin KAL at an annual general meeting held on 27 March. Hanjin KAL, the parent group of Korean Air, is controlled by the Cho family. Walter Cho succeeded his father, the late Cho Yang-ho, as head of Hanjin KAL in 2003. He ...
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NewsGaruda returns to profitability in 2019
Garuda Indonesia posted an operating profit of $147 million for 2019, a turnaround from the $199 million operating loss in 2018. Revenue grew 5.6% to $4.57 billion, driven by a 6.9% increase in passenger revenue. Total costs declined by 4% to $4.4 billion, as the group carrier tightened its belt. ...
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Airline BusinessQantas tests limits of ultra-long-haul service
Project Sunrise could see flights of 19h-plus from New York and London to Sydney - if the aircraft, passengers and crew can take the strain
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NewsSmaller Southeast Asian carriers operate reduced schedules
Smaller Southeast Asian carriers are operating on reduced schedules, alongside significant cuts by the region’s major operators. Vietnam Airlines’ domestic services are largely suspended, for two weeks until 15 April, except for five routes out of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This comes after the government issued a directive ...
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NewsThai Airways to ground most of its fleet, seeks liquidity boost
Thai Airways International will ground 69 of 82 aircraft in its fleet and is looking for ways to boost finances as it battles the coronavirus crisis. The carrier said on 30 March that the figure excludes budget unit Thai Smile, which continues to operate domestic flights. Low-cost rival Thai AirAsia ...
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NewsJin Air uses 777 aircraft for cargo-only flights
South Korea’s Jin Air is the latest to deploy passenger planes on pure cargo operations as the coronavirus crisis wipes out business and leisure travel worldwide. The budget carrier says it will use its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for cargo flights on the Incheon-Taipei route from 30 March to 13 April ...
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NewsUSA approves new IFF, datalink for Korean F-16s
The US government has cleared a potential sale of Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and the Link 16 tactical datalink to South Korea for its Lockheed Martin F-16s. The deal is worth $194 million, and includes a range of services and equipment related to the acquisition, says the ...
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NewsAir NZ braces for $3 billion revenue plummet, starts layoffs
Air New Zealand has detailed how the coronavirus pandemic has all but wiped out its revenue this year and says it will start the process of laying off up to 3,500 workers this week In an email to staff, chief executive Greg Foran says revenue is on track to plummet ...
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NewsAir New Zealand operates first Shanghai cargo flight
Air New Zealand is operating a cargo flight to Shanghai for the first time, as freight operations become “a really important part of what we do in the next quarter”. The carrier will deploy a Boeing 787-9 for the service, which departs Auckland around midnight today, carrying local food exports. ...
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NewsBoeing wins $1.5bn contract for 18 P-8A patrol aircraft for South Korea, New Zealand and US Navy
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion contract for 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsQantas pilots vote in favour of Project Sunrise pay deal
Qantas long-haul pilots have voted in favour of a deal on pay and conditions for Project Sunrise flights. The deal means existing Qantas long-haul pilots will fly Airbus A350s if an order is made for the ultra-long-haul project, Australia’s biggest airline says in a statement. Project Sunrise is the airline’s ...
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Airline BusinessThe decline and fall of India’s Jet Airways
Jet Airways has not flown in India’s skies for a year, but the epic story of India’s worst airline failure continues to resonate. Before its demise in early 2019 the Jet Airways fleet and route network was something to behold. On 30 October 2018, when the BSE Stock Exchange queried ...
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Airline BusinessTough decisions loom for fleets grounded due to coronavirus crisis
With aircraft piling up at Asia-Pacific airports amid the coronavirus crisis, airline engineering teams will play a key role in keeping grounded jets ready for the day when demand for air travel returns. Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Qantas Airways, and Korean Air represent just a handful of carriers that ...
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NewsThai A350 descended below 670ft while still far from Frankfurt runway
German investigators have detailed an approach incident in which a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 descended to less than 670ft above ground while still nearly 6.5nm (12km) from touchdown at Frankfurt Main. The aircraft (HS-THF) had been inbound from Phuket, at night but in good visibility, on 1 January. While descending ...
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NewsAirbus uses A330 tanker to fly coronavirus air bridge
Airbus is deploying additional aircraft including an A330 tanker conversion airframe to provide flight support for medical supplies from China to Europe. The aircraft, an A330-200 (EC-338), has been undergoing conversion as a multi-role tanker transport, for the French Air Force, according to Cirium fleets data. Airbus says the Rolls-Royce ...
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NewsAirAsia and AirAsia X to be grounded from 28 March
Malaysian low-cost carriers AirAsia and AirAsia X will suspend operations from 28 March due to growing border restrictions imposed by various countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. AirAsia will be grounded until 21 April, while long-haul sister carrier AirAsia X is to be grounded until 31 May, says AirAsia Group, which ...