All Asia Pacific articles – Page 269
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Airline Business
K-pop safety video signals change at Korean Air
Korean Air is showing off some new K-pop moves in its new safety video and wants its customers to sit up and pay attention.
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Intercepted calls indicate high-level Russian ties in MH17
Investigators pursuing the criminal prosecution of individuals over the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have revealed evidence of close links between high-ranking Russian officials and the leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine.
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Cathay Pacific defers Airbus deliveries amid capacity cuts
Cathay Pacific is delaying the delivery of four Airbus A320neo family aircraft originally set to join its subsidiaries HK Express and Cathay Dragon next year as it struggles with weakening demand amid continued unrest in the territory.
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Qantas to test London-Sydney non-stop
Qantas will operate its second of three ultra-long-haul test flights under Project Sunrise, this time from London to Sydney, a month after it completed its first research flight from New York to Sydney.
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AviaAM leases second-hand A321s to Bamboo Airways
AviaAM Leasing has leased three second-hand Airbus A321s to Bamboo Airways for eight years.
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GA Telesis leases first landing gear set to GAMECO
GA Telesis’ component services group has delivered the first set of landing gear from its recently-established gear leasing pool.
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Airline Business
Smaller Indonesian carriers grow as majors shrink
Major carriers Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air have been cutting capacity in the Indonesian market since late 2018, but smaller operators have ramped up to fill the gap.
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Hawaiian-JAL JV expands scope to include Russia and India
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Air Lines have expanded the geographic scope of their proposed joint venture to include numerous additional connections across Asia and the Pacific beyond direct Japan-Hawaii flights, as well as current and future service to India and Russia, in an attempt to show additional public benefits of ...
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Cathay trims year-end capacity over Hong Kong pressure
Cathay Pacific's traffic figures for October continued their downward trend for the fourth straight month, as the carrier flagged "significant pressure" on its overall passenger yield.
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China Airlines' third-quarter profit slips 23%
China Airlines’ third quarter operating profit slipped 22.9% to NT$1.46 billion ($47.9 million), compared to NT$1.9 billion last year.
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EVA Air's third-quarter profit down 35%
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air saw its third quarter operating profit for the year flatlining at NT$3 billion ($ million).
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MHIAEL ships first Japan-made PW1200G engine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) engines unit has completed the first domestically-assembled Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1200G engine.
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Tokyo orders additional JSMs for F-35s
Tokyo has placed a follow-on order with Norwegian firm Kongsberg for Joint Strike Missiles to equip its Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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Hawaiian responds to US DOT for JAL joint venture
Hawaiian Airlines has submitted further detailed information to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in support of its proposed joint venture with Japan Air Lines, as it strives to gain antitrust immunity for the transpacific alliance.
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Wrong speed, wind change caused ATR bad landing
An incorrect landing speed coupled with a sudden change in wind direction caused the hard landing of a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600, causing substantial aircraft damage, say investigators in a final report on the incident.
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Singapore pays tribute to retired KC-135R fleet
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has acknowledge the critical role of its four Boeing KC-135R tankers, which exited operational service in June.
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Kumho selects Hyundai Development consortium for Asiana stake
Kumho Industrial has selected the Hyundai Development-Mirae Asset Daewoo consortium as the preferred bidder for its 31% stake in Asiana Airlines.
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Thai AirAsia parent narrows third-quarter loss
Thai AirAsia’s parent company narrowed its losses in the third quarter, from a Bt531 million ($17.5 million) operating loss in 2018 to Bt482 million in 2019.
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Door of Qantas A380 damaged during maintenance
A door on a Qantas A380 was damaged as the aircraft was undergoing scheduled maintenance in Sydney.
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South Korea grounds 13 737NGs with 'pickle fork' cracks
South Korea is the latest country to ground a number of Boeing 737NG found to have structural cracks, following worldwide inspections of the popular narrowbody.