All Asia Pacific articles – Page 279
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NewsWake separation adequate before Bek F100 take-off: Kazaeronavigatsia
Kazakhstan’s air navigation service is rejecting the possibility that wake vortices from a preceding departure contributed to the aerodynamic instability of the Bek Air Fokker 100 which crashed at Almaty. Kazaeronavigatsia insists that there was sufficient departure spacing between the Bek Air flight, departing for Nur-Sultan on 27 December, and ...
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NewsIndonesia rolls out indigenous MALE UAV
Indonesian Aerospace has rolled out the first prototype of a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV for which it sees a number of domestic missions. The aircraft was unveiled on 30 December 2019 at Indonesian Aerospace’s Bandung factory, says the company, also known as PTDI. Source: Indonesian Aerospace ...
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NewsTaiwan to investigate UH-60M crash that killed top general
Taiwan will probe the fatal crash of a Sikorsky UH-60M helicopter that killed eight, including armed forces leader Gen. Shen Yi-Ming. The crash occurred on the morning of Thursday 2 January in Northern Taiwan, according to the office of Taiwan’s president. Contact with the helicopter was lost 13min after it ...
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NewsSurveillance cameras capture Bek Air Fokker 100 accident
Surveillance cameras at Almaty airport captured the short flight of a Bek Air Fokker 100, and its subsequent collision with a building, after it failed to climb away after take-off on 27 December. After rotation the aircraft appears to start rolling left and right before losing height, according to the ...
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NewsJetstar carriers in codeshare partnership with Air France-KLM
Jetstar and Jetstar Asia have signed codesharing agreements with Air France and KLM for flight connections in Singapore and Denpasar. . The deal allows KLM to place its code on Jetstar-operated flights from Denpasar to four Australian destinations, the carrier says. Meanwhile, Air France and KLM will ...
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NewsBeijing celebrates new year with JF-17, J-20 progress
The Block III version of the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 fighter has conducted its maiden flight, and China appears to be making progress with indigenous engines for the J-20 stealth fighter. Social media accounts covering Chinese defence aerospace developments were busy over the holidays, with two notable developments. ...
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NewsTaiwan’s EGAT announces management reshuffle
Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) has announced a management reshuffle with the retirement of chairman Michael Chang and vice chairman JC Liou. Company president NH Huang succeeds Chang as chairman effective 1 January, EGAT says in a stock exchange disclosure. Liou has been seconded full-time to EGAT’s manufacturing division in an ...
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NewsJeju Air delays acquiring majority stake in Eastar Jet
Jeju Air has delayed acquiring a majority stake in compatriot Eastar Jet as it needs time to conduct due diligence on the latter. Jeju expected to complete the stock sale and purchase contract by 9 January, but this has been pushed back until the end of the month. “The above ...
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NewsPassengers evacuate AirAsia A320 via slides, carrying bags
An AirAsia Airbus A320 made an emergency landing on 30 December at Langkawi, with passengers disembarking via three slides. The aircraft was operating flight AK9327 for Kuala Lumpur, says the airline. It cites a “technical issue” for the turnback. Video: AirAsia flight AK9327 makes emergency return landing at ...
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NewsBOC Aviation orders 18 A320neos
BOC Aviation has placed an order for 18 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, scheduled for delivery in 2022 and 2023.
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NewsPakistani start-up AirSial to lease trio of A320s from AerCap
AerCap has disclosed an agreement to provide Pakistani start-up carrier AirSial with three used Airbus A320s.
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NewsAir Kiribati takes delivery of first Embraer 190-E2
Air Kiribati, the flag carrier of the central Pacific island nation of the same name, has taken delivery of the first of two Embraer E190-E2 jets, giving it the ability to significantly expand its footprint and directly connect parts of its far flung republic which comprises 32 atolls and one raised coral island across all four hemispheres.
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NewsCrashed Fokker 100 oscillated sharply before losing height: Bek Air
Kazakh carrier Bek Air has disclosed details of the in-flight upset which affected the Fokker 100 which crashed on take-off from Almaty on 27 December.
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NewsHyundai-led acquisition of Asiana Airlines closes
Asiana Airlines will soon change hands, after a consortium formed by Hyundai Development (HDC) and Mirae Asset Daewoo committed to a W2.5 trillion ($2.2 billion) deal.
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NewsRaytheon receives $768 million AMRAAM deal
Raytheon has secured a $768 million contract from the US Air Force to produce Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for the US military as well as foreign partners. The deal covers production lot 33 and will be completed in 28 February 2023, according to the US Defense Department’s contract ...
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NewsRussian investigators to analyse Bek Air Fokker’s flight recorders
Russian investigators are to analyse the flight recorders from the Bek Air Fokker 100 which crashed during take-off from Almaty on 27 December. The recorders have been retrieved from the wreckage, says Kazakhstan’s ministry of industry, and they will be transferred to the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee for analysis in ...
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NewsBek Air Fokker crash inquiry set to analyse freezing Almaty conditions
Investigators probing the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty will be seeking to establish whether freezing conditions contributed to the aircraft’s failure to climb away during take-off. Mist was present at the time, according to Almaty airport meteorological data, with the air temperature of minus 12C close to ...
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NewsKazakh president warns of retribution after fatal Bek Air accident
Kazakhstan’s president has warned that those responsible for the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty face serious consequences. President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev says the country’s prime minister, Askar Mamin, will lead a government commission into the 27 December crash. The presidential office states that those found to be liable ...
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NewsThailand set to see two new LCCs in 2020
Two Thai low-cost carriers, Thai Eastar Jet and Thai Summer Airways, are likely to take off in 2020. Both have received their air operating licenses (AOL) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and will need to begin commercial operations within a year. They are now in the process ...
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NewsBek Air grounded after fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty
Kazakhstan’s government has suspended flight authorisation for local operator Bek Air in the aftermath of the fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty. The aircraft had been operating flight Z92100 to the capital, Nur-Sultan, when it lost height after take-off and crashed into a concrete wall, says the Kazakh ministry of ...