All Asia Pacific articles – Page 293
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IndiGo swings back to cash for some aircraft deliveries
Indian budget carrier IndiGo is once again looking at opportunities to pay cash outright for some of its future aircraft deliveries.
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GippsAero GA8 grounded following deadly Sweden crash
Regulators have grounded the GippsAero GA8 Skyvan following a 14 July crash of the type in Sweden that killed nine.
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NewsPICTURE: Lion Air receives its first A330neo
Indonesian carrier Lion Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900.
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Air Niugini 737 evacuation slowed by baggage retrieval
Investigators have determined that evacuation of the Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 which undershot into the sea at Chuuk was slowed by occupants trying to retrieve baggage.
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Sole fatality in Air Niugini undershoot not wearing seat-belt
Investigators believe the sole fatality in the Air Niugini undershoot accident at Chuuk was a passenger who was not wearing a seat-belt at the point when the Boeing 737-800 struck the surface of the sea.
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Garuda tweaks London service again despite talk of route closure
Garuda Indonesia has tweaked its London service again, despite an earlier mention made by its chief executive that the London flights will end in August.
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NewsCollins, Aerothai beef up connectivity offering in Asia-Pacific
Collins Aerospace and Thailand air services provider Aerothai have entered a deal to provide an enhanced wireless connectivity system in the Asia-Pacific.
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AirAsia, AirAsia X to appeal order to pay higher pax charges
AirAsia and AirAsia X are planning to appeal an order from the Malaysian High Court to pay nearly MYR42 million ($10.2 million) in passenger service charges (PSC) and late payment charges to Malaysia Airports (MAHB).
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Vietnam’s Phu Cat airport goes international in September
Vietnam’s Phu Cat airport will be ready for international flights come September after recently completed upgrades to the tarmac, domestic terminal and radar system.
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NewsVIDEO: Air Niugini pilots ignored warnings before Chuuk crash
The captain of an Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 that crashed while attempting to land at Chuuk on 28 September 2018 became fixated with trying to land the aircraft, ignoring several automated warnings that the aircraft was below the glidescope and had an excessive sink rate.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business on Kjos, Ryanair, India, Korean, awards
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Rolls-Royce invests in Singapore university lab work
Rolls-Royce has invested S$88 million to extend its research partnership with a Singapore university, with a focus on 29 projects related to the future of aircraft propulsion.
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ANA to begin Tokyo Narita-Chennai service on 27 October
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a new Tokyo Narita-Chennai route from 27 October.
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IndiGo adds Singapore and Bangkok links from Mumbai
IndiGo will start new services from Mumbai to Singapore and Bangkok from 22 August as part of its ongoing international expansion strategy.
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NewsCrash victim families seek new type certification for Boeing 737 Max
Families of people who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max want regulators to re-certificate it as a completely new aircraft only after crash investigations are completed.
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Airbus looks to Asia-Pacific for flight-school expansion
Airbus is eyeing Asia-Pacific as the next priority territory for its fledgling network of schools, to offer ab initio flight training, as the manufacturer seeks to improve standards and boost numbers of newly trained pilots.
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Yangtze transfers four B737s to Tianjin Bohai
Tianjin Bohai Leasing is taking over the leases on four Boeing 737s from Yangtze Leasing at a transfer price of CNY650 million ($94.5 million).
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NewsDiamond DA62 secures Chinese certification
Diamond Aircraft has secured Chinese certification for the DA62 – and is preparing to deliver the first example to a local owner in September.
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Shandong cites 737 Max grounding in first half loss forecast
Shandong Airlines is expecting a net loss of up to CNY28.5 million ($4.14 million) for the six months ended 30 June, citing the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max among the reasons for the forecast.
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NewsVietnam Airlines profits up as it eyes ambitious fleet plan
Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of D1.7 trillion ($73 million) in the first six months of 2019, up 21.8% from a year earlier.