All Asia Pacific articles – Page 301
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Wrong-runway landing captain unaware of construction
Investigators probing the landing of an Air India Airbus A320neo on a new Maldives runway which was still under construction have disclosed that the captain was unaware of its existence.
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Three bids reportedly received for Kumho's stake in Asiana
Media reports indicate that three companies have submitted bids to buy Kumho Industrial's 31% stake in Asiana Airlines.
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NewsChina Southern confirms first flight from Daxing
China Southern Airlines’ first flight out of Beijing Daxing International airport is likely to take place around 20 September, days ahead of the airport’s scheduled opening date.
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Skyports readies "world's first" vertiport for eVTOL aircraft
UK ground infrastructure developer Skyports is preparing to open what it describes as “the world’s first vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing [eVTOL] aircraft” in Singapore on 21 October.
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ST Engineering commits funding to boost leasing business
Singapore Technologies Engineering has disclosed that its aerospace arm will inject $19.5 million to support the group's leasing business.
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Cathay appoints new chairman as Slosar retires
Cathay Pacific has appointed Swire Group veteran Patrick Healy as its new chairman, following the retirement of incumbent chairman John Slosar.
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Boeing sees China driving future pilot demand in Asia
Boeing expects that the Asia-Pacific region will need 244,000 new commercial pilots over the next 20 years, with China accounting for more than half the demand.
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CAE adds new training facilities, signs new airline customers
Flight training provider CAE is expanding its footprint in Asia with the opening of new training centres in Bangkok and Delhi, as well as new training contracts with airlines in the region.
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Uzbekistan offering Boeing and Ilyushin types for sale
Uzbekistan Airways is attempting to sell multiple Boeing aircraft as the Central Asian flag-carrier updates its fleet.
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Scale-up cuts Q2 loss for Indonesia AirAsia's parent company
The parent company of Indonesia AirAsia posted an operating loss of Rp37.9 billion ($2.7 million) in the second quarter as the budget carrier scaled up its operations.
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Juneyao sees 14% dip in first half profit
Juneyao Airlines posted an operating profit of CNY691 million ($96.2 million) in the first half of the year, down 13.6% from the previous corresponding period.
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New Haneda international slots allotted to nine countries
Japan has allocated 50 new international daytime slot pairs at Tokyo Haneda International airport to nine countries, with the services to start from 29 March 2020.
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Sepang Aircraft Engineering to grow MRO presence with new hangar
Malaysian MRO firm Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) is set to expand, with a new maintenance hangar, as well as paint and repair shops in the works.
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AirAsia X cuts A330neo commitments with latest order
AirAsia X has confirmed that its recent order of 12 A330-900s and 30 A321XLRs is a restructure of an A330neo order placed at the 2018 Farnborough air show.
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Higher costs drag on China Eastern first half profit
China Eastern Airlines’s first half operating profit dived 5% to CNY5.16 billion ($712 million) on the back of increasing expenses.
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Philippines AirAsia appoints Castillo as new chairman
Philippines AirAsia appointed Joseph Omar Castillo as its new chairman on 1 September.
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OpinionTaiwan deters the “abyss” with F-16V buy
Beijing’s reaction to the US government’s plan to sell 66 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to Taiwan was as rapid as it was predictable.
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AnalysisAirline start-ups outweigh failures over summer months
After a challenging first few months of the year in which a number of high-profile carriers were forced to suspend operations amid mounting financial problems, the summer months have largely proved a stable period in which more attention has focused on start-up projects.
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China Eastern and China Southern replicate Air China ARJ21 order
China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines has joined flag carrier Air China in placing an order for Comac ARJ21-700 aircraft.
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Air China orders 35 domestically-built ARJ21s
Air China is ordering 35 of the Chinese-built Comac ARJ21-700 twinjet, under a deal it values at $1.33 billion.