All Asia Pacific articles – Page 331
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Pakistan set to end open skies in new civil aviation policy
Pakistan will drop its open skies policy under a new approved civil aviation policy by its cabinet on 26 March.
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Korean Air chief Cho voted off board
Korean Air shareholders have voted chief executive and chairman Cho Yang-ho off the carrier’s board.
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Taipei Taoyuan airport keen to attract new routes
Despite passenger growth slowing last year, Taipei Taoyuan International airport is confident that new generation aircraft and changes in diplomatic relations will help it to attract new routes.
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FAA staff cleared to join MRJ certification flights
Mitsubishi Aircraft has received a letter of authorisation from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that clears its staff to fly on the MRJ regional jet during its certification flight test programme.
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Cathay Pacific to buy HK Express in HK$4.93bn deal
Cathay Pacific has entered into an agreement to take over budget rival Hong Kong Express Airways in a HK$4.93 billion ($628 million) deal that is set to close by the end of the year.
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NewsDornier selects parts supplier for Seastar amphibian
Dornier Seawings has appointed Northern Ireland-based McGreevy Engineering to supply machine parts for the new-generation CD2 variant of its Seastar amphibian.
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LIMA: Malaysia bolsters Su-30MKM support
A Malaysian aerospace group has successfully completed a 10-year service inspection of a Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter.
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LIMA: Malaysia eyes step change in aerospace development
Malaysia sees great potential from futuristic flying vehicles, as it works to further develop its aerospace ecosystem.
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LIMA: Hawk celebrates 25 years in RMAF service
The BAE Systems Hawk has celebrated 25 years in Malaysian service, with the company highlighting the industrial benefit derived from the 1990s acquisition.
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Extent of new orders unclear in Chinese 300-Airbus pact
Airbus has yet to disclose the extent to which its general terms agreement with China’s state aviation supply organisation will translate into new orders.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Goyal leaves his Jet plane; can it come back again?
The resignation of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal from his long-held position as chairman looks to be the catalyst needed to get the airline moving again, but it faces a long road ahead.
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Indian air force accepts first four CH-47F Chinooks
India’s air force formally inducted its first four Boeing CH-47F(I) Chinook heavy-lift helicopters into its inventory on 25 March.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Five key themes for Big Data in aerospace
The concept of big data and predictive maintenance has echoed around industry boardrooms for several years. In its most ideal form, massive streams of data are pumped from aircraft in real time. On the ground, networks equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) use machine learning to make sense of it all ...
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Qantas hails successful first year of Perth-London flights
One year since it opreated its first nonstop Perth-London flight, Qantas has lauded it as a major success for the company and Australian tourism.
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Chinese state aviation holding signs for 300 Airbus jets
Airbus has reached a general terms agreement covering the purchase of 300 aircraft by Chinese carriers.
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Jet Airways board approves resignation of founder Goyal
Indian carrier Jet Airways’ board has approved the resignation of founder and chairman Naresh Goyal, the most significant of three directors who are stepping down from the troubled company.
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Boeing engages pilots, technicians and regulators on 737 Max
Boeing has started holding information sessions with pilots, technical leaders and regulators on the Boeing 737 Max as it works towards having the global grounding of the fleet lifted.
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Jetstar A320 thrust reverse problem traced back to missed pin
A Jetstar Airbus A320 was unable to deploy its thrust reversers during a landing at Sydney on 20 September 2018, after engineers forgot to remove a maintenance pin during an earlier maintenance task.
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PICTURES: Lion Air retires Indonesia's last Boeing 747-400
Lion Air retired Indonesia's last Boeing 747-400 from service on 24 March, as it ramps up to receive its first Airbus A330-900s.
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PICTURES: Ranking the best animal-faced airliners
After ANA took delivery of its first turtle-themed Airbus A380 on 20 March, we rank the top 10 animal-face liveries on commercial airliners.