All Asia Pacific articles – Page 351
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SNAPSHOT: Asia-Pacific airline market review August 2018
Jet Airways will wet-lease out three ATR 72s and standardise its narrowbody fleet around its 737 Max 8s under its accelerated Rs20 billion ($284 million) cost saving programme after slipping to a loss in its financial first quarter amid higher fuel costs and stiff competition.
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Indonesia AirAsia parent posts Rp514bn second quarter loss
The parent company of Indonesia AirAsia posted an operating loss of Rp514 billion ($34.7 million) for the second quarter of 2018, reversing the Rp212 billion operating profit last year, as it was pummelled by higher operating costs.
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Thai Airways looks to revise turnaround plan
Thai Airways International is proposing to revise its turnaround plan, which was originally put in place by the airline's former president Charamporn Jotikasthira.
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Emirates A380s return to Brisbane
Emirates re-commenced Airbus A380 services on the Dubai-Brisbane route on 2 September.
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Jet Airways expands CFM56 MRO deal with ST Engineering Aerospace
Jet Airways and ST Engineering Aerospace have expanded a deal covering maintenance of the CFM International CFM56-7B engines that power the Indian carrier's Boeing 737s.
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AirAsia plan for China joint venture fails
The AirAsia Group's hopes of launching its long-awaited China joint venture appear to have been dashed.
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GoAir expects spare engines will get all its A320neos flying
GoAir expects that increased availability of spare leased Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines will soon allow it to fully utilise its Airbus A320neos.
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Ping An Insurance invests in AviaAM China
Ping An Insurance has invested $44 million into AviaAM Financial Leasing China, the aircraft leasing joint venture between AviaAM and Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company.
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China Southern takes over 50% stake in MTU Zhuhai
China Southern Airlines has taken control of the 50% stake in engine shop MTU Maintenance Zhuhai previously held by its parent company, China Southern Air Holding.
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Bangkok Airways details Sukhothai MRO plans
Bangkok Airways plans to increase its MRO capabilities, with a new hangar at Sukhothai that will be able to hold two Airbus A320s.
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American and Qantas threaten cuts without joint venture
American Airlines and Qantas Airways are threatening further schedule reductions between Australia and the USA if the latter does not grant them antitrust immunity for a joint venture.
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PICTURE: Assembled ANA A380 emerges for tests
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways’ first Airbus A380 has rolled off the final assembly line in Toulouse.
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GoAir to begin international services in October
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir will launch its first international services with Airbus A320s, linking the cities of Mumbai and Delhi with Phuket and Male.
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Malaysia Airlines changes dispatch process after A330 incident
Malaysia Airlines has put in place procedures on the use and removal of pitot tube covers for aircraft using Brisbane airport, after an 18 July incident that saw one of its Airbus A330-300s return shortly after taking off with the covers still in-place on three probes.
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Hainan Airlines first half profit falls 55%
Hainan Airlines Group posted an operating profit of CNY683 million ($100 million) for the first half of 2018, a 55% year-on-year decline from the same period last year.
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Jet Airways to launch five new routes
Jet Airways will expand its network over the next month, with the launch of five new services.
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Tony Tyler to join Qantas board
Former IATA chief executive Tony Tyler will join the board of Qantas as a non-executive director in October.
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ATR sees demand for 1,000 turboprops in Asia-Pacific
ATR predicts that 1,000 turboprops will be needed in Asia-Pacific over the next 20 years, with a number of those aircraft to be used to open up new routes.
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Virgin Australia converts 10 737 Max 8 orders to Max 10s
Virgin Australia has converted orders for 10 of the 40 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on order to the larger Max 10 variant.
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Capital Airlines A320 damaged in apparent hard landing
An Airbus A320 operated by Capital Airlines diverted to Shenzhen Bao'an International airport after a reported hard landing at Macau International airport on 28 August.