All Asia Pacific articles – Page 376
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India grounds 11 A320neos with PW1100G engines
India's Director General of Civil Aviation has ordered the immediate grounding of 11 Airbus A320neos fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines following recent aborted take-offs and in-flight shutdowns.
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Chengdu J-20 to become multi-role platform
Beijing will evolve the Chengdu J-20 fighter into roles well beyond aerial supremacy.
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Q400 crash: Extraordinary exchange reveals runway mix-up
Extraordinary air traffic control communications with a US-Bangla Bombardier Q400 shortly before it crashed at Kathmandu reveal confusion over the runway to which the aircraft had been cleared.
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Thunderstorms in vicinity at time of US-Bangla Q400 crash
Meteorological data for Kathmandu indicates the presence of thunderstorm activity in the vicinity around the time of a Bombardier Q400 crash.
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US-Bangla Q400 crashes at Kathmandu
A US-Bangla Bombardier Q400 has crashed at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal.
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Indonesia trade agency proposes cargo use for A400M
State-owned Indonesia Trading Company (ITC) has proposed operating two Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transports to help balance domestic trade in Indonesia.
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Hainan Airlines to take over HNA stakes in seven businesses
Hainan Airlines will take over the HNA Group’s stakes in two domestic airlines, MRO providers SR Technics and HNA Aviation Technology, and three other businesses as part of the distressed group’s ongoing asset re-organisation.
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Pratt upbeat about PW1100G performance data
Pratt & Whitney does not foresee any new issues to the PW1100G geared turbofan engine and is confident of future orders for the powerplant.
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India to require 1,750 new aircraft over next 20 years: Airbus
Airbus is forecasting that India will need 1,750 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2038 to keep pace with growth in demand.
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Minor investor to pump up to CNY450m into Urumqi Airlines
Urumqi Urban Construction and Investment has signed a framework agreement with Hainan Airlines to inject additional equity into Urumqi Airlines.
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Asiana conversion erases last A350-800 order
Airbus has eliminated the A350-800 order backlog after the final customer, Korean carrier Asiana Airlines, migrated its agreement for eight of the twinjets.
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Singapore defends move to raise charges at Changi
Singapore’s transport ministry has defended Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) move to raise aeronautical charges for its expansion, explaining that the Changi East project is “akin to constructing a second airport”.
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Vistara set to place new aircraft orders this year
Vistara will place orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft by the end of 2018 as it plots a new aggressive growth phase.
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Chinese airports see strong growth in passenger numbers
Chinese airports saw strong growth last year, handling a combined 1.15 billion passengers, up 12.9% from 2016.
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U.S. Navy vexed by lack of access to F-35 logistics coding
The U.S. Navy remains frustrated by its inability to connect the F-35’s logistics software with the other logistics software programs it uses.
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SNAPSHOT: More than 1,700 airliners delivered in 2017
Almost $110 billion of airliners were delivered in 2017, Flight Fleets Analyzer data shows based on Ascend’s 2017 Full-Life Base Values.
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Turbine blade corrosion caused Jet ATR engine fire
Investigations into an engine fire on a Jet Airways ATR 72-500 have been traced back to undetected corrosion of a power turbine blade in the aircraft's right-side Pratt & Whitney PW127M engine.
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PICTURE: Cathay's first A350-1000 rolls out of paint shop
Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-1000 has rolled out of the paint shop in Toulouse.
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Vietnam's FLC Group in tentative deal for 24 A321neos
Vietnam's FLC Group and Airbus have signed memorandum of understanding for 24 A321neos.
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JAT to take control of Haneda international terminal operator
Japan Airport Terminal will take a controlling stake in the consortium that operates the international terminal at Tokyo Haneda International airport in late April.