All Asia Pacific articles – Page 400
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Offshore Oil & Gas Support Fleet sees stabilization
The three years since the significant reduction in oil prices which began in July 2014 have been a challenging time for the oil and gas industry and also the helicopter operators which support them. It has proved to be the most severe downturn experienced for many years. The period has ...
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Remaining MRJs cleared to resume flight tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s remaining three MRJ regional jet test aircraft have received regulatory approval to resume flight testing.
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Garuda to begin Manado-Luwuk service
Garuda Indonesia will begin a four-times weekly Manado-Luwuk service on 15 September.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Lee Lik Hsin, chief executive, Scoot
Lee Lik Hsin has achieved what few airline bosses have done: turn around a loss-making carrier, merge it with a relatively new player in the market and make the combined unit profitable.
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Malaysia Airlines on track for profit in 2018 despite tough Q2
Malaysia Airlines maintains that it is on-track to return to profit in 2018, despite suffering through a challenging three months ended 30 June as its domestic and international network performance diverged.
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New widebodies' costs prevent long-haul low-cost launch: SpiceJet
The high cost of ownership for new-generation widebodies is a key obstacle in the development of long-haul, low-cost air travel, argues SpiceJet managing director Ajay Singh.
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PICTURE: ANA takes first PW1100G-powered A321neo
All Nippon Airways has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM powered Airbus A321neo.
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MRJ resumes flight tests with FTA-4
Mitsubishi Aircraft has returned one of its MRJ regional jet prototypes to flight testing, as the investigation into an engine flameout last month continues.
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Boeing forecasts demand for over 7,200 new aircraft in China
Boeing has again raised its forecast for new aircraft demand out of China, predicting a need for 7,240 aircraft over the next 20 years, accounting for 18% of the global total.
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India armed forces sign for 41 HAL Dhruvs
India’s army and navy have signed combined orders for 41 Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Dhruv advanced light helicopters (ALH).
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Changi airport Terminal 4 to begin operations on 31 October
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced that operation's at Changi International airport's Terminal 4 (T4) will commence on 31 October.
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UTC confirms $30bn deal to buy Rockwell Collins
United Technologies (UTC) has confirmed that it has reached a deal to acquire Rockwell Collins in a $30 billion cash and shares transaction that will cement its place as one of the world’s largest aerospace suppliers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Commercial orders suffer post-Paris hangover
Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier delivered 16 of their new narrowbody aircraft in July, figures from Flight Fleets Analyzer show.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA's half yearly shipments show modest uptick
Fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft manufacturers made modest shipment gains over the first six months of 2017, with a 2.7% climb marking the sector’s first year-on-year increase since 2014.
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Excessive sidestick input led to Jetstar A320 tailstrike
A cadet pilot flying a Jetstar Airbus A320 applied excessive force to the aircraft’s sidestick controller on as it rotated, resulting in the aircraft’s tail striking the runway as it took off from Melbourne Tullamarine airport on 11 May 2016.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Top 100 aerospace companies grow more profitable
Last year proved highly profitable for most of the world's biggest aerospace companies. Despite near-stagnant revenues, the industry's largest 100 businesses significantly boosted returns, with profits soaring more than 17% in dollar terms over the previous financial year, and operating margins averaging 9.3%.
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Opinion
OPINION: Undisciplined lessors create a race to the bottom
Aircraft lessors are the victims of their own success, it seems. Attracted by the steady returns on offer, a wave of new lessors – particularly Chinese-backed vehicles – have entered the space over the last few years. But, in their efforts to grow, these new entrants have created unfavourable market ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: 777 Classics entering their twilight years
Although there have been some small signs of life, a growing number of Boeing 777-200s and -300s appear to be headed for the scrapyard amid growing supply and poor interest in the secondary market.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Qantas's Singapore-London redux tightens Asia focus
Qantas’s reversion to operating its Sydney-London services via Singapore says much more about its Asian ambitions than its legacy focus on flying to Europe.
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Boeing adds 737 Max 8, 787-9 simulators to Singapore centre
Boeing Training and Professional Services has commissioned a 737 Max 8 full-flight simulator at its Singapore campus, which will be joined by a 787-9 simulator in November.