All Asia Pacific articles – Page 46
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NewsKorean Air targets completion of Asiana acquisition in 2024
Korean Air expects to complete the acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines in 2024, as it acknowledges that the process had “taken much longer than expected”.
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NewsAirAsia to restructure leadership team as Malaysia CEO steps down
AirAsia Aviation has hinted at a wide-ranging “restructuring” of its leadership team in 2024, following the departure of the CEO of its Malaysian unit.
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NewsChina’s EHang flies passengers in pilotless eVTOLs
Following last week’s delivery of the first EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) to a customer, China’s EHang has completed several “commercial demonstrations” using the pilotless, two-person air taxi.
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NewsYeti ATR 72 fatally stalled after pilot inadvertently feathered both propellers
Nepalese investigators believe an instructor captain inadvertently moved the propeller condition levers, instead of the flap selector, during an ATR 72-500’s approach to Pokhara, causing the propellers to feather and the aircraft to stall fatally. The instructor had been supervising another captain, the flying pilot, during the Yeti Airlines service ...
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NewsHainan Airlines boosts leisure network, as Batik Air adds China destinations
Asia-Pacific carriers continue to add services to leisure destinations as the post-pandemic recovery enters its second year.
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NewsSeoul clears plan to replace Lynx with new maritime helicopter
South Korea has approved a plan to replace the navy’s fleet of Leonardo Lynx 99/99A maritime helicopters, along with other helicopter acquisitions.
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NewsStart-up Air Samarkand secures AOC as it prepares for initial charter flights
Uzbek start-up carrier Air Samarkand has secured its air operator’s certificate from the Central Asian country’s ministry of transport. The carrier has obtained an ICAO code – UZS – as well as the callsign ‘Sarmarkand’, and has started building a fleet with an initial Airbus A330-300 and A321. “Air Samarkand ...
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NewsJapan, USA to research AI in unmanned aircraft
AI will be an essential element of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft that work alongside future fighters such as GCAP.
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NewsSouth Korea embarks on quest to develop fighter engine
The planned engine will be in roughly the same class as the GE Aerospace F404 that powers the Korea Aerospace Industries T-50/FA-50 family.
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NewsVietnam DPM calls on government, lenders to help Bamboo Airways
The in-service fleet of Bamboo Airways is 1/3 of its size at the beginning of 2023.
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NewsDHL and JAL team up on 767-300F operations
DHL Express and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a long-term contract to utilise JAL’S Boeing 767-300 freighters.
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NewsAir India takes delivery of first A350
Air India has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, with the type to enter commercial service in January 2024.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Capacity, China, conflict and consolidation – looking back on 2023
In the latest instalment of the Airline Business Podcast – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis look back on the past 12 months for the airline industry, considering the high and low points
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NewsSIA launches Gatwick service, while Vistara boosts international network
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific continue to add international services, with Singapore Airlines adding a new A35-900 service to London Gatwick.
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NewsGuangzhou eVTOL delivery sets state for EHang tourist flights
EHang has delivered the first EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle to a customer, with the aircraft receiving an airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
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NewsAviLease agrees 20-aircraft supply with Sichuan leasing venture SDH Wings
Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese overseas investment firm Sichuan Development International Holding, covering the supply of up to 20 aircraft. AviLease says it reached the agreement – a memorandum of understanding – with the company’s subsidiary SDH Wings International Leasing, based in Dublin. The ...
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NewsAVIC works on certification of MA60 firefighter
Chinese state airframer AVIC is making progress with the firefighting version of its MA60 twin turboprop.
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NewsChina Eastern eyes Abu Dhabi link amid plan to deepen Etihad tie-up
Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their strategic co-operation in commercial and operational areas, in a move they say will facilitate the latter’s ambitions to serve Abu Dhabi.
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NewsUSS Carl Vinson deployment sees Block III Super Hornets teamed with F-35Cs
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is deployed with the Block III version of the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, boosting the effectiveness of its air wing.
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NewsSpiceJet flags interest in move for grounded rival Go First
Indian low-cost carrier Spicejet has indicated its interest in bidding for grounded rival operator Go First.