All articles by Greg Waldron – Page 131
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ANALYSIS: Thai Lion gets serious about international routes
Low-cost carrier Thai Lion Air is making a push to bolster its international network, with a strong emphasis on China.
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SIA quietly parks its first A380
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has parked the first Airbus A380 aircraft to enter commercial service.
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Value of Indonesian Su-35 buy pegged at $1.14 billion
Jakarta has confirmed that it will buy 11 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft for $1.14 billion, with a major component of the deal involving agricultural commodities.
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Air New Zealand FY2017 operating profit drops sharply
Air New Zealand saw its operating profit fall 34.9% to NZ$524 million for its 2017 fiscal year ended 30 June, with the Star Alliance carrier citing increased compeition.
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Sydney airport pre-tax profit up 25% to A$187m
Sydney Airport generated a pre-tax profit of A$187 milllion ($148 million) for the first six months of 2017, up 25.4% from a year earlier on continued passenger growth.
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PICTURE: Philippines' GCA takes first H130
Filipino charter operator GCA Skyline Aviation has take delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H130 rotorcraft, which will be used for commercial missions such as VIP transport and sightseeing.
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Three Philippine C-130s to get avionics upgrade
Manila plans to upgrade the avionics of three Lockheed Martin C-130 transport aircraft.
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Inmarsat survey hints at Asia demand for onboard wi-fi
An Inmarsat Aviation survey shows the growing importance of on-board wi-fi to air travellers, with more than half willing to pay for the service.
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PICTURE: US Army awards Block II Chinook contract
Boeing has received a three-year, $267 million contract from the US Army that will see it build three modernised CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters.
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AirAsia Group considers revamped structure, new listing
AirAsia wants to restructure itself, creating a regional holding company that in turn holds the group's regional assets.
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Ten UH-60s to become Australian aerial fire fighters
Sikorsky and two Australian companies have entered a deal that will see 10 UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters converted to perform firefighting and disaster relief missions.
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Virgin Australia crew hailed for handling ATR 72 smoke incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commended the response of the crew of a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 to a cockpit smoke incident that required a diversion.
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KAI's woes continue as prosecutors probe deeper
South Korean prosecutors have again raided Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) on corruption allegations.
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Russian Helicopters in Chinese deals for 10 rotorcraft
Russian Helicopters recently secured three contracts for a total of ten helicopters with its Chinese distributor, United Helicopters International.
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JAL, VietJet enter codeshare pact
Japan Airlines and Vietnam low-cost carrier VietJet Air have entered a wide-ranging codeshare agreement.
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Chinese CH-5 UAV ready for international sales
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) CH-5 UAV is ready for the international arms market, following the maiden flight of the type's first production model.
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Manila set to receive two Cessna 208B ISR aircraft
The Philippine air force is on the verge of receiving two Cessna 208B Caravans equipped for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaisance (ISR) missions.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Winter is coming for Russia-Thailand capacity
Russian tourism arrivals in Thailand rose sharply in early 2017, but airline capacity between the two nations shows no immediate signs of returning to the glory days of 2009-2015.
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KAI reels under prosecution raids
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is reeling following raids by state prosecutors of its offices and those of key suppliers.
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US approves new systems for Australian Super Hornets
The US State Department has approved a potential electronics upgarde for Canberra's fleet of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft.