All articles by Leithen Francis – Page 12
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Thai sets financial targets for 2010
Thai Airways International has set financial targets for next year and is hoping that improvements to its Boeing 747s will help it capture market share.
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Police take major shareholder of Shenzhen Airlines in for questioning
Chinese police have taken a major shareholder of Shenzhen Airlines in for questioning.
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Australian flying school AAFT to open in Sept
Commercial pilot flying school, Australia Asia Flight Training (AAFT), plans to open in September now that it has received support from the New South Wales...
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Indonesia's GMF catering to world market
Low labour costs could help aspiring Asian third-party MROs attract work from airlines in the West
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MHI in talks to assemble P&W GTF engines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is in negotiations with Pratt & Whitney to assemble P&W geared turbofan engines (GTF) for Mitsubishi Aircraft's Mitsubishi...
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PNG gets funding to upgrade airports and improve CAA
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is planning to upgrade the country's 21 airports using funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Thailand's Nok launching services on three of PB Air's routes
Thai Airways International's low-cost carrier Nok Air is launching services on three of the routes that grounded carrier PB Air was serving.
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Indonesian navy to order three CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft
Indonesia's navy plans to order three new maritime patrol aircraft next month, with the Indonesian Aerospace CN-235 twin turboprop understood to be the front-runner. The...
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Malaysia's air force revives competition for maritime patrol aircraft
Malaysia is resuming its efforts to buy maritime patrol aircraft, but this time with a greatly reduced budget, say industry sources.
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Virgin Blue expects to post a profit this fiscal year
Australian carrier Virgin Blue, which posted a net loss last fiscal year, expects to post a full-year profit this fiscal year despite the uncertain economic...
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Tests done on oxygen bottles to find answers to Qantas blast
There is no evidence of there being a systematic safety problem with aircraft oxygen bottles, says Australian investigators.
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MAS posts Q3 net loss of 300m ringgit
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) posted a net loss of 300 million ringgit ($89 million) in the fiscal third quarter due to fuel derivatives.
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Changi Airport reduces airline rebates following signs of recovery
(Changes sentence three to specify that the two-year period started in July).
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China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines merger to be completed by year-end
China Eastern Airlines will complete its merger by year-end with Shanghai Airlines and, in a separate development, the carrier's chairman has revived the...
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Australia's Rex posts 23% fall in profit in fiscal Q1
Australia's largest independent regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has posted a 23% decline in net profit for the first fiscal quarter.
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JAL secures emergency loan from government bank
The government-linked Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has provided Japan Airlines (JAL) with emergency funds to help it avoid operational disruptions while...
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Indonesia's Lion to have MRO hangar at Surabaya in Q1
Indonesia's largest privately-owned carrier Lion Air is proceeding with plans to establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm at Surabaya's Juanda...
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Garuda's GMF to have IPO
Garuda Indonesia plans to let its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm GMF AeroAsia have an initial public offering.
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Garuda speaking to aircraft simulator-makers about JV
Garuda Indonesia is speaking to aircraft simulator manufacturers about forming a joint-venture for Boeing 737-800/900 simulator training, because Garuda...