All articles by Leithen Francis – Page 24
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Garuda open to having investors in parts of its MRO business
Garuda Indonesia wants to maintain full-ownership of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business GMF AeroAsia but is open to having strategic investors...
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Malaysia's Firefly postpones start of service from Malacca to Singapore
Malaysian low-cost carrier Firefly has postponed plans to launch services between Malacca and Singapore citing a need to focus on other markets.
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India's Jet to launch service from Hyderabad to Dubai
Privately-owned Indian carrier Jet Airways is launching a daily service later this month between Hyderabad and Dubai.
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Garuda to order new aircraft for Citilink
Garuda Indonesia plans to have a competition next year to decide on the future fleet of its low-cost carrier Citilink.
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AirAsia posts Q2 profit of 139m ringgit
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia recorded a 139 million ringgit ($40 million) increase in second quarter profit but warned it is likely to delay...
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NewsThirteen confirmed dead on PNG Twin Otter that crashed
Rescuers have found the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter that crashed yesterday in Papua New Guinea and confirmed that all 13 on board died. The Airlines...
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Brazil's Gol posts Q2 net income of R$354 million
Brazilian carrier Gol had net income of R$354 million ($192 million) in the second quarter and it has reduced its cost base.
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Australia's John Holland to maintain Strategic's aircraft
Melbourne-based maintenance, repair and overhaul firm John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) has won a contract to provide line maintenance to new Australian...
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Cathay traffic in July down 8%
Cathay Pacific Airways posted an 8.2% fall in passenger traffic in July with traffic from North America the most adversely affected.
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China stalls in efforts to recruit foreign managerial talent
Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) efforts to attract senior foreign talent appears to have come to naught.
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ANZ launching service between Rotorua and Sydney
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is launching a non-stop service between Rotorua and Sydney.
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MAS posts Q2 profit thanks to fuel hedging
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) posted a 876 million ringgit ($250 million) net profit in the second fiscal quarter due to fuel hedging profits.
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Thailand's Koh Samui airport reopens following crash
Bangkok Airways has resumed operations at Koh Samui airport, the scene of yesterday's fatal crash of an ATR 72.
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Fifteen feared dead on Indonesian Twin Otter that crashed
Indonesian authorities have located the Merpati Nusantara de Havilland Canada Twin Otter that crashed in west Papua on 2 August but so far no survivors have...
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HK MRO posts 1H fall in profit of 27%
Maintenance, repair and overhaul group Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) in this year's first fiscal half posted a 27% fall in net profit to HK$430...
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Cathay makes H1 profit of HK$812m due to fuel hedging
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a HK$812 million net profit for the fiscal first half due to paper profits from its fuel hedging.
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Thailand's Koh Samui airport to reopen today following crash
Bangkok Airways plans to reopen Koh Samui airport at 13:00 today and has confirmed that the captain involved in yesterday's ATR crash died.
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ST Aero's profits in Q2 fall 20%
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) in the second quarter posted a fall in net profit of 20%.
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Taiwan hopes for Strait gains
Chinese and Taiwanese carriers are hoping for major benefits from the further loosening in restrictions on flights between the two, under which the first scheduled non-stop flights will begin.