All articles by Mavis Toh – Page 45
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PICTURES: Malaysia Airlines unveils A380 configuration; to receive aircraft in June
Malaysia Airlines has unveiled the design and specifications of its first Airbus A380-800 aircraft.
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SilkAir A319 undergoes emergency evacuation at Solo airport
A SilkAir Airbus A319-100 aircraft had to perform an emergency evacuation at Solo's Adi Sumarmo airport shortly after landing on 6 March when smoke was spotted...
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ATSB: Errors led to Williamtown breakdown of separation
Newcastle's Williamtown airport in Australia has made changes to its air traffic control procedures after a breakdown of separation occurred on 1 February...
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Comac and Boeing ink collaboration agreement
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has signed a collaboration agreement with Boeing in the areas of research and work that will grow the...
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PICTURES: Thai Airways' first A380 completes maiden flight
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 completed its maiden flight on 6 March following the completion of its airframe assembly and system tests at the Airbus facility...
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Kingfisher appeals to pilots to show up for work
Ailing Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is appealing to its pilots to show up for work and to the tax authorities to unfreeze its bank accounts as speculation...
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Japan's Peach Aviation launches first flight
Japan's low-cost carrier Peach Aviation started operations on 1 March, with the launch of two commercial domestic services.
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Singapore's Changi airport to build new LCC terminal
Singapore Changi Airport's Budget Terminal will be torn down next year to make way for a new, bigger terminal that will be able to handle 16 million passengers...
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Air Australia only had A$200,000 in its bank: administrator
Air Australia carried debts of up to Australian dollars (A$) 90 million ($97.3 million) when it suspended all services on 16 February. The night it...
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Air India to cut business class seats
Cash-strapped carrier Air India will refurbish up to 49 aircraft to reduce the number of business class seats in order to capture a larger number of economy...
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Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash - report
Australian carrier Airnorth's fatal loss of an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Darwin two years ago resulted in its moving the majority of its pilot training...
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Comac ARJ21-700 undergoes icing tests
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21-700 regional jet programme has entered into the icing test stage
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Indian carriers get approval for direct jet fuel imports
The Indian government has given formal approval for its domestic carriers to directly import jet fuel in a move aimed at lowering the airlines' operating...
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Cebu Pacific inks operating leases for four A330s
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has inked operating leases with CIT Aerospace for four new Airbus A330-300 aircraft for its long-haul operations.
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Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash - report
A fatal crash involving an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Australia's Darwin Airport in 2010 has resulted in the airline moving the majority of its...
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Kingfisher shifts position on flight cancellations
Two days after claiming that it cancelled flights because bird strikes rendered its aircraft out of service, struggling Kingfisher Airlines yesterday issued...
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Formal proposal submitted for Indian carriers to import fuel
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has submitted a formal proposal to the Ministry of Commerce to allow local carriers to import jet fuel directly.
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SINGAPORE: Lion Air mulls widebody choice for full-service launch in 2013
Indonesia's Lion Air is in discussions with Boeing and Airbus to decide on a widebody aircraft for the launch of its long-haul full-service operations in...
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SINGAPORE: Lion Air orders 27 ATR 72-600s
Indonesia's Lion Air has inked an order for 27 ATR 72-600s, in a deal worth $610 million, for its regional subsidiary Wings Air. The aircraft, to be...
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SINGAPORE: BOC Aviation orders 20 Comac C919s
BOC Aviation has signed an order for 20 Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) C919s, bringing the Chinese manufacturer's order backlog for the narrowbody...