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NewsUS Marine F-35Bs to operate flights from Japanese carrier
The Japanese Maritime Self Defense-Force plans to have US Marine Corps F-35B fighters conduct drills from the JS Izumo, a so-called ‘helicopter destroyer’, that has been updated to allow the operation of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft.
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Indonesia extends domestic travel restrictions
Indonesia has imposed capacity limits on domestic flights as part of a raft of measures that includes restrictions on children travelling.
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Pandemic resurgence dashes domestic recovery hopes for AirAsia Group
Fresh waves of coronavirus infections in most of AirAsia Group’s key operating markets dampened any prospect of strong recoveries.
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Rex seeks legal recourse against ‘anti-competitive’ Qantas
Australia’s Regional Express is seeking advice on legal recourse against Qantas, for what it alleges as anti-competitive behaviour in the form of capacity dumping and predatory practices.
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Costly fuel, Covid-19 hurt IndiGo’s first quarter results
High fuel prices and India’s second wave of Covid-19 combined to hurt IndiGo’s first-quarter performance, despite a big recovery in revenue.
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Singapore mulls border reopening from September
Singapore expects to slowly reopen its borders — and ease travel restrictions — in September, as a majority of the population are fully vaccinated.
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Canberra redefines C-27J mission to focus on disaster relief
Canberra will redefine the mission of its Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transports to focus on the humanitarian and disaster relief mission.
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CALC to ‘explore’ passenger-to-freighter conversions
China Aircraft Leasing has declared its ambition to expand into passenger-to-freighter conversions, after in June acquiring three Airbus A330-300s through leaseback transactions.
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SriLankan reduced cash burn by 44%: chairman
SriLankan Airlines reduced its cash burn by approximately 44%, partly by renegotiating aircraft leases, according to chairman Ashok Pathirage.
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Sabre describes challenges Covid-19 poses for Asia network planners
The uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic is a major headache for airline network planners in the Asia-Pacific.
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Australia’s TAE Aerospace attains F135 depot capability
Australia’s TAE Aerospace has achieved Initial Depot Capability (IDC) to repair key parts of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers all three variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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SIA Engineering narrows quarterly loss despite slower recovery
SIA Engineering narrowed its quarterly operating loss on the back of higher revenue and continued governmental support, though it warns that the “trajectory for a sustained recovery” remains unclear.
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Airline Business Weekly Briefing: No more domestic bliss in Asia-Pacific
News this week that Australia’s domestic air travel market has been hit hard by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases reflects a growing trend of Covid-19 challenges in Asia-Pacific, with no easy answers.
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Garuda domestic market share slips in 2020
Embattled Garuda Indonesia saw its domestic market share erode in 2020, as full-year traffic tumbled significantly amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Airbus seals A220 flight-hour services pact with Central Asia’s Air Manas
Airbus has concluded its first flight-hour services contract in Central Asia with an A220 pooling and component repair agreement with Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas. The airline has introduced a single A220-300 to its fleet, through a lease deal with GTLK, and has indicated plans to take a second this year. ...
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AirAsia’s Fernandes committed to Airbus orderbook
AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes is still bullish about to taking delivery of all aircraft the low-cost carrier has on order with Airbus.
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Trans-Tasman travel bubble faces longest suspension
New Zealand has paused the quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia for at least two months - the travel bubble’s longest-ever suspension since its launch in April.
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AirAsia Group logistics arm to add six narrowbody freighters
The logistics arm of the AirAsia Group plans to obtain additional narrowbody freighters over the next two years.
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Boeing upbeat on Asia CH-47 sales; Indonesia MV-22 deal far from imminent
Boeing sees the humanitarian and disaster relief mission continuing to drive sales of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in the Asia-Pacific, but hints that a possible Indonesian deal for the eight MV-22 Ospreys is far from a certainty.
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Boeing says time is right for Asia Apache upgrades
Boeing says the health of the US AH-64E production line is an important consideration for militaries who are considering upgrading their legacy AH-64Ds.
