All Asia Pacific news
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NewsANA, Joby, Nomura to explore vertiport development in Japan
All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings will work with US electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation and property developer Nomura Real Estate to study the development of vertiports in Japan.
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AnalysisWhy airline industry focus is on the margins of profitability
Confirmation from IATA that the airline industry will return to collective profitability this year and that passenger volumes will shortly surpass pre-Covid levels is an indication that the sector has finally normalised.
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NewsCathay orders six A350Fs in $2.7bn deal
Cathay Pacific has ordered six Airbus A350 freighters, becoming the second Asian customer for the ariframer’s newest cargo jet.
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NewsAustralia waves its last AP-3C Orions into retirement
The Royal Australian Air Force has ended operations with the Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion, with its final two examples having left use in early December.
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NewsStarlux opens Taichung base; Asia low-cost carriers expand regional network
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines will expand operations beyond its main Taipei hub with the launch of flights from the central Taiwanese city of Taichung.
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NewsIATA raises 2023 profit expectations for airlines to $23bn and sees small rise for 2024
IATA expects the airline industry to post a collective net profit of $23.3 billion for 2023, more than doubling its expectations from six months ago.
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NewsAir India shifts A350 order balance towards -900 variant
Air India appears to have rejigged its extensive Airbus order, splitting the A350 component equally between the -1000 variant and the smaller -900. The airline has also shuffled the single-aisle deal to place greater emphasis on the A321neo. Air India is taking 250 aircraft from Airbus as part of a ...
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NewsComac C919 to make first flight outside of Mainland China
Comac’s C919 narrowbody will perform a demonstration flight in Hong Kong, marking the first time the type will be showcased outside of Mainland China more than a year after certification.
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NewsAir New Zealand plans to operate Beta’s conventional take-off and landing aircraft
Air New Zealand has secured an agreement that could deliver up to 23 of Beta Technologies’ all-electric conventional take-off and landing aircraft.
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NewsUSA clears upgrade work for Saudi RE-3A SIGINT aircraft
The US government has cleared a possible $582 million upgrade package for Saudi Arabia’s Boeing RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System (TASS) aircraft.
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NewsSeoul confirms intention to obtain more F-35As
South Korea will buy additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters to bolster its combat capabilities, as it also lays the foundation for the mass production of the Korea Aerospace Industries Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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NewsJAL to begin dedicated freighter operations in February
Japan Airlines will commence dedicated freighter operations in February next year, with an initial network of points around North Asia.
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NewsSearch crews find wreckage of US Osprey tiltrotor that crashed off Japanese coast
Dive teams have located the fuselage of a US Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed in water off the southern coast of Japan on 29 November, killing eight crew.
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NewsC-390 scores first Asia-Pacific win with South Korean commitment
Embraer has signed up South Korea as the first Asia-Pacific customer for the C-390 tactical transport.
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NewsSouth Korea to retire F-35A that ingested eagle
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will not repair a Lockheed Martin F-35A that was damaged in January after sucking an eagle into its engine intake.
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NewsUS Navy hauls P-8A from the sea in Hawaii
A full-day recovery effort was needed to pull the aircraft out of Oahu’s Kaneohe Bay, and a freshwater wash down beckons.
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NewsVietjet teams up with Dubai lessor Novus for financing, SAF
Dubai-based lessor Novus Aviation Capital and low-cost carrier Vietjet Air have signed memorandums of understanding for an aircraft leasing vehicle and for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Vietnam.
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NewsVietnam’s Vietravel mulls MRO facility partnership in Hue
Vietnamese operator Vietravel Airlines is looking at the construction of an airframe maintenance facility in central Vietnam, becoming the country’s latest carrier looking to tap into the growing MRO sector.
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NewsSouth Korea approved for $271m purchase of F-35 armaments
Seoul has requested to purchase a suite of air and ground attack munitions for its F-35 fighter fleet, including AMRAAM missiles, JDAM bombs, Paveway II laser-guided bombs and Small Diameter Bomb glide munitions, valued at $271 million by US arms regulators.
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AnalysisWhich types retired in our latest World Air Forces review?
We detail some of the most notable national fleet retirements recorded in the 12 months since we published our last World Air Forces directory at the end of 2022.