All Asia Pacific news – Page 455
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ROUTES: Tourism Australia to target new US, Asia links
Government body Tourism Australia is looking to boost air links from the United States and Asia to build further on the strong momentum from those markets.
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SIA 777-300ER becomes Asia's first GX-equipped aircraft
SITAOnAIR has equipped a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with GX Aviation's high-speed broadband connectivity.
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Fuel crisis easing at Auckland airport
Airlines are now able to uplift 80% of their usual jet fuel allocations at Auckland airport, with signs that the crisis caused by the severing of a fuel pipeline is starting to ease.
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ROUTES: Malaysia Airports to enter expansion, upgrading phase
Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) will embark on an initiative to expand and upgrade its key airports at home, as it looks to capitalise on the growing tourist boom in Southeast Asia.
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ROUTES: Hong Kong Airlines to boost long-haul presence
Hong Kong Airlines' focus for the near future is to build up its long-haul network by taking advantage of its low CASK.
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ROUTES: Dublin aims to build on Asian breakthrough
While much of the new long-haul activity at Dublin airport has focused on North America, perhaps its most striking recent route announcement is the landing of its first direct Asian service when Cathay Pacific begins Hong Kong flights next summer.
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ROUTES: VietJet details long-haul plans
VietJet Air is mulling the establishment of long-haul operations as part of its next growth phase.
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Malaysia Airlines keeps widebody options open
Malaysia Airlines has stressed that its options are open vis-à-vis its future widebody fleet.
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Former KAI boss arrested as fraud probe continues
A fraud probe into Korea Aerospace Industries has continued, with South Korean authorities placing the company's former chief executive under arrest.
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KLM 777 drops metal panel after taking off from Osaka
Japanese authorities are investigating an incident in which a "piece of fairing" fell from a KLM Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, damaging a car on the ground below.
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ROUTES: Indian airports set for $30bn upgrade programme
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) says it will invest around $30 billion over the next five years till 2022 to develop its airports.
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ROUTES: Chongqing bids to capitalise on China's low-cost boom
Chongqing Jiangbei International airport is seeking to take advantage of the low-cost travel boom in China, and is mulling setting up a dedicated low-cost terminal in the future.
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ROUTES: Lucky Air to launch Helsinki and St Petersburg flights
Chinese low-cost carrier Lucky Air plans to add new European long-haul services to St Petersburg and Helsinki, the next stage in its development after making its intercontinental bow this summer.
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Boeing expects strong demand from Southeast Asia to continue
Boeing forecasts Southeast Asia's demand for passenger aircraft to reach 4,210 units over the next 20 years, with a value of $650 billion.
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Airbus foresees more China A330 orders
Airbus expects Chinese carriers to place orders for more A330 aircraft as a result of domestic capacity upgauging, says its chief operating officer and president of commercial aircraft Fabrice Bregier.
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JAL identified as customer for four 787-8s
Japan Airlines has been identified as the customer for four Boeing 787-8s that were previously attributed to an unidentified customer.
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PICTURE: First Qantas 787-9 breaks cover
Qantas’s first Boeing 787-9 has emerged from the manufacturer’s paint shop, resplendent in the carrier’s new ‘Silveroo’ livery.
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PICTURES: SpiceJet 737 suffers runway excursion
A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport skidded off the runway into an unpaved surface.
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Russian-Chinese tie-up to develop new long-haul jet engine
Russian and Chinese partners have reached a preliminary agreement on developing an engine to power their proposed joint long-haul aircraft.
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Air NZ returning to normal operations amid Auckland fuel crisis
Air New Zealand operated most of its domestic flights on schedule on 20 September, while it continues to take measures to mitigate the impact of fuel shortages at Auckland airport on its long-haul network.