All Asia Pacific news – Page 462
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Delta, China Eastern to take Air France-KLM stakes
China Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines will each acquire 10% stakes in Air France-KLM by subscribing to new shares through capital increases totalling €751 million ($876 million), under new wide-ranging partnerships announced by the SkyTeam partners today.
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Briens takes Asia aviation lead at BNP Paribas
Pierre Briens has taken over as head of aviation in Asia with BNP Paribas following the promotion of Nicolas Parrot.
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SIA 777 twice dipped below safe altitude in Canberra: ATSB
Deviations from procedure and the manual entry of waypoints saw a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 twice dip below safe altitude while landing at Canberra on 22 February.
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Virgin Australia crew hailed for handling ATR 72 smoke incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commended the response of the crew of a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 to a cockpit smoke incident that required a diversion.
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Garuda begs sukuk creditors to relax issue terms
Garuda Indonesia wants to amend conditions of its 2015 $500 million global sukuk issue after its financial performance failed to meet the issue's original terms.
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Qantas to launch seasonal Sydney-Osaka service
Qantas will launch seasonal services between Sydney and Osaka's Kansai International airport on 14 December.
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China Airlines transfer takes total A350 deliveries to 100
Airbus has taken A350 deliveries into triple figures with the handover of a -900 to Taiwanese carrier China Airlines.
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KAI's woes continue as prosecutors probe deeper
South Korean prosecutors have again raided Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) on corruption allegations.
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Russian Helicopters in Chinese deals for 10 rotorcraft
Russian Helicopters recently secured three contracts for a total of ten helicopters with its Chinese distributor, United Helicopters International.
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PAL hints at delay in securing foreign investor
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has hinted that its search for a strategic investor is likely to continue into 2018, a push-back from its previous target of closing a deal by the end of the year.
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JAL, VietJet enter codeshare pact
Japan Airlines and Vietnam low-cost carrier VietJet Air have entered a wide-ranging codeshare agreement.
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SIA Engineering Q1 profits slightly down before one-off impacts
Singapore Airlines' maintenance division generated an operating profit of S$18.1 million ($13.3 million) during its first quarter ended 30 June, down a little before the impact of one-off items in the corresponding period last year.
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PICTURES: Changi eyes year-end launch for T4
Singapore Changi Airport plans to start operating its new Terminal 4 building by the end of 2017.
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Scoot plans Honolulu launch by year end
Low-cost carrier Scoot will soon launch services from its Singapore base to five new destinations: Harbin, Honolulu, Kuantan, Kuching and Palembang.
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China and Russia to strengthen aviation cooperation
China and Russia have pledged to strengthen their cooperation in civil aviation, including in aircraft airworthiness certification.
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Boeing raises forecast for global pilot demand
Boeing has raised its forecast on the demand for pilots in the next two decades.
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Lufthansa Technik Philippines set to expand to second location
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is seeking to expand its operations by building a second MRO base at another major airport in the country.
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ANALYSIS: Air accident reports issued January-June 2017
A little more than a year after the 19 May 2016 loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities have offered no data beyond some basic facts that came to light in the first few weeks.
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ANALYSIS: Airline safety record continues to improve
This year’s first six months have again smashed the record for safe airline performance worldwide. What other commercial transport mode can claim that in the first half of 2017 – globally – there have been only six fatal accidents, and the total death toll was 16?
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Training aircraft struck bat, not drone: inquiry
Australian investigators have concluded that a light training aircraft collided with fruit bat, rather than a drone, during an approach to Parafield airport.