All Asia Pacific news – Page 473
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Chinese majors seek international traffic rights
China Eastern Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for traffic rights to operate thrice-weekly Shanghai Pudong-Xian-Prague and Xian-Irkutsk services, starting in July.
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ANALYSIS: Business aircraft safety 'holding steady'
Accident figures for 2016 show business aviation safety performance is gradually improving, but a glance at the nature of the accidents themselves raises questions about underlying standards in the industry.
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GMF AeroAsia appoints new chief, targets IPO in Q3
Iwan Juniarto has been appointed as GMF AeroAsia's new president and chief executive, while the Garuda Indonesia unit is set to list in the third quarter of the year.
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NewsPICTURES: Comac C919 lands after uneventful maiden sortie
The Comac C919 successfully completed its maiden flight at 15:19 local time, after being airborne for one hour and nineteen minutes.
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Comac C919 commences maiden flight
The Comac C919 narrowbody lifted off from Shanghai Pudong International airport's fourth runway at 14:00 local time, marking its maiden sortie seven years into its development.
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ATSB airs safety concerns on ATR pitch controls
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has called on ATR to quickly complete an engineering assessment of the type's pitch control system, amid possible concerns that a serious design flaw may be present in the ATR 42 and 72 series.
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SIA and CAAS launch 'green' flights to cut carbon emissions
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) are collaborating on a series of "green package" flights on the carrier's San Francisco-Singapore route.
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Comac sets Friday 5 May for C919 first flight
Comac has set Friday 5 May for the first flight of its C919 narrowbody, with foreign guests already flying into Shanghai for the event.
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New Zealand requests details about P-8A Poseidon
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to New Zealand.
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US approves anti-radiation weapons for Australian Growlers
The US State Department has approved the sale of 110 anti-radiation missiles to Australia, which will arm its Boeing EA-18G Growler Aircraft.
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Twin-seat JF-17B takes maiden flight
The two-seat variant of the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder fighter has conducted its first flight.
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Honeywell has seen no major surprises in C919 development
Honeywell says that its work on the Comac C919 programme has been typical of a major aircraft development programme.
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Australia's government to build Western Sydney airport
Australia's government will proceed with building the proposed Western Sydney airport after Sydney Airport Corporation chose to walk away from the project.
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C919 ground runs test new reverser design
High-speed ground runs with the Comac C919 mark the first full-scale operational tests of a new thrust-reverser design.
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ANA reaffirms ambitious 2020 profit target
All Nippon Airlines parent ANA Holdings has reiterated its commitment to achieving a full year operating profit of Y200 billion ($1.8 billion) in its 2020 fiscal year.
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JTSB report details serious landing incident at Naha
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has issued several recommendations following a serious incident involving a military helicopter and two Boeing 737 aircraft at Naha, Okinawa.
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Mitsubishi banks on 'foreign experts' for MRJ development
Mitsubishi Aircraft is tapping foreign expertise to move its five-times delayed MRJ regional jet programme forward.
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Airbus positive over A380 second-hand market
Airbus remains positive that a viable second-hand market for the Airbus A380 will be created, Cathal Kyle, head of customer finance Europe and Asia told delegates at the Doric Aviation Investors’ Day in Frankfurt on 25 April.
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SIA changes takeoff procedure after 777-300 tail strike
Singapore Airlines has called on its Boeing pilots to use higher thrust and rotation speed for take-off in gusty wind and crosswind conditions, following a 777-300 tailstrike incident at Melbourne airport on 9 October 2016.