All Asia Pacific news – Page 529
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Tigerair A320 engine cowling falls off mid-flight
A Tigerair Airbus A320 was forced to return to Changi International airport on 17 October at 23:20 local time, after the cowling of the left engine had fallen off.
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NewsMitsubishi focuses on taxi tests before first flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft has disclosed that two pilots with military experience will be piloting the MRJ regional jet on its first flight next week.
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NewsFirst-flight target unchanged as MRJ ground tests near conclusion
Ground tests of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet flight-test aircraft are close to completion ahead of a maiden sortie later this month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Eva Air gives 787-10 boost in Asia-Pacific
Eva Air’s planned order for 24 Boeing 787-10 aircraft is an important boost for the variant in the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsEva Air to order up to 24 787-10s, two 777-300ERs
Taiwan's Eva Air plans to purchase up to 24 Boeing 787-10s and two additional 777-300ERs, in a deal worth more than $8 billion at list prices.
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CS100 enters final phases of certification testing
Bombardier’s CS100 has completed over 90% of its certification programme, and is soon to enter function and reliability testing ahead of planned certification by the end of 2015.
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PICTURE: First Singapore A350 breaks cover
Singapore Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900 has broken cover, showing the twinjet in the Asian carrier’s livery.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines in bloom despite mixed market messages
Global airlines should consider themselves extremely lucky right now, as their feelings of general good health and optimism, do not span all industries, particularly those in the emerging markets.
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NewsMH17: Oxygen mask mystery remains unsolved
Investigators have been unable to explain conclusively why a passenger on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask following the Boeing 777’s destruction over Ukraine.
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NewsWindecker Eagle due for China market resurrection
A Chinese entrepreneur is to restart manufacture of the Windecker Eagle nearly 40 years after its US developer Windecker Industries shut down, having only produced eight and delivered one of the piston-singles.
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SIA launches longer-range A350-900ULR
Singapore Airlines has become the launch customer for a longer-range version of the Airbus A350-900.
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Singapore civilian helicopter show announced
Experia Events has launched an air show in Singapore specialising in the civilian helicopter market.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific MROs weigh options amid changing landscape
Third-party MRO players in the Asia-Pacific region see a number of challenges in the coming years, ranging from increased OEM involvement in the industry to more assertive customers. Still, they are optimistic about the opportunities available to them, and are taking steps to create new lines of profitability. Most ...
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PICTURE: SIA A330 suffers nose landing gear collapse at Changi
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 suffered a nose landing gear collapse on 11 October, while the aircraft was parked at Changi International airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A Chinese white knight for CSeries?
Having been snubbed by Airbus, Bombardier all but certainly sees an urgent need to accelerate talks with other potential investors, including Comac, about its CSeries programme.
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AVIC announces CNY20 billion general aviation base
Avic plans to develop a CNY20 billion ($3.2 billion) general aviation base in the country’s central Hubei province.
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KAI conducts maiden flight of KT-100 ab initio trainer
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has conducted the first flight of its KT-100 aircraft, the ab initio trainer variant of the KC-100 Naraon light aircraft.
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Comac signs finance deal with China Exim Bank
Comac has signed a financing framework agreement with the China Exim Bank.
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Fatigue contributed to RJ85 low-altitude incident: ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has highlighted the impact of fatigue on pilots’ decision making, following an incident where a Cobham Aviation Services Australia British Aerospace Avro RJ85 descended below minimum altitude.
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ISTAT: Japanese joint venture to grow to 20 units – CIT
Operating lessor CIT Aerospace expects its TC-CIT Aviation joint venture with Japanese partner Century Tokyo Leasing to grow to 20 aircraft by March 2016.