All Asia Pacific news – Page 556
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - Orders for January 2015
The month of January 2015 has been the lowest in commercial aircraft orders since August 2013. Net orders came in at only 44 while 2 swaps also occurred.
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NewsKorean Air orders five 777Fs
Korean Air has ordered five Boeing 777-200LRF freighter aircraft in a deal worth $1.5 billion at list prices.
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NewsKorean Air swings to big operating profit in 2014
Korean Air (KAL) has reported an operating profit of KRW395 billion ($355 million) for the year ended 31 December 2014, a major improvement on the KRW20 billion loss over the previous fiscal year.
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JAL to codeshare with Amakusa Airlines
Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin codesharing with regional carrier Amakusa Airlines from 1 April.
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NewsAmerican to fly 787s to Beijing and Buenos Aires
American Airlines will debut its new Boeing 787-8 aircraft on flights to Beijing and Buenos Aires from its Dallas/Fort Worth hub in June.
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NewsTransAsia to retrain ATR pilots after tests reveal weaknesses
Ten TransAsia Airways ATR pilots are to undergo intensive retraining on emergency procedures following an evaluation of proficiency in the wake of the fatal crash in Taipei.
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NewsPICTURE: Asiana signs LOI for 25 A321neos
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Airbus to order 25 A321neos.
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Ameco wins engine PBH contract for Shanghai Airlines 767s
Ameco Beijing has signed an engine power-by-the-hour contract with Shanghai Airlines to provide MRO services for 14 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 powerplants from six Boeing 767 aircraft, of which two are spares.
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Bombardier selects GMR for Q400 servicing in India
Bombardier has selected GMR Aero Technic Limited as an Authorised Service Facility (ASF) for its Bombardier Q400 turboprops in India and the region.
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PICTURES: Korean Air to introduce new business class seats
Korean Air will introduce a new business class seat in the near future.
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Seoul forced to re-tender KFX bidding
Seoul has been forced to re-tender its bid for a developmental contract related to the country’s KFX fighter aircraft programme.
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Qantas and Jetstar boost Queensland services
Qantas will increase the frequency of its upcoming Brisbane-Tokyo Narita as part of a wider boost of Queensland flights by the carrier and its budget subsidiary Jetstar.
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OpinionOPINION: Is ICAO on right track with 15min position updates?
After Air France flight 447 was lost in the Atlantic in 2009 the industry debated what it should do to ensure that never again would an aircraft’s oceanic position be so ill-defined that it takes two years to find the wreckage. But nothing actually happened.
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OpinionOPINION: How wi-fi policy could threaten airline brands
In November 2014, Jeremy Gutsche, a well known Canadian entrepreneur, was on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 flight from London to Singapore. A busy executive, he was happy that there was wi-fi available on his flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India MRO players make the best of a tough hand
Despite booming air travel, skilled workers, and low labour costs, India has yet to become an MRO powerhouse, but two local MRO leaders are bullish about the future.
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BAE, TAE win Australian F-35 MRO work
Australia has awarded BAE Systems Australia and Tasman Aviaton Enterprises (TAE) with MRO and upgrade work for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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NewsA330 grounding to help cashflow situation: Skymark
Skymark Airlines grounded its Airbus A330-300 fleet to help strengthen its operating cashflow since entering bankruptcy protection on 28 January.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: No magic potion for AirAsia X's ills
Big changes appear to be underway for Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X (AAX), following the abrupt departure of chief executive Azran Rami-Osman in late-January.
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Russian company patents lightweight GA ejection seat
NPP Zvezda, a Russian company well known for aviation and space life support systems in its homeland, has patented a lightweight ejection seat for general aviation aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: How social media is redefining crisis communications
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel, as Mark Twain once said.