All Asia Pacific news – Page 593
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Qingdao Airlines launches; plans 100 aircraft fleet by 2025
Qingdao Airlines launched operations with a service on the Qingdao-Chengdu route on 26 April.
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NewsAustralian PM announces major shift in MH370 search
With no new developments in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, aerial searches will be wound down and the underwater search expanded.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has Emirates-Qantas been a game-changer?
Standfirst: A year after Emirates and Qantas launched their landmark alliance, it is still controversial.
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NewsCrash destroys Taiwanese AH-64E Apache
The crew of a Taiwanese army Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter were seriously injured when their aircraft crashed during a training flight on 25 April.
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NewsDrunk passenger causes Virgin Australia hijack scare
An intoxicated passenger was apparently behind a hijacking scare aboard a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800.
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IndiGo extends MRO partnership with SriLankan
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has extended its airfame maintenance contract with the engineering division of SriLankan Airlines.
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News'New strategy' may be needed in MH370 search
Governments involved in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight MH370 have resolved to continue the task, but the Australian coordinators of the exercise have declared they may soon need a new strategy.
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Honeywell foresees data revolution aboard business jets
Honeywell believes that improved data connectivity for business aircraft will have a major impact in both the cockpit and passenger cabin.
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NewsAustralian beach debris unrelated to MH370: ATSB
Australian investigators have dismissed the possibility that debris washed ashore from the Indian Ocean south of Perth is related to the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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NewsEx-Im financing saves foreign carriers about 3%: Anderson
Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson claims that US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) loan guarantees for widebody aircraft save foreign carriers up to 300bp versus commercial rates.
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NewsAustralia confirms A$12.4bn F-35 order
Australia has confirmed its acquisition of 58 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, putting the value of the deal at A$12.4 billion ($11.5 billion).
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New deal opens Kazakh routes to Antalya
Turkey and Kazakhstan have reached a deal to open scheduled flights linking the Turkish resort city of Antalya with Almaty, Astana and Karaganda.
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NewsMH370: Investigators examining washed-up debris
Australian investigators are assessing whether material washed up in the west of the country might be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
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Cebu Pacific works to expand long-haul network
Cebu Pacific’s long-haul arm is looking at starting services to Auckland, to cater to the growing Filipino community in New Zealand.
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NewsAustralia to confirm 58-aircraft F-35 order
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will on 23 April announce that his government has approved the acquisition of 58 more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rising spenders balance Western military cuts
Global military spending fell in 2013 for the second year running as Western countries continue to cut back, but rising expenditure in the rest of the world is increasingly making up the difference.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Europe faces task of defining foreign 'control'
The European Commission’s decision to investigate foreign control of several European airlines raises a number of questions. Potentially, some of them are profound.
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Shandong Airlines aims to double fleet size
Shandong Airlines says it will grow its fleet to at least 140 aircraft by 2020, more than doubling its current fleet size.
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NewsDassault upbeat on Falcon 5X progress
Dassault says progress with its new Falcon 5X business jet is going well, with the first flight still on track for early 2015.
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NewsShandong Airlines signs for 50 737s
Shandong Airlines has placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 aircraft, in a deal worth $4.65 billion at list price.