All Asia Pacific news – Page 403
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OpinionOPINION: Should lessors be worried about India’s airlines?
India’s aviation market is huge and growing, but revelations that at least two carriers are feeling the strain from aircraft delays slowing sale-and-leaseback payments should raise some concern for lessors playing in that market.
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Divers recover one recorder from crashed Lion 737
Indonesian navy divers have recovered a recorder device from the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on 29 October.
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Searchers zero in on crashed Lion 737 Max 8
Indonesia's national search and rescue agency Basarnas has identified the possible location of the wreckage of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on 29 October.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: CR929 programme picks up speed
Development of the CRAIC CR929 is gathering pace, as its Sino-Russian manufacturers look for more parts suppliers having finalised its external shape.
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Jakarta suspends Lion Air's technical director
Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi has ordered the temporary suspension of Lion Air technical director Muhammad Asif, following the fatal crash of one of its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets on 29 October.
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JAL first-half operating profit falls despite stronger demand
Japan Airlines posted a 2.3% fall in operating profit to Y96.8 billion ($855 million) for the six months to 30 September as higher fuel costs offset stronger passenger demand in key markets.
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MHI throws Y220bn lifeline to Mitsubishi Aircraft
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has thrown a Y220bn ($1.94 billion) financial lifeline to its Mitsubishi Aircraft unit, developer of the troubled MRJ regional jet.
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Hainan Airlines Q3 operating profit tumbles 90%
Hainan Airlines saw a 90% year-on-year tumble in its third quarter operating profit to CNY234 million ($33.5 million).
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Investigators obtain ATC audio recordings of crashed Lion 737
Investigators from Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee (NTSC) have obtained audio recordings of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on 29 October from air navigation service provider AirNav Indonesia.
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Virgin Australia to open pilot training centre in Tamworth
Virgin Australia has been selected as the preferred airline group to open a pilot training centre at Tamworth Regional airport.
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ANA Business Jet takes flight with HondaJet pair
ANA Business Jet has launched services, providing onward travel in the USA for the airline's premium passengers using a pair of Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJets.
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Emirates takes A380 network to 50 cities
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has extended its Airbus A380 operations to 50 destinations with the introduction of services with the type to Osaka and Hamburg.
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Helicopters, ships scour sea for lost Lion 737 Max 8
Indonesia will deploy three helicopters and 14 ships over the next two days to aid in the search and recovery of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on 29 October.
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PICTURE: Japan Air Commuter takes first ATR 72
Japan Airlines’ regional unit Japan Air Commuter (JAC) has taken delivery of the first ATR 72-600 to be operated in the country.
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Airbus promoting A220 around Southeast Asia
Airbus has been promoting its A220 to a variety of carriers in Southeast Asia since it took over the former CSeries programme from Bombardier in July.
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Major search operation underway for JT610
Search operations related to the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on 29 October are underway.
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Lion 737 Max 8 crash the second worst in Indonesian history
The fatal crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 on 29 October is the second worst air disaster in Indonesian history.
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Lion Air 737 Max 8 crash confirmed, 189 dead
Indonesia's national search and rescue agency Basarnas confirms that a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 operating the Jakarta-Pangkal Pinang route has crashed.
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Contact lost with Lion Air 737 Max 8
Flight tracking web sites indicate that contact has been lost with a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 operating the Jakarta-Pangkal Pinang route.
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ST Engineering Aerospace to grow Florida MRO unit
ST Engineering Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand its presence in the United States with the development of a new MRO complex at the Pensacola International Airport in Florida.