All Asia Pacific news – Page 405
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Astana A320 excursion probe supported by German authority
German investigators are supporting a probe into a runway excursion at Astana earlier this year which damaged an Air Astana Airbus A320.
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Jetstar Asia focuses on growing frequencies
Jetstar Asia's near-term growth will focus on increasing frequencies on certain routes within its existing network.
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SIA launches S$600m bond issue to fund aircraft purchases
Singapore Airlines has launched a S$600 million ($435 million) bond issue, with funds raised to go towards aircraft purchases and related payments.
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PICTURE: Jetstar Asia reveals Darwin livery as it ups capacity
Jetstar Asia has revealed a special decal on one of its Airbus A320s celebrating 10 years of flying to Darwin, as it prepares to increase its frequency on the route later this month.
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Asia-Pacific airlines can expect profitable 2018: AAPA
The Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) forecasts another profitable year for the region’s airlines, but sees a number of challenges in the way of continued growth.
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Manila eyes Gripen for future fighter force
The Philippines has identified the Saab Gripen as the best candidate for the nation’s fighter requirement.
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ATSB investigating Scoot 787 in-flight engine shutdown
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an engine failure involving a Scoot Boeing 787-9 that occurred on 11 October.
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Unmanned biplane freighter takes flight in China
A Chinese research institute has conducted a test flight of what it claims Is the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft.
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Corrosion and cracking led to Qantas A380 engine shutdown
An in-flight engine shutdown involving a Qantas Airbus A380 on 20 May 2017 has been traced back to cracking caused by corrosion resulting from cleaning chemical residues in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
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Qatar begins transpacific freighter flights
Qatar Airways has started operating freighter flights from Doha to Macau and onward to Los Angeles and Mexico City.
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Poor component assembly caused GoAir A320neo in-flight shutdown
An in-flight shutdown of a GoAir operated Airbus A320neo on 8 February 2017 has been traced back to the improper assembly of a component in one of its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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Vermillion refinances secured facility for 41 aircraft
Vermillion Aviation Holdings, the joint venture between CK Asset Holdings and MC Aviation Partners, has refinanced a $950 million secured finance facility covering 41 Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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NBAA: Pilot shortages and airspace improvements become focus following regulatory victory
Having recently secured one of its most-notable regulatory victories in decades, NBAA is turning fuller attention toward addressing longstanding, industrywide issues like US airspace modernisation and easing of a pilot shortage.
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NBAA: Honeywell sweetens GoDirect connectivity services
Honeywell is highlighting changes to several maintenance and connectivity products – tweaks the company says give customers better control over onboard data usage, helping them cut costs.
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Air NZ to collaborate with electric air taxi operator
Air New Zealand will collaborate with Zephyr Airworks to bring Kitty Hawk’s Cora automonous electric air taxi to market in New Zealand.
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Genghis Khan to receive first ARJ21 by year-end
COMAC has announced that it will deliver Genghis Khan Airlines' first ARJ21-700 by the end of 2018, with operations for the carrier to start early next year.
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PICTURE: Dassault Falcon 2000MSA ready for Japan coast guard
Dassault has released an image at NBAA of the first Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) for the Japanese coast guard.
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Tools left on Surabaya runway damaged Wings Air ATR 72
Tools left on the runway of Surabaya's Juanda International airport after maintenance work caused damage to the lower fuselage of a Wings Air ATR 72-600 as it was landing there on the morning of 11 June 2014.
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Pilot fatigue, distraction led to Batik, Lion airprox incident
Pilot fatigue and distraction have been identified as the primary factors in a 6 January 2018 air proximity incident between two aircraft operated by Indonesia’s Lion Group.