All Asia Pacific news – Page 426
-
News
PICTURE: Royal Brunei receives first A320neo
Royal Brunei Airlines has received the first of seven Airbus A320neos it has on order.
-
News
Sydney airport eyes more growth from China, India
Sydney airport expects more growth in passengers from China, and will also prioritise attracting more carriers from India.
-
News
Air Astana establishes new MRO centre at Astana airport
Air Astana has established a new heavy maintenance centre at the Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev airport.
-
News
Delta to return to India after open-skies settlements
Delta Air Lines will resume service to India with nonstop flights to Mumbai, saying that recent government agreements with two Gulf states have allowed it return to the market.
-
News
China Eastern launches Xian-St Petersburg service
China Eastern Airlines began a twice-weekly Xian-St Petersburg service on 2 May, its second Russian route after Xian-Moscow.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Constraint powers along Australian carriers
As seriously as a monk takes their vows, Australia’s two airline groups have been adhering to the mantra of capacity discipline – with strong results to prove it.
-
News
MH370 search to end 29 May: new government
Malaysia's new government has declared that the current search effort for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will end on 29 May.
-
News
Qantas and Air France re-establish codeshare links
Qantas and Air France have re-established a codeshare agreement that will offer connections between Australia and Paris Charles de Gaulle over Singapore and Hong Kong.
-
News
PICTURE: Xiamen Airlines takes first 737 Max 8
Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft it has on order.
-
News
BOC Aviation to sell 15 aircraft portfolio
BOC Aviation has entered into an agreement to sell a 15 aircraft portfolio to a third-party lessor, with the transaction expected to close over the course of the year.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Airports stake their claim in slot allocation
For more than 40 years, the guidelines governing slot allocation at the world's capacity-constrained airports have been overseen by IATA and a set of national co-ordinators. Now, airports are seeking to challenge the status quo by gaining a say in how slots are awarded and – potentially – who benefits ...
-
News
Lufthansa Technik subcontracts A380 MRO work to GAMECO
Lufthansa Technik has entered a long-term agreement with Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) to subcontract the MRO work and painting on four Lufthansa Airbus A380s.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Silkair gets big upgrade – at the cost of its brand
The decision of Singapore Airlines to absorb its regional Silkair unit into the main brand SIA will make the group more efficient, and is a key step in streamlining SIA’s structure.
-
News
AirAsia to invest up to $150m in proposed MRO centre at U-Tapao
AirAsia is expected to invest up to $150 million into its proposed maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the U-Tapao airport in Thailand.
-
News
Jet Airways considers removal of 777-300ER first class cabin
Jet Airways could remove the first class cabin on its 10 Boeing 777-300ERs in favour of more business and economy seats.
-
News
SIA to leverage Vistara's international growth
Singapore Airlines says that Vistara's pending addition of international routes will fit well in the group's route portfolio.
-
News
Thai Airways picks new president
Thai Airways International has picked Sumeth Damrongchaitham as its new president.
-
News
Philippines AirAsia targets 70-aircraft fleet by 2028
Philippines AirAsia (PAA) expects a strong fleet growth in the next 10 years, thanks to the fleet additions coming from AirAsia Group
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: A Chinese cat among the long-haul pigeons
China’s aviation regulator this week pledged to ease its policy of allowing only one operator on each long-haul route, a significant change that could further intensity competition among Chinese carriers and foreign rivals.
-
News
Windshield-loss A319 also suffered control panel damage
Chinese investigators have disclosed that the Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 which lost a main cockpit window at cruise altitude also suffered substantial damage to its flight-control unit.