All Asia Pacific news – Page 532
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NewsMRJ first flight pushed back by two weeks
Mitsubishi Aircraft has announced a two-week delay to the MRJ regional jet's first flight, citing issues with the aircraft's rudder pedals.
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ADEX: Airbus Helicopters eyes international market for LAH
Airbus Helicopters sees a large potential market for the Korea Aerospace Industries Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) to be produced in South Korea.
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ADEX: Lockheed sees KF-16 upgrade deal as imminent
Lockheed Martin anticipates that it will soon get the greenlight to commence a long-awaited upgrade programme for South Korea’s KF-16 fighter fleet.
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ADEX: Lockheed affirms commitment to Korea F-35 offsets
Lockheed Martin has affirmed its commitment to its F-35 offset obligations to South Korea amid a local controversy around US export licences related to the nation’s indigenous KFX fighter programme.
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ADEX: GE, Eurojet battle for KFX engine deal
Seoul is likely to make a decision about the powerplant for its planned KFX indigenous fighter aircraft in the first half of 2016.
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ADEX: Seoul weighs Chinook upgrade options
South Korea is assessing how to move forward with an major upgrade programme for its army’s fleet of Boeing Ch-47D Chinook transport helicopters.
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ADEX: RAF A400M makes Seoul debut
A UK Royal Air Force Airbus Defence & Space A400M was the star of this year’s Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX).
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ADEX: Northrop on track with South Korea’s RQ-4B production
Northrop Grumman will deliver the first pair of South Korea’s four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft in 2018, and the second pair in 2019.
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PICTURES: KAL-ASD to test unmanned MD500
KAL-ASD has revealed an unmanned variant of the MD Helicopters MD500 attack helicopter that it has developed with assistance from Boeing.
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ADEX: Lockheed details plan to bring S-3B Viking back
Lockheed Martin has detailed a proposal to supply former US Navy S-3B Viking anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the South Korean Navy.
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China Southern to launch three new international services
China Southern Airlines plans to launch three new international services in the coming weeks.
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Tigerair A320 engine cowling falls off mid-flight
A Tigerair Airbus A320 was forced to return to Changi International airport on 17 October at 23:20 local time, after the cowling of the left engine had fallen off.
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NewsMitsubishi focuses on taxi tests before first flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft has disclosed that two pilots with military experience will be piloting the MRJ regional jet on its first flight next week.
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NewsFirst-flight target unchanged as MRJ ground tests near conclusion
Ground tests of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet flight-test aircraft are close to completion ahead of a maiden sortie later this month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Eva Air gives 787-10 boost in Asia-Pacific
Eva Air’s planned order for 24 Boeing 787-10 aircraft is an important boost for the variant in the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsEva Air to order up to 24 787-10s, two 777-300ERs
Taiwan's Eva Air plans to purchase up to 24 Boeing 787-10s and two additional 777-300ERs, in a deal worth more than $8 billion at list prices.
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CS100 enters final phases of certification testing
Bombardier’s CS100 has completed over 90% of its certification programme, and is soon to enter function and reliability testing ahead of planned certification by the end of 2015.
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PICTURE: First Singapore A350 breaks cover
Singapore Airlines’ first Airbus A350-900 has broken cover, showing the twinjet in the Asian carrier’s livery.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines in bloom despite mixed market messages
Global airlines should consider themselves extremely lucky right now, as their feelings of general good health and optimism, do not span all industries, particularly those in the emerging markets.
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NewsMH17: Oxygen mask mystery remains unsolved
Investigators have been unable to explain conclusively why a passenger on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask following the Boeing 777’s destruction over Ukraine.