All Asia Pacific news – Page 550
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NewsLion Air 737 involved in ground incident
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER was involved in a ground incident on 24 April at Medan Kuala Namu International airport.
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US clears $96 million C-130J support deal for India
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved a possible $96 million support deal for India’s Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical airlifters.
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NewsFlightglobal reshapes Flight International leadership team
After an amazing 14 years leading Flight International, Murdo Morrison is moving to a new role within Flightglobal to fully exploit his skills and enormous market knowledge across the aerospace sector.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAVs need to sense their way through crowded airspace
The proliferation of unmanned air vehicles and their use in a widening variety of roles has increased the pressure on industry, regulators, the military and even operators to find ways to integrate them into national airspace.
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NewsBombardier breaks ground on new Chinese bizjet MRO
Bombardier and Tianjin Airport Economic Area have broken ground on a new joint venture business jet MRO facility at the airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China carriers look beyond Middle Kingdom
Chinese carriers will operate 7,356 weekly international flights in summer 2015, a 39.2% increase from the previous corresponding period.
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Bangkok Airways expands JAL codeshare
Bangkok Airways has expanded its codeshare with Japan Airlines (JAL), which took effect on 29 March.
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NewsQantas A380 damaged in maintenance incident
A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 is expected to be out of service for around six weeks after it was damaged while under maintenance in Sydney.
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Jetstar Japan to start Tokyo-Hong Kong service on 1 June
Jetstar Japan plans to start a Tokyo Narita-Hong Kong service on 1 June.
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NewsComac breaks ground on flight test centre in Shandong
Comac has broken ground on the construction of a flight test centre near the Dongying Shengli airport in Shandong province.
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Indian Apache, Chinook pricing extended
The validity of bids for an Indian acquisition of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, has been further extended to 30 June.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India improves on repossessions, but more needed
India has taken one step forward in making it easier for lessors to repossess aircraft, but it remains a challenging jurisdiction to work with.
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NewsPICTURE: LAN avails of 787 ETOPS certification
LAN Airlines has inaugurated its Boeing 787 service from Chilean capital Santiago to Auckland in New Zealand.
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Japan Coast Guard orders Falcon 2000 MSA
Japan’s Coast Guard has selected the Dassault Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to fulfil a patrol requirement.
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NewsP&W happy with PW1000G’s bird-strike performance
Pratt & Whitney is pleased with the bird-strike performance of the “hybrid-metallic” fan blades used on the PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines.
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Rolls-Royce appoints semi-conductor executive as CEO
Rolls-Royce has appointed Warren East to be its new chief executive, with the impending retirement of John Rishton.
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MAS to withdraw four destinations from route network
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will withdraw four destinations from its route network in the coming weeks.
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NewsPICTURE: ANA develops new economy class seats with Toyota Boshoku
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has developed a new economy class seat with Toyota Boshoku.
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NewsPICTURES: Vietnam Airlines first Boeing 787-9 completes assembly
Vietnam Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 aircraft has rolled off the final assembly line.
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NewsThe power list: top 10 delivered commercial turbofans
With our latest analysis of the commercial engine sector showing how re-engined aircraft from Airbus and Boeing and the arrival of new types from Bombardier, Comac, Mitsubishi and Irkut are affecting the size and shape of the marketplace, we list the most popular powerplants in civil aviation history with the ...