All Asia Pacific news – Page 569
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airports are looking to new technologies
If you think augmented reality sounds as though it is something to be avoided, it is going to become increasingly hard to do so over the coming months and years.
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NewsPICTURES: NokScoot reveals livery
Thai long-haul, low-cost carrier NokScoot has unveiled the first Boeing 777-200 painted in its distinct livery.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What do recent production rate changes mean?
Richard Evans, senior consultant, who recently joined Ascend from Rolls-Royce, examines recent announcements about production rate changes at Airbus and Boeing
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Air Niugini contracts Vector Aerospace for engine MRO
Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini has selected Vector Aerospace as engine maintenance provider for its Bombardier Dash 8-200 and Q300 turboprop fleet.
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Malaysian firm proposes alternate path for MAS
A newly set up financial advisory firm has put in a formal proposal to work with majority shareholder Khazanah Nasional to turn around ailing Malaysia Airlines (MAS), with an emphasis on sales and leaseback transactions.
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NewsPICTURES: Qantas’s retro 737 touches down in Sydney
Qantas’s 75th Boeing 737-800 has arrived in Sydney, sporting a unique retro livery.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Qantas, China Eastern and the Art of War
“The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy,” said ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu, and the proposed Qantas-China Eastern Airlines joint venture looks to be aimed at doing just that.
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus brings A350 on Asian demonstration tour
Airbus has deployed one of its A350-900 aircraft on a demonstration tour to five Asian countries, starting from 17 November.
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NewsDutch team recover tail section from MH17 crash site
Dutch air accident investigators have recovered the tail section from the wreckage of flight MH17 after a second day of work at the crash site in the Ukraine.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Flightglobal investigates three-year 787-8 in-service saga
This investigation was supposed to have been published about 1.5 years ago. It's been slightly longer than three years since Boeing 787-8 launch customer All Nippon Airways launched revenue service with a charter flight from Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong.
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NewsWork begins on recovering MH17 wreckage
Dutch air accident investigators expect work on recovering the wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site to to take several days after beginning the recovery operation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines satisfied with 787 engines despite efficiency miss
If one of today’s market fashions becomes permanent, the Boeing 787 could be the last commercial widebody aircraft that offers buyers a choice of an engine supplier: the GE Aviation GEnx-1B or the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lithium ion battery fix prompts mixed reviews for 787 operators
Eighteen months after the US Federal Aviation Administration lifted the grounding order on the Boeing the 787-8 fleet, the two rechargeable lithium ion batteries installed in the aircraft produce mixed reactions among operators.
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Garuda to launch three services from Ambon in December
Garuda Indonesia will launch three new services from Ambon on 1 December.
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HAL’s third LCH prototype conducts maiden flight
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has conducted the maiden flight of the third test aircraft in the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) programme, with the company confident of attaining initial operational capability by September 2015.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: After three years in service, how is 787 performing?
All Nippon Airways introduces Masami Tsukamoto as the first airline pilot outside of Boeing who was allowed to take the controls of the 787-8. When the day finally came to fly the first Dreamliner delivered to ANA from Seattle to Tokyo, Tsukamoto’s reading on the pre-flight fuel gauge still surprises ...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier upbeat about China prospects
Bombardier is pushing its full range of commercial aircraft at Airshow China in Zhuhai, and says that discussions are ongoing with several start-up carriers regarding possible orders.
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Airbus not ready to build widebodies in China yet
Airbus has not ruled out building a widebody final assembly line in China, but says it is not at the stage to consider such a move just yet.
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BAE suing South Korea in wake of canceled F-16 upgrade deal
BAE Systems claims South Korea’s military hardware purchasing authority is shaking the company down for $43 million following a canceled deal to upgrade the nation’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and has filed suit in US district court to avoid payment.
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NewsPilatus waits on Indian trainer decision
Swiss airframer Pilatus has quickly established itself as a trusted supplier to the Indian air force, because of the smooth entry into service and performance of its PC-7 MkII basic trainer aircraft (BTA). As of last month, its in-service examples had exceeded 22,000 flying hours and accumulated well over 42,000 ...