All Asia Pacific news – Page 576
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NewsPICTURE: Comac takes delivery of C919 mid fuselage
Comac has taken delivery of the first mid fuselage section of the C919, as it prepares to start final assembly work on the first aircraft by the end of the month.
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Nextant sells 400XTi jet in New Zealand
Nextant Aerospace has sold its first private jet in the New Zealand market, a re-manufactured Beechjet 400 designated Nextant 400XTi.
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Opinion
OPINION: Qantas bounce-back requires proactivity
Qantas’s major A$2.8 billion ($2.6 billion) net loss for the 2014 fiscal year is the price it has paid for holding to a strategy that, arguably, has been set by its competitors and has failed to achieve its objectives.
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NewsIATA backs safety performance over documentary compliance
The future of commercial air transport safety regulation and oversight should be based on carrier operational performance, not on documentary compliance with regulatory minima, according to the International Air Transport Association’s regional director safety and operations for Europe, Giancarlo Buono.
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Jet Airways signs training agreement with CAE
India’s Jet Airways has entered into a pilot training centre services contract with CAE that will see its training centre move from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
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Opinion
OPINION: Industry must learn from MAS tragedies
Hugh Dunleavy is commercial director at Malaysia Airlines
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Si Xian Min, China Southern Airlines chairman
In China Southern Airlines chairman Si Xian Min’s view, being a state-owned carrier in China is akin to being one of three brothers. They share the same parentage, but each has a distinct character, strengths and weaknesses.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors unfazed by airline leasing subsidiaries
Despite airlines such as Lion Air and Norwegian setting up their own leasing platforms, there is consensus that they will not pose a major challenge to the dedicated lessors.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asian airports play catch-up with surging demand
Asia has been a hotbed of airline activity, but infrastructure at a number of airports has been lagging behind.
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Australia commits combat aircraft to fight IS
Australia will commit air and special forces assets to the international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Two F/A-18 Hornets crash into Pacific Ocean
Two Boeing F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets assigned to the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson crashed early on 12 September in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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NewsMH17: Metal fragments subjected to forensic scrutiny
Dutch forensic investigators probing the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are examining a number of fragments recovered from casualties and luggage in order to determine their origin.
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PEFCO to fund Air China’s deliveries
Air China’s request to finance Boeing deliveries powered by CFM International engines has been referred to congress.
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Japanese police order AW109
The Japan National Police Agency has ordered a single AgustaWestland AW109 Power helicopter, with delivery scheduled for December 2015.
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NewsTop 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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NewsIndia's fifth P-8 arrives for duty
The Indian Navy on 9 September received a fifth Boeing P-8I, filling out on time more than half of its planned fleet of maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsUS Air Force pens A-10 maintenance deal with Korean Air
With top officers still calling for the aircraft’s retirement as accost-saving measure, the US Air Force has announced a major potential investment in depot maintenance for the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...
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China Eastern unveils new logo
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new logo, its first change in over 30 years.
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PICTURE: Jiuyuan Airlines takes first two 737s
Chinese low-cost start-up Jiuyuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first two aircraft, as it gears towards launching operations.