All Asia Pacific news – Page 594
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Citilink to add more flights from Jakarta’s Halim airport
Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink will add more flights out of Jakarta’s secondary Halim Perdanakusuma airport, starting 1 June.
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Russia and China to submit joint long-haul jet plan
Russia’s United Aircraft and China’s Comac are to submit a feasibility study on a jointly-developed long-haul passenger aircraft to their respective governments this summer.
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ILA: Airbus demonstrates faith in A380
Sluggish sales of its flagship model have not dented Airbus’s insistence that the market for the A380 will grow as the number of international hub airports increases.
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Biman reissues 777 crew, maintenance and insurance tender
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reissued a tender seeking a company to provide crewing, maintenance and insurance services to operate two of its Boeing 777-300ERs on services to the US.
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NewsAmedeo to grow A380 portfolio and become type’s primary lesssor
Amedeo expects to establish itself as the primary leasing specialist for Airbus A380s and will look to expand its portfolio through the acquisition of second-hand aircraft as their initial lease terms expire.
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NewsPICTURES: Lion Group's first A320 in final assembly
Lion Group’s first Airbus A320 aircraft has entered final assembly, which will be operated by its full service unit Batik Air.
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Cathay Pacific to launch Zurich flights in 2015
Cathay Pacific will launch direct services from Hong Kong to Zurich from 29 March 2015.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Demon days for Malaysia Airlines
Speaking to Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) chief Ahmad Jauhari Yahya six months ago, one gets the idea that the carrier is working hard towards profitability, with progress to be made slowly but surely.
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Crash of Lao air force An-74 kills 20
A Lao air force Antonov An-74 TK-300 crashed while on final approach to Laos’s Xieng Khoang Airport on Saturday 17 May.
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Indian firms seek PC-7 bid extension
Indian companies seeking to answer a request for information for the procurement of an additional 106 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainers for the nation's air force have requested a further extension to the date by which responses need to be submitted.
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Amedeo sees potential for A380 cargo conversions
A380 leasing specialist Amedeo believes an A380 passenger-to-freighter [PTF] conversion could be developed a decade from now, and it may use an internal lift system for loading containers to each deck rather than conventional maindeck doors.
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NewsChina Southern to take 80 A320s and A320neos
China Southern Airlines is to acquire 80 Airbus A320-family aircraft including 50 of the re-engined A320neo jets.
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NewsFresh delay hits Indian Jaguar upgrade
Hindustan Aeronautics’ efforts to upgrade Sepecat Jaguar strike aircraft belonging to the Indian air force to the "Darin III" standard are to be delayed by at least a couple of years.
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NewsMAS feels MH370 effect as first-quarter loss grows
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) made a pre-tax loss of M$439 million ($136 million) in the quarter ended 31 March, a reverse 58% worse than that it suffered in the same period of 2013.
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Study to examine use of large UAVs in Australian airspace
Northrop Grumman and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) are working together to study the operation of unmanned air vehicles in Australian airspace. The focus of the study will be on aircraft the size of “small commercial jets”, says Northrop.
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NewsPICTURES: Korea air force academy to obtain 23 KAI KC-100s
South Korea’s air force academy has entered a memorandum of understand to obtain 23 Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KC-100 Naraon light aircraft.
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NewsPICTURE: Philippine Airlines prepares to retire 747-400s
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will retire its Boeing 747-400s in the coming weeks, with the type due to be replaced by 777-300ERs on the carrier's 18 weekly services to the US.
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Pakistan could take additional Jordanian F-16s
Pakistan could acquire more Jordanian Lockheed Martin F-16 A/B Block 15 aircraft, as it prepares to receive the final two examples of the current deal for 13 aircraft.
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BAE awarded funds for Seoul F-16 upgrade work
The US Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a $140 million contract related to the upgrade of 134 Lockheed Martin F-16 C/Ds operated by South Korea.
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Australia eyes $534 million Sidewinder buy
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified congress of a $534 million deal for Australia to obtain up to 350 Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.