All Asia Pacific news – Page 596
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NewsInquiry details controllers' hunt as MH370 vanished
Investigators have detailed the effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the initial four hours after its disappearance, but the preliminary inquiry report gives little information that had not previously been disclosed.
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NewsMH370: Malaysia to host flight-tracking discussion
Malaysia’s government is to host a gathering to discuss the real-time monitoring of flight data this month, in the wake of the disappearance of flight MH370.
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EASA and IATA to share airline safety data
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Air Transport Association have signed an agreement to share their airline safety audit results.
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NewsAir France-KLM seeks closer MRO ties with Air China
Air France-KLM intends to further build its maintenance partnership with Air China after its MRO division was selected to supports the Asian carrier’s General Electric GE90 engines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sydney's airport dilemma
Australia’s announcement of the site for Sydney’s second airport may end a decades-long debate, but it is only the first of many questions still facing one of the country’s most contentious projects.
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NewsPICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts
Chinese airframer Comac recently mounted an autoclave near Shanghai that will produce the C919 narrowbody aircraft.
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NewsSmoking bag delays Fiji Airways flight
Dangerous goods in a passenger’s bag are believed to be behind a smoke a minor incident where smoke was detected in the baggage hold of a Fiji Airways Boeing 737-800 while on the ground at Melbourne airport on 26 April.
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NewsCobham BAe 146 makes emergency landing after engine fire
A British Aerospace 146 aircraft operated by Cobham Aviation Services had to make an emergency landing in Perth after the aircraft’s No. 2 Honeywell ALF 502 engine caught fire.
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Spirit Aero delivers first MRJ flight test pylon
Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first flight test pylon for the MRJ regional jet.
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NewsAsiana 767 crew grounded after flying on one engine
South Korean regulators are investigating Asiana Airlines following a 19 April incident in which the crew of a Boeing 767-300 aircraft did not divert after they observed a warning with the aircraft’s port-side engine.
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Qingdao Airlines launches; plans 100 aircraft fleet by 2025
Qingdao Airlines launched operations with a service on the Qingdao-Chengdu route on 26 April.
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NewsAustralian PM announces major shift in MH370 search
With no new developments in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, aerial searches will be wound down and the underwater search expanded.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has Emirates-Qantas been a game-changer?
Standfirst: A year after Emirates and Qantas launched their landmark alliance, it is still controversial.
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NewsCrash destroys Taiwanese AH-64E Apache
The crew of a Taiwanese army Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter were seriously injured when their aircraft crashed during a training flight on 25 April.
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NewsDrunk passenger causes Virgin Australia hijack scare
An intoxicated passenger was apparently behind a hijacking scare aboard a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800.
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IndiGo extends MRO partnership with SriLankan
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has extended its airfame maintenance contract with the engineering division of SriLankan Airlines.
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News'New strategy' may be needed in MH370 search
Governments involved in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight MH370 have resolved to continue the task, but the Australian coordinators of the exercise have declared they may soon need a new strategy.
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Honeywell foresees data revolution aboard business jets
Honeywell believes that improved data connectivity for business aircraft will have a major impact in both the cockpit and passenger cabin.
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NewsAustralian beach debris unrelated to MH370: ATSB
Australian investigators have dismissed the possibility that debris washed ashore from the Indian Ocean south of Perth is related to the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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NewsEx-Im financing saves foreign carriers about 3%: Anderson
Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson claims that US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) loan guarantees for widebody aircraft save foreign carriers up to 300bp versus commercial rates.