All Asia Pacific news – Page 7
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NewsCebu Pacific expands long-haul operations with addition of Riyadh
Cebu Pacific will begin flying between Manila and Riyadh, marking the low-cost operator’s entry into Saudi Arabia.
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NewsAustralia awards CAE 10-year contract to deliver Future Air Mission Training System
CAE has been awarded a more than A$300 million ($200 million) contract to deliver the Royal Australian Air Force’s Future Air Mission Training System capability.
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NewsIndiGo parent’s chair blames chaos on combination of internal and external events
Indian carrier IndiGo’s parent, InterGlobe Aviation, has blamed a combination of internal and external events for the airline’s recent widespread disruption, but insists that the situation was not the result of deliberate actions. The chair of InterGlobe Aviation, the airline’s parent, Vikram Singh Mehta says the company sought to support ...
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NewsBangladesh signs LOI with Leonardo for Eurofighter Typhoon purchase
Bangladesh has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Leonardo signalling its interest in acquiring Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.
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NewsMQ-28A nailed AMRAAM shot with minimal human input: four commands
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have revealed details of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat’s first successful air-to-air missile firing, demonstrating autonomous engagement capabilities in a multi-aircraft formation.
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NewsAirAsia expects A321LR deliveries to begin in 2026
Malaysia-headquartered AirAsia Group expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321LR in 2026, as it looks to “unify” the operations of its short-haul and medium-haul units.
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NewsRotron Aerospace partners with LIG Nex1 on medium UAV
UK propulsion specialist Rotron Aerospace has signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to jointly develop and export unmanned air systems, focusing on the Medium UAV Common Platform.
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NewsChina, Russia conduct joint bomber patrol near Japan
Chinese H-6 and Russian Tu-95 bombers conducted a joint patrol through the strategic Miyako Strait on 9 December, prompting Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters to scramble in response to the incursion.
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NewsIndiGo ordered to cut schedules by 10% following operational meltdown
India’s civil aviation regulators have ordered IndiGo to cut its schedules by 10%, after days of widespread operational disruption.
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NewsIndiGo chief claims carrier ‘back on its feet’ after extensive disruption
Indian carrier IndiGo’s chief executive, Pieter Elbers, is claiming that the airline’s operations are “stable” and the carrier is “back on its feet” after days of widespread disruption. It has returned to all 138 destinations, he says, with flights scheduled to operate on “an adjusted network”. Elbers says the restoration ...
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NewsBoeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat destroys drone in air-to-air weapons test
Australia’s Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat has successfully destroyed a drone target using an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile during testing at Woomera range, as the nation commits A$1.4 billion to develop the collaborative combat aircraft into an operational military asset.
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NewsUS clears $1bn munitions sales to Denmark, Italy, South Korea
The US government has approved potential sales of air-launched munitions worth over $1 billion to three allied nations, with Denmark securing clearance for 200 AIM-120C-8 missiles in the largest package.
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NewsThai air force strikes Cambodian military targets amid border tensions
Royal Thai Air Force combat aircraft have struck military targets in Cambodia as border tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours escalate, with Thailand conducting multiple missions against Cambodian forces.
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NewsChinese J-15s target Japanese F-15Js with radar lock near Okinawa
Japan has formally protested after Chinese shipborne fighters locked their radars onto Japanese F-15J aircraft during carrier operations near Okinawa, marking an escalation in regional tensions.
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NewsIndian ministry caps fares and warns carriers not to exploit IndiGo chaos
India’s civil aviation ministry has imposed fare regulations to prevent carriers taking advantage of the widespread disruption to budget carrier IndiGo’s operations.
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NewsLow-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan to expand as board approves A321neo acquisition
Budget carrier Tigerair Taiwan is to acquire at least 15 Airbus A321neo twinjets for its route-development plan. Its board has approved the lease of 11 aircraft, to arrive by 2031, and purchase of four more by 2035. Tigerair Taiwan has not identified the proposed lessor, stating that a potential transaction ...
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NewsGovernment to open IndiGo probe as it eases new rules to resolve flight chaos
India’s civil aviation ministry has suspended the country’s new flight-duty time limit directive in a bid to ease the severe disruption to budget carrier IndiGo’s services. The airline has been experiencing particularly serious problems with flight operations as a result of new criteria, and the government intends to carry out ...
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NewsQantas 737 took off with wrong weight data after passengers listed as offloaded
Australian investigators have determined that a Qantas Boeing 737-800 departed Canberra with incorrect take-off performance data, after more than 50 passengers were erroneously listed as no longer on board. While the airline’s load-control personnel were suspicious about the data while compiling the aircraft’s loadsheet, it was nevertheless handed to the ...
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NewsSouth Korea advances indigenous air-launched weapons
South Korea has formally launched development of a short-range air-to-air missile for its KF-21 fighter under a KRW436 billion programme, while separately awarding a KRW225 billion production contract for Cheongnam anti-tank missiles.
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NewsInquiry traces ANZ A320neo shutdown and similar incidents to fire-button pin flaw
New Zealand investigators probing an in-flight engine shutdown involving an Airbus A320neo believe the event is linked to overhead fire-control panel damage which could result in uncommanded activation of an engine-fire switch. The inquiry into the Air New Zealand incident, on 1 December last year, has highlighted five other similar ...