Asia Pacific – Page 238
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NewsSouth Korea to allow scenic flights from secondary airports
South Korea plans to allow the operation of non-landing international scenic flights at Seoul Gimpo International, Daegu International, and Busan Gimhae International airports.
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NewsChina works to improve fixed-wing ASW capabilities
Beijing is actively advancing its fixed-wing anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, according to recent comments by a Chinese naval officer.
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AnalysisSoutheast Asia’s Covid-19 blues bad news for air travel
Southeast Asia’s coronavirus resurgence and patchy vaccination rates will delay the region’s air travel recovery, with airlines no better off than they were in the disaserous year of 2020.
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NewsQantas, Rex chiefs wage war of words — again
The heads of Australian arch-rivals Qantas and Regional Express have again traded barbs in the latest escalation of a bitter dogfight between the two carriers.
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NewsSoutheast Asia a focus of concern: Aircastle
The sluggish recovery of the aviation market in the Southeast Asian region and the knock-on impact on carriers’ ability to pay their rents remains an area of concern for Aircastle, chief executive Michael Ingelese says, emphasising that some airlines are “struggling pretty significantly”.
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NewsKyrgyzstan’s Air Manas introduces CIS states’ first A220
Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas has become the first operator in the CIS to introduce the Airbus A220. The aircraft, an A220-300 variant, has been deployed with the Kyrgyz carrier through a lease agreement with GTLK. Airbus says the airline will bring in a second A220-300 later this year. It states that ...
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NewsAirbus names former GE Aviation executive as Southeast Asia head
Airbus has named Chris Drewer to as senior vice-president of Southeast Asia for Airbus commercial aircraft. Drewer joined Airbus in November 2020 coming from GE Aviation, says Airbus. He will be based in Singapore. Source: Airbus Airbus’s Chris Drewer He will cover all commercial affairs in ...
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NewsUncertainty clouds Singapore-Hong Kong travel ‘bubble’
The outlook for the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble arrangement remains in doubt, after Singapore authorities said that no date has been fixed for its relaunch.
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NewsMalaysia eyes opportunities in eVTOL, UAV development
Malaysia hopes to venture into the development of unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous aircraft in the future, as it remains optimistic of an aerospace industry rebound as early as next year.
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NewsIndian navy’s first MH-60R operates maiden flight
The Indian navy’s first Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter has conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Owego site in New York.
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NewsTopcast, Honeywell ink China 737NG distributor agreement
Aircraft parts distributor Topcast Aviation Supplies has signed a five-year agreement with Honeywell Aerospace for Boeing 737NG parts distribution in Mainland China.
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NewsIndiGo to introduce four A321P2Fs from early 2022
India low-cost carrier IndiGo plans to induct four Airbus A321P2Fs as it seeks to beef up its cargo fleet.
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NewsGaruda Indonesia agrees to pay A$19m fine for cargo price-fixing
Garuda Indonesia has agreed to pay a A$19 million ($15 million) penalty for its involvement in an air cargo cartel, as ordered by Australia’s Federal Court in a May 2019 judgement.
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Airline BusinessAirline recovery hopes blighted by slow recovery despite bright pockets
It says something about the depth of the airline industry’s troubles that even an extra $9 billion in losses this year would leave the industry significant healthier than in 2020.
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NewsJetBlue and American unveil next stage of ‘Northeast Alliance’
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are again expanding their networks from Boston and New York’s John F Kennedy International airport as part of their so-called Northeast Alliance.
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NewsSIA 777 stopped climb at 500ft after crew's waypoint entry error
Pilots of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER inadvertently entered an incorrect waypoint altitude constraint prior to departure, resulting in several alerts from the ground-proximity warning system as the aircraft climbed out of Shanghai Pudong. The take-off runway assigned had been changed from 34L to 35R which meant the aircraft’s standard ...
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NewsSoaring Covid-19 cases hit Indian airline recovery
Rocketing coronavirus cases are hitting Indian airlines hard, with the much-watched daily average passenger metric one-third off a recent high seen in March.
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NewsSingapore’s A330 MRTTs reach full operational capability
The Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport has achieved full operational capability in Republic of Singapore Air Force service.
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NewsIndonesian aviation sector tipped for full recovery in 2026
Indonesia’s aviation sector is expected to make a full recovery by 2026, contingent on vaccines and the successful containment of the pandemic.
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NewsJuneyao latest Chinese carrier to suffer losses in 2020
Chinese carrier Juneyao Air was loss-making in 2020, much like its larger, state-owned compatriots, which have also saw their profitability punished by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.