Asia Pacific – Page 532
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NewsComac engages backup suppliers to prevent C919 delays
Comac is using a dual supplier system to manufacture critical and potentially challenging parts of the C919 airframe, to ensure quality control and to prevent any major delays to the programme.
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Ameco completes cabin modification on Condor 767
Ameco Beijing completed cabin modification work on a Boeing 767-300ER in July for German leisure carrier Condor.
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NewsPICTURES: Comac confident of year-end roll-out for C919
Comac says C919 suppliers are due to deliver all systems of the first aircraft by October, allowing the aircraft to be rolled out by the end of 2015.
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NewsPICTURES: Sriwijaya Air takes two 737-900ERs
Sriwijaya Air has taken delivery of a new aircraft type in its fleet, the Boeing 737-900ER.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The end of the gold rush for Asia-Pacific alliances
Just over one year ago in April 2014, SriLankan Airlines joined the Oneworld Alliance. Not content to hold the ceremony in the capital city of Colombo, the carrier deployed one of its Airbus A340-300 aircraft to fly media and dignitaries 150km to the newly built, but remote, Mattala Rajapaksa International ...
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NewsTrigana crash site yet to yield flight-data recorder
Indonesian search personnel are still hunting for the crucial flight-data recorder from the crashed Trigana Air ATR 42-300.
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NewsQantas firms order for eight 787-9s
Qantas Airways has announced an order for eight Boeing 787-9s that will be used to replace five of its ageing 747-400s and allow for future international growth.
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ANALYSIS: Why the principle of economics still rules ok
As attention turns to summer 2016 schedules and the slot co-ordination process for the season, it is timely to examine the likely operating environment and how economic expectations are changing, as well as the likely implications.
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NewsBird strike tears open radome of SIA 777
A bird strike badly damaged the nose of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-200ER aircraft operating from Istanbul to Singapore on 17 August.
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NewsIndonesia recovers recorder of crashed ATR 42
Indonesia’s transport ministry has recovered one of the flight recorders from the crashed Trigana Air ATR 42-300.
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GMF AeroAsia secures MRO work for four Iranian carriers
GMF AeroAsia has secured the contracts of four Iranian airlines for MRO work, which will commence in the second half of 2015.
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Uncertainty surrounds location of lost Trigana ATR
The fate of a Trigana Air ATR 42-300 remains unknown one day after its disappearance while operating a 55 minute flight in a mountainous region of eastern Papua.
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NewsIndiGo firms order for 250 A320neos
Indian low-cost giant IndiGo has firmed an order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft, the largest order by number for the Toulouse-based airframer.
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Soft commodity prices damping Asian private jet sales
Embraer is seeing softer private jet demand in the Southeast Asia region on the back of the slump in commodity prices.
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NewsTrigana Air has long history of safety issues
Prior to 16 August disappearance of a Trigana Air ATR 42-300, the carrier has been involved in 19 serious safety incidents since 1992, resulting in the loss of eight aircraft and major damage to 11.
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NewsTrigana ATR believed crashed in mountainous area: ministry
Preliminary information from the Indonesian government indicates that a missing Trigana Air ATR 42-300 has been found in a mountainous region of eastern Papua.
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NewsContact lost with Trigana ATR over Papua
Indonesian search and rescue authorities are hunting for an ATR 42-300 turboprop which has lost contact during a regional service in Papua.
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NewsChina Eastern to take 15 A330s
China Eastern Airlines is to acquire 15 Airbus A330s which will be delivered during 2017-18.
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NewsBoeing sees demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India
Boeing is forecasting demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India over the next 20 years, with the majority of the requirements in the narrowbody market segment.
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NewsPICTURE: ATR enters Japan with Amakusa delivery
Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600.