Asia Pacific – Page 533
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NewsTaiwan's F-16s to carry Lockheed Sniper Pod
Lockheed Martin is on contract to equip Taiwan’s F-16s with its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod, the company has announced.
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NewsFlight Design prepares to debut first C4 production prototype
German light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer Flight Design is readying the first of three C4 production prototypes for its debut flight in the third quarter, as its first certificated aircraft advances towards European validation and service entry in the middle of 2016.
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NewsPICTURES: Jetstar unveils first Q300 for NZ operations
Jetstar Airways has completed repainting of the first of five Bombardier Dash-8 Q300s that will be used to launch regional services in New Zealand later this year.
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NewsMH17: Investigators analyse possible Buk missile fragments
Investigators have disclosed that they are examining components which might have originated from a Russian-built surface-to-air missile system.
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NewsFlight mode error led to 737 loss of separation
An incorrect flight mode setting was the main catalyst for a breakdown in separation between a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 and a Jetstar Airways Airbus A320 while on final approach at Sydney.
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Air China to launch Beijing-Johannesburg service
Air China plans to launch a Beijing-Johannesburg service on 29 October.
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Boeing teams with ANA for 787 EIS support
All Nippon Airways will partner with Boeing’s 787 GoldCare programme to support new 787 customers with entry into service.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will Qatar come for IndiGo?
India’s aviation industry was buzzing with anticipation after media reports last week said the country’s largest low-cost carrier IndiGo was in talks to sell a stake to Gulf giant Qatar Airways.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The size and shape of the world airliner fleet revealed in our census
Airlines, it seems, cannot get enough of Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. With the latest re-engined versions of the A320 family and the 737 due to enter service in the next two years, and both manufacturers sitting on hundreds of orders, deliveries of their existing single-aisle types have continued to mount ...
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NewsFrench broaden Reunion search for possible MH370 debris
French authorities are to carry out a broader search operation in the vicinity of Reunion following the discovery of debris strongly suspected to have originated from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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ANALYSIS: The Flightglobal Fleet Forecast's narrowbody outlook
Ascend consultancy head Rob Morris examines the competition facing the incumbent single-aisle manufacturers
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Direct Maintenance wins line-support deal from China Southern
China Southern Airlines has selected Netherlands-based Direct Maintenance to support its operations in Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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NewsMH370 debris identification a 'breakthrough': carrier
Malaysia Airlines describes the apparent retrieval of the first debris from its missing flight MH370 as a "breakthrough" in the investigation.
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NewsPM: Reunion debris confirmed as part of missing MH370
Investigators have determined that the debris discovered on the French island territory of Reunion originated from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to Malaysia's prime minister.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Reunion debris cannot refine MH370 search
Even if the flight-control surface discovered on the island of Reunion is confirmed as part of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, it is highly unlikely to aid the search for the Boeing 777-200ER.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA reports mixed results for business and general aviation aircraft market
The market sent mixed signals to the general and business aviation sector in the second quarter, as worldwide shipments of fixed-wing aircraft declined but overall sales inched higher compared with the same period last year, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced on 31 July.
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NewsAustralia says flaperon find consistent with MH370 search area
Australia Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the agency leading the search for MH370, says the flaperon discovered on La Reunion Island is consistent with its defined underwater search area in the Southern Indian Ocean.
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NewsTejas Mk. II maiden flight likely in 2019: defence minister
The Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Mk. II fighter is only likely to achieve its maiden flight in 2019, and become operational in 2022.
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NewsCause of fatal Asiana 747F fire undetermined
Korean investigators have been unable to determine the origin of the fire which brought down an Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter off Jeju.
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NewsMitsubishi opens Seattle centre for flight test work
Mitsubishi Aircraft has opened an engineering centre in Seattle, as it prepares for the flight tests of its MRJ regional jet in the USA, scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2016.