Asia Pacific – Page 536
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ST Aero to build MRO centre in Guangzhou
ST Aerospace will construct a new MRO facility in Guangzhou, which will be operational by end 2016.
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Thai AirAsia partners Bangkok Aviation Centre for pilot training
Thai AirAsia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangkok Aviation Centre (BAC) to train up to 70 pilots annually.
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Air Works eyes expansion into MRO software
Indian MRO firm Air Works is placing greater focus on integrating software into its maintenance work following the acquisition of a stake in software specialist Acumen Aviation.
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NewsChina Eastern agrees to take 50 more 737s
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to acquire 50 new Boeing 737s in a deal worth $4.5 billion at catalogue prices.
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NewsFatigue, sickness involved in botched Qantas A330 approach
Qantas Airways has updated its training for visual approaches following an incident in which the crew of an Airbus A330-200 misjudged an approach into Melbourne airport, resulting in warnings from the aircraft's enhanced ground proximity warning system (EPGWS).
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NewsBoeing, Japan’s aviation sector develop biofuel for 2020 Olympics
Boeing and Japan’s aviation sector have partnered to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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NewsQantas to return two CIT A330s by end-2015 for MRTT conversion
Qantas Airways will return two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to CIT Aerospace by the end of the year, pending their conversion to multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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CAAC punishes Okay Airways for overworking pilots
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has slapped Okay Airways with a fine and suspended the airline’s application for the introduction of new aircraft, as it finds the airline's flight crew to have been overworked.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing donates first 787 to Nagoya airport
Boeing has formally donated the first 787 to Nagoya Chubu Centrair International airport, in a ceremony on 7 July.
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NewsVietnam Airlines nears 777X order
Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for eight Boeing 777-8X and eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft.
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NewsPICTURE: Cathay Pacific's first A350 undergoes final assembly
Airbus says it has begun final assembly of Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-900 at is Toulouse manufacturing facility.
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NewsPICTURE: Scoot unveils special independence livery
Scoot has unveiled a special livery to mark Singapore’s 50th year of independence.
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Airbus Helicopters, Mahindra to form India rotorcraft JV
Airbus Helicopters will team with India’s Mahindra Group for future Indian military aircraft tenders.
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NewsTransAsia probe indicates crew should have aborted take-off
Pilots of an ill-fated TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 should have aborted its departure from Taipei Songshan airport after noting that a power-control system had not armed, investigators have indicated.
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China United Airlines launches new domestic services
China United Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, launched new domestic services on 1 July.
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SriLankan to codeshare with Air Berlin and Niki
SriLankan Airlines has signed a codesharing agreement with Air Berlin and its Austrian subsidiary Niki.
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Vietnam Airlines signs with Airbus for A350 flight hour services
Vietnam Airlines has chosen Airbus to provide flight hour services (FHS) on its fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
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NewsGE235 crash report highlights cockpit confusion
An official report into the fatal crash of a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 aircraft on 4 February confirms that the pilot flying retarded the aircraft’s only good engine.
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NewsDeath toll in Indonesian C-130B crash rises to 141
The Indonesian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130B tactical transport aircraft that crashed on 30 June was probably carrying well over 100 people when it crashed in a Medan suburb, hitting a massage parlour and hotel.
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ANA to launch Tokyo-Brussels service in October
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has firmed up the launch date of its Tokyo-Brussels service, which it first announced in June.