Asia Pacific – Page 567
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Air India Express seeks Boeing 737 simulator training
Air India Express is seeking Boeing 737 simulator training for its pilots.
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HAL to supply 12 Do-228 MSAs to Indian Navy
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) will supply 12 Dornier Do-228 maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft (MSA) to the Indian Navy in a deal estimated at $310 million.
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NewsAustralia confirms HATS win for Boeing/Thales EC135 bid
Australian defence minister Senator David Johnston has formally declared the teaming of Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia as the winning tender for the Australian Defence Force’s Project Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS).
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Cobham wins A$640 million Australian SAR deal
Cobham has won a A$640 million ($559 million) contract to provide search and rescue (SAR) services to the Australian government between 2016 and 2028.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why China is the place to be for Airbus and Boeing
When Airbus launched a lower weight variant of the A330 pitched at the Chinese market last year, Boeing scoffed that its competitor was introducing old technology to China, with one salesperson going as far as to say it was an “insulting” move.
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NewsKunming Airlines commits to 10 737s
Kunming Airlines has inked an agreement for the purchase of 10 Boeing 737s, in a deal worth $897 million at list prices.
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Vistara inks deal for pilot training
Vistara has signed an agreement with the Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC) in India to train its pilots.
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Elbit lands Asian F-5 upgrade deal
An unnamed Asian country has awarded Elbit Systems contracts worth approximately $85 million to perform an avionics upgrade on its air force fleet of Northrop F-5 fighters. The work also will include installing new communications equipment and electro-optical sensors, and will be conducted over a three-year period, the Israeli company ...
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EDC and BoCom Leasing sign Bombardier aircraft financing deal
Export Development Canada (EDC) and Bank of Communications Financial Leasing have signed a C$100 million ($89.1 million) to C$250 million financing deal for Bombardier aircraft.
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NewsWorld Airliner Directory: Airbus v Boeing is a war on two fronts
The campaign for market share between Airbus and Boeing is being fought on two fronts. In single-aisles, both airframers have adopted similar gameplans by re-engining existing models and – with bulging backlogs and plans to ramp up monthly production between now and the end of the decade – are in ...
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ST Aero secures new contracts worth S$450M in Q3
ST Aerospace has secured S$450M (US$354M) in contracts during the third quarter of 2014, down from the S$520M in the second quarter.
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Korean Air to codeshare with LAN Peru
Korean Air (KAL) has signed a codeshare agreement with LAN Peru, covering the Seoul Incheon-Los Angeles-Lima route.
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NewsPICTURE: Qantas unveils new A330 business seat
Qantas Airways has unveiled its new business class seat that will be progressively rolled out on its Airbus A330s from later this year.
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Thai Airways adjusts network for winter schedule
Thai Airways International will adjust a number of services for the upcoming winter scheduling period, which commences on 26 October.
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Dragonair contracts CASL for line maintenance
China Aircraft Services Limited (CASL) has signed a contract with Dragonair to begin line maintenance services in Hong Kong from 1 December.
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NewsMitsubishi lays out plans for MRJ certification campaign
Getting its MRJ regional jet certificated is the biggest challenge Mitsubishi Aircraft expects to have to overcome for its in-development aircraft programme.
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NewsMitsubishi gets busy with tests in lead up to MRJ first flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft has rolled out its first flight test aircraft for the MRJ regional jet programme and will be conducting a series of tests on the aircraft, leading up to its first flight.
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NewsNBAA: Lufthansa Technik unveils lower-cost VIP conversion concept
Keen on a narrowbody-sized VIP aircraft but still watching the pennies? Well then, Lufthansa Technik might have a solution to your dilemma.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MRJ rolls out, but real test lies in certification
When Mitsubishi Aircraft rolled out its first flight test aircraft before a crowd of close to 600 on 18 October, it reached a long-awaited - but largely symbolic - milestone for its MRJ regional jet programme.
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NewsPICTURE: Mitsubishi Aircraft rolls out first MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft has rolled out its first flight test aircraft for the MRJ programme, in time good time ahead of its planned 2Q 2015 first flight.