Asia Pacific – Page 593
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NewsABACE: Cessna clinches 10-strong Grand Caravan EX order from Reignwood Group
Cessna has clinched an order from lifestyle, finance and industrial company, the Reignwood Group for 10 float-equipped Grand Caravan EXs.
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NewsRight wing for first MRJ delivered for final assembly
The right wing for Mitsubishi Aircraft's first flight test MRJ regional jet has been delivered to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MHI) Komaki South Plant for final assembly.
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ABACE: Hong Kong's Metrojet authorised for Embraer Legacy 500 service
Hong Kong-based private aircraft charter and maintenance provider Metrojet has become the first authorised service centre for the Embraer Legacy 500 aircraft in the greater China region.
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NewsUnderwater vehicle to be deployed in MH370 search
The search for wreckage related to the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER is set to enter a new phase with authorities preparing to deploy an underwater autonomous vehicle for an underwater search.
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NewsABACE: Airbus unveils modular option for ACJ319
Airbus has launched a programme for the ACJ319 aircraft that allows owners greater cabin flexibility for their aircraft.
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NewsAustralian PM 'very confident' signals are from MH370's recorders
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says on Friday that he is "very confident" the signals picked up in the search for MH370 are from the flight recorders of the missing aircraft, and that the search area has been narrowed down significantly.
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INTERIORS: Satellite wi-fi costs ‘set to fall 5% yearly’
A surge in satellite broadcast capacity and downward pressure on launch costs has cut the price of in-flight wi-fi by about 10% in the past year – and prices should drop another 5% per year for the foreseeable future.
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INTERIORS: Honeywell on track with GX plans
Honeywell Aerospace is in talks with five potential airline customers for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellite-based in-flight connectivity service, and hopes to make another announcement before the summer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 747-400 still Asia’s leading big jet – for now
The number of Boeing 747s operated by Asia Pacific carriers for passenger services has fallen below 100 examples, but the type remains the region’s premiere very large aircraft.
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China Southern, Qantas firms up codeshare launch
China Southern and Qantas has firmed up the launch date of their codesharing cooperation, which takes place on 1 May.
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Cathay Pacific to add Manchester service
Cathay Pacific intends to launch a four times weekly Hong Kong-Manchester service from 8 December.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ex-Im fires back at complaints in reauthorisation push
The US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) president Fred Hochberg calls claims that the bank’s loan guarantees to foreign carriers provide them with a competitive advantage over US carriers “erroneous”.
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NewsMH370 search zeroes in on reacquired ‘pings’
Australian searchers are cautiously confident that they have located the possible resting site of MH370, as the HMAS Ocean Shield was able to reacquire ‘pings’ consisted with transmissions from a flight data or cockpit voice recorder.
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South Korea requests $98 million Sidewinder deal
The US State Department has notified Congress of a possible sale of 76 Raytheon AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II infrared-guided missiles.
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NewsPICTURE: Skymark’s first A380 performs maiden flight
Skymark Airlines' first Airbus A380 aircraft has performed its maiden flight, after the completion of airframe assembly and system tests.
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MAS GMR secures British Airways as first line maintenance client
MAS GMR Aero Technic (MGAT) has secured British Airways as its first line maintenance customer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India prime market for A380 upgauging
Singapore Airlines’ decision to become the first operator to use Airbus A380 aircraft on Indian routes is likely to be followed by several other A380 operators serving this giant market.
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NewsMH370 searchers examine widely separated ‘pings’
The international search effort for the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is focusing on separate pulse signals received by ships 600km apart.
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NewsPICTURES: Air New Zealand unveils distinctive livery on Boeing 787-9
Boeing has rolled out Air New Zealand's (ANZ) first Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which bears a distinctive new all-black livery and the country’s official Fern mark.
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Pulse signal detected in MH370 search: report
Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01 has in the course of its search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 detected a pulse signal in the southern Indian Ocean, Xinhua reports.