Asia Pacific – Page 598
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MH370 probe attempts to identify Malacca Strait radar target
Malaysia's air force has yet to identify the source of a contact picked up by radar over the Straits of Malacca, about 45min after the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200.
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ANALYSIS: Ascend examines the recovery in market values
George Dimitroff, head of valuations with Flightglobal advisory service Ascend, looks at how values and lease rates are faring
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NewsSpiceJet orders 42 737 Max aircraft
SpiceJet has announced an order for 42 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, becoming Boeing's first Indian customer for the type.
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China Southern confirms further summer schedule changes
China Southern Airlines has confirmed plans to start five additional new services during the summer schedule, which begins on 30 March.
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AVIC Aircraft completes first C919 wing-fuselage join
AVIC Aircraft has completed the first wing to mid fuselage join for the Comac C919 aircraft, and will move into strength tests for the section.
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Qantas to codeshare with Bangkok Airways
Qantas plans to begin codesharing with Thai carrier Bangkok Airways, starting 30 March.
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SITA to set up industry registry for beacon technology
Air transport specialist SITA it is to set up a industry registry to help facilitate the use beacon technology after its technology research team SITA Lab issued the findings of early trials at airports.
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VIDEO: Flightglobal's David Learmount looks at MH370 questions
Flightglobal's operations and safety editor David Learmount has put together a video briefing on the background to the 8 March disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, its passengers and crew
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No answers as MAS 777 remains missing
Malaysia Authorities say it has identified one of two passengers who boarded MH370 using fake passports, and that the suspect is unlikely to have had any terrorist intent.
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NewsMalaysian officials non-committal on MH370 ACARS transmissions
Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER are tight-lipped about Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) data reported by the aircraft.
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Search area expands for missing Malaysia 777
Rescue authorities are preparing to expand the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 on both sides of the Malay peninsula.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sabotage most common factor in en-route accidents
More than a third of all fatal accidents that have occurred to jet airliners while en-route are caused by some form of deliberate action. But a significant number of other factors can also come into play.
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MH370 not 'security threat': Malaysia defence minister
As search and rescue efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 look set to enter into the fourth day, Malaysia says it has not tightened security across its airports as it does not see the MH370 case as a "security threat".
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NewsSearch teams still unable to locate missing 777
More than 60 hours after the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200 lost contact with air traffic control, Malaysia says it has yet to locate the aircraft, or recover any possible debris from the jet.
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Technology of limited use in search for missing 777
Amid conflicting reports about whether the wreckage of a missing Boeing 777-200 has been spotted, an expert in airborne search and rescue at sea highlights the challenging task facing the aerial armada searching for the aircraft.
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Interpol confirms stolen passports used on MH370 flight
International crime investigation body Interpol has confirmed that one Austrian and one Italian passport used by passengers boarding the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were on its record of stolen travel documents.
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NewsSearch for missing MAS 777 set to enter third day
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines 777-200 has grown to include over 20 aircraft and 30 ships as the second day of the operation comes to a close.
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NTSB sends team to assist in MH370 case
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it has sent a team of investigators to assist in the case of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200 aircraft.
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MAS 777 underwent maintenance in Feb
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) says its missing Boeing 777-200 aircraft last underwent maintenance less than two weeks ago, and that no issues were identified during the routine check.
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Missing MAS 777 may have made an air turn back
Malaysia says it has extended the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200 because of a possible “air turn back” that could have happened.