All Asia Pacific articles – Page 101
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NewsIndiGo parent tops up A320neo order and plans aviation finance arm
Indian budget carrier IndiGo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, is to order another 10 Airbus A320neo twinjets. It has also approved the establishment of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, located in Gujarat, which will focus on financing of aviation assets. The company envisions an investment of up to Rs300 million ($3.6 million) ...
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NewsChinese carriers see surge in summer domestic traffic
Chinese domestic traffic during the summer period grew above pre-pandemic levels, even as international recovery remains sluggish.
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NewsLockheed lands $18m for service life extension on Taiwan’s legacy F-16s
The latest arms agreement between the USA and Taiwan will see military airframer Lockheed Martin perfrom service life extension upgrades on Taipei’s fleet of legacy Block 20 F-16 fighters.
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Airline BusinessStart-ups seek chance to find a niche in the market, despite challenges
The past couple of weeks have given ample reminder of both the opportunities and challenges when trying to enter the airline business. That is perhaps best illustrated by the faltering efforts to revive former UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines. In mid-August a new iteration of the carrier emerged via a ...
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NewsUSMC orders safety review after latest Osprey crash without mentioning incident
The top officer in the US Marine Corps ordered a service-wide safety review after three personnel died when a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey crashed in Australia, but the directive appears to only broadly apply to aviation.
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NewsChina Southern confirms exit of A380
China Southern Airlines has retired its last two Airbus A380s, marking the type’s complete exit from the Chinese market after more than a decade of operations.
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NewsRex says pandemic’s ‘legacy effects’ to blame for full-year losses
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) remained in the red in its full-year earnings, as it laid the blame on the “legacy effects” of the Covid-19.
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Airline BusinessBonza finds its wings with Australia’s infrequent fliers
Australian low-cost start-up Bonza is making traction with its unique business model, which aims to stimulate demand among infrequent fliers on largely un-served routes.
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NewsChina Southern first of ‘Big Three’ to return to profitability as travel demand picks up
China Southern Airlines became the first of the country’s three largest carriers to eke out a small operating profit following the coronavirus pandemic, as its compatriots narrow their losses on the back of travel demand recovery.
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NewsAustralia’s Torres Strait Air to renew fleet with 10 new-build Britten-Norman Islanders
UK airframer Britten-Norman has secured the latest commitment for its revitalised Islander utility aircraft, with Australian air charter operator Torres Strait Air signing a letter of intent to take 10 examples.
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Airline BusinessBorn during the pandemic, Taiwan’s Starlux now makes up for lost time
Few airlines share their launch date with known global events – let alone a pandemic. For Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines, it is now making up for lost time, aiming to reap the benefits of its transit-centric business model.
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NewsSupply chain woes slow AirAsia fleet recovery
AirAsia Aviation has blamed supply chain woes for delays in restorying its full fleet to service, as it reiterates its commitment to long-term fleet growth.
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News‘Confident’ AirAsia Aviation targets network recovery by year-end amid Q2 profits
AirAsia Aviation Group targets to fully recover its network by the end of this year on the back of strong leisure travel demand, which it expects to peak in the coming months.
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NewsUSA aims to counter China with ‘thousands’ of autonomous systems
The Pentagon’s new “Replicator” initiative aims to field “multiple thousands” of low-cost “attritable” and autonomous systems within the next two years – technology Washington hopes will counter China’s numerical advantages in the Indo-Pacific region.
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NewsUSA clears possible JASSM-ER sale to Japan
The US government has cleared the possible sale up to 50 long-range air-to-surface missiles to arm Japan’s Boeing F-15 fighters and other types.
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NewsAirAsia X marks a year of profitability, eyes China’s ‘massive potential’
AirAsia X expects a three-fold jump in flights to China by the end of the year, amid optimism of the market’s “massive potential”, and as the carrier posts its fourth consecutive quarterly profit.
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NewsAAPA warns of travel spending slowdown as strong demand continues
The head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has flagged potential “cutbacks” in travel spending in the near term, even as then region’s airlines continue to see strong demand.
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NewsInvestigators probe fatal USMC MV-22 crash in Australia
US and Australian officials are probing the crash of a US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor during a routine exercise.
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NewsBarnacle shell modelling could refine ocean drift path of MH370 debris
International researchers have argued that modelling of ocean barnacle shell formation and sea temperature could prove useful analytical data to locate the crash site of a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER. Contact with the aircraft, operating the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight MH370, was lost as it deviated from its flightpath in ...
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NewsIndonesian Aerospace and Sikorsky to pursue Indonesia S-70M sale
Indonesian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit have entered a partnership to pursue the possible sale of up to 24 S-70M Black Hawk helicopters to the Southeast Asian nation.