All Asia Pacific articles – Page 33
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NewsPhilippines continues to grow S-70i fleet
Manila’s fleet of Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters continues to grow, with 10 additional rotorcraft delivered during 2024.
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In depthBoeing’s big bet on Australia’s MQ-28
The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is a crucial part of the airframer’s collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) strategy and stands to enhance Australia’s position in the global defence aerospace industry.
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NewsPentagon continues stealth fighter rotations to Japan while awaiting F-15EX
Flights of F-35, F-22 and F-16 fighters continue to cycle through the strategic Kadena air base on Okinawa to backfill F-15CDs being permanently retired from service.
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NewsGlobal Crossing eyeing launch of yet-unnamed Australian ACMI charter airline
Several years after launching as a start-up charter and passenger carrier, Florida-based Global Crossing Airlines – which operates as GlobalX – is looking to extend its model to Asia-Pacific by establishing a new airline based in Melbourne.
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NewsJapan cleared for additional JASSM-ER strike weapons
The US government has cleared the potential sale of additional long-range air-to-surface missiles to arm Japanese combat aircraft.
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NewsNew Surion amphibious assault variant takes flight
The developmental attack variant of the Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion has conducted its maiden sortie.
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NewsAir New Zealand receives first PW127XT-powered ATR 72
Air New Zealand’s first ATR 72-600 with Pratt & Whitney’s new PW127XT engine has entered commercial operations.
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NewsJapanese police receive two H160s
Japan’s National Police Agency has taken delivery of a pair of Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twins, becoming the type’s first parapublic operator in Japan.
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NewsChina Eastern partners China Southern for ‘voluntary’ cross-airline domestic transfer
China Eastern Airlines has partnered with compatriot China Southern Airlines for what it calls a cross-airline passenger transfer service on flights between Beijing’s Daxing airport and Guangzhou.
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AnalysisStrong GCAP commitment and more Typhoon exports vital for UK industry, defence committee argues
The UK aerospace industry faces a major challenge in preventing a skills gap between production of the Eurofighter Typhoon and a future manned type via the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a cross-party parliamentary group has warned.
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NewsThailand defence minister endorses air force’s Gripen E/F selection
Thailand’s government has expressed support for the Royal Thai Air Force’s decision to obtain the Saab Gripen E/F fighter.
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NewsFiji regional operation lifts capacity with ATR 72-600s
Fiji Airways has expanded its regional fleet with a pair of ATR 72-600s, which it will use to extend connectivity in the South Pacific. It received one of the turboprops on 29 December and a second on 5 January. The airline says the fleet development will support its bid to ...
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NewsJeju crash: Ministry’s safety initiatives include engine-shutdown and bird-strike training
Korean authorities have listed recurrent training for multiple engine shutdown, as well as bird-strike response procedures, among safety improvements planned in the aftermath of the fatal Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash. While the inquiry has yet to reach conclusion over the 29 December accident, the Korean transport ministry ordered a ...
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NewsJeju 737 crash inquiry suffers setback as neither recorder captures final minutes of flight
Korean investigators’ efforts to understand the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash at Muan have suffered a setback after both flight recorders failed to capture the final 4min of the accident sequence. The aircraft overran at high speed, striking the mounted localiser, while attempting a gear-up and apparently flapless landing on ...
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NewsStarlux doubles A350 freighter order
Starlux Airlines has firmed up options for five additional Airbus A350 freighters, doubling an initial order placed in 2024.
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NewsNearly all passengers on burning JAL A350 evacuated through two exits
Almost all the passengers on board the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 involved in the Tokyo Haneda runway collision evacuated through the two forward exits after the jet rolled to a halt. Just three of the twinjet’s eight exits – the forward right- and left-hand doors, and the rearmost right-hand door ...
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NewsAkasa Air appoints marketing head to newly created operations role
Akasa Air has appointed its marketing chief Belson Coutinho to a newly-created chief operating officer role, amid slower growth in 2024, and increased regulatory scrutiny in recent months.
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NewsAir Incheon outlines US route expansion as it absorbs 747 fleet through Asiana deal
Korean cargo carrier Air Incheon is seeking authorisation to open services to several US destinations from mid-2025. The expansion has emerged from its planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines’ cargo operations as part of last year’s merger between Asiana and Korean Air. Air Incheon, which was founded in 2012, started services ...
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In depthWashington targets more than 130 Chinese firms as military suppliers
The list features numerous subsidiaries of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China that actively produce fighters, bombers, rotorcraft and trainers for the Chinese military, alongside commercial airframer Comac.
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NewsCrashed Jeju Air flight-data recorder dispatched to USA
The flight-data recorder of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed on 29 December 2024 has been dispatched to the USA