All Asia Pacific articles – Page 330
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Strong international performance lifts Q1 revenue for Qantas
A strong performance in Qantas' international unit has helped the carrier post a near 2% lift in its total group revenue to a record A$4.56 billion ($3.12 billion) for the fiscal first quarter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Honda’s aero-engine team aided Formula 1 success
Honda’s achievements in Formula 1 motor-racing are legendary – and the company’s not been too shabby in the aerospace sector, either. Given that there are so many technical disciplines shared between the two, it should be no surprise that the company’s divisions have collaborated to drive themselves forwards.
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News787-10 helps Vietnam Airlines hit 100-aircraft mark
Vietnam Airlines has hit the 100-aircraft milestone with the delivery of a Boeing 787-10, its third example of the variant.
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Lockheed declares F-35 stealth coating ‘rock solid’
Lockheed Martin has defended both the stealth coatings of the F-35A and its efforts to boost the supply of spare parts, as it eyes the conclusion of three fighter campaigns in 2020 and lower operating costs.
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Air NZ to start New York flights but end London service
Air New Zealand will begin flights between Auckland and Newark, while ending its long-serving Los Angeles-London services in October 2020.
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Druk Air takes first ATR 42-600
Bhutan flag carrier Druk Air has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600, which has been fitted with a new enhanced vision system.
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Finnair sees progress in sustainability push
Finnair has set 2050 as the year it hopes to halve its emissions, as it undertakes an ongoing sustainability push.
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Lockheed Martin sees big demand for F-16 in Middle East & Asia
Lockheed Martin believes its backlog of orders for the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft could more than triple based on demand from Middle Eastern and Asian countries.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on UK, Delta, Brazil, China, Emirates
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
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Reports say SpaceJet programme facing fresh delays
First delivery of the Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet M90 may be facing further delay - the programme's sixth so far - according to reports in the Japanese media.
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KAL-ASD analyses data from unmanned 500MD ahead of army trial
Work is continuing on a South Korean project to convert elderly MD Helicopters MD500s into unmanned rotorcraft, with the sole prototype eventually to be handed over to the country's army for assessment.
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NewsVolocopter launches Singapore test flights
Urban air mobility company Volocopter has flown its first manned flight over downtown Singapore, kicking off the company’s efforts to bring commercial air taxi services to the city-state.
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Airline BusinessThird time lucky for Air India privatisation?
If the Modi government’s second attempt to privatise Air India in as many years fails, it will not be for a lack of trying.
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CAAC awards first licence for urban drone delivery
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded the country’s first licence for urban drone deliveries to Chinese tech company Antwork Technology.
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KAI stays focused on FA-50 despite T-X setback
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is forging ahead with sales efforts in the international advanced jet trainer/light attack market with the FA-50 after a stinging loss in the USA’s T-X competition.
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NewsNext-gen Chinese engines power down – but for how long?
When Chinese airframer Comac's C919 passenger aircraft was still being developed as a competitor to Boeing's 737 and Airbus A320, much was said about a "home-made engine" for a home-grown aircraft.
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AnalysisCan South Korea’s MRO sector grow again?
South Korea is home to some of the world’s busiest routes and airports, as well as some of Asia’s major carriers.
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ST Aero clinches contracts worth $734m in Q3
ST Engineering’s aerospace division secured about S$1 billion ($734 million) worth of new and renewed MRO contracts for both commercial airframes and helicopters, in the quarter that ended 30 September.
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Textron upbeat after Longitude certification
Textron Aviation officials are upbeat ahead of this year’s NBAA, as the company’s new super midsize jet, the Cessna Citation Longitude, makes its official post-certification debut at an international airshow.
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Thai 777-300ER suffers engine failure on departure
Investigators are probing an apparent uncontained engine failure involving a Thai Airways International Boeing 777-300ER during departure from Bangkok.