All Asia Pacific articles – Page 36
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NewsJapan cleared for massive AMRAAM buy
Japan has been cleared to obtain over 1,000 Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs).
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NewsDash 8’s lights would have blended with runway centreline before A350 collision: inquiry
White lighting on a De Havilland Dash 8 would have blended in with surrounding runway lights, rendering it difficult to see before the aircraft was struck by a landing Airbus A350 at Tokyo Haneda a year ago. Japanese investigators probing the fatal 2 January 2024 collision have conducted simulations of ...
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NewsInvestigators retrieve voice recordings from crashed Jeju Air 737-800
Investigators have retrieved voice files from the cockpit-voice recorder of a crashed Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, with the aircraft’s damaged flight-data recorder to be sent to the USA for further work.
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NewsPhilippine air force retires OV-10 Bronco, AH-1S Cobra
The Philippine air force has retired its Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft and Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters.
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NewsJAL A350 collision: Tokyo Haneda runway-conflict system ‘difficult to rely on’
Japanese investigators have indicated that a runway conflict alert was active for over a minute before the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 and a De Havilland Dash 8 at Tokyo Haneda. But the Japan Transport Safety Board found that controllers in the airport’s east tower felt the ...
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NewsJAL A350 collision probe strives to explain Dash 8’s failure to stop at runway holding point
Japanese investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland Dash 8-300’s departure from Tokyo Haneda was supposed to be threaded between two arriving aircraft, before it entered the runway and was fatally struck by the first of them, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900. The collision left only one survivor, the captain, ...
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NewsInquiry into deadly Jeju Air 737-800 crash gets under way
A probe into the deadly crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 at Muan has commenced, with concerns raised about the condition of the jet’s flight-data recorder.
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AnalysisBeijing ups AEW&C game with emergence of KJ-3000
Beijing is taking steps to advance its airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) capabilities, with the emergence of the long-rumoured Xian KJ-3000.
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NewsFlight recorders from crashed Jeju Air 737-800 recovered
South Korea has determined that 179 of the 181 aboard a crashed Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 died in the accident.
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NewsDeath toll rises in Jeju Air 737-800 crash
The death toll in the fatal crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 at South Korea’s Muan airport has risen to 122 out of the 181 aboard the jet.
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NewsCrashed Jeju 737 touched down without landing gear deployed
The Jeju Air 737-800 that crashed at South Korea’s Muan airport attempted to land without its landing gear deployed.
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NewsKAI delivers first pair of Light Armed Helicopters
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has delivered the first two Mirion Light Armed Helicopters (LAH) to the South Korean government, as it makes a low-key sale of the KUH-1 Surion to Iraq.
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AnalysisChina celebrates Mao’s birthday with new combat jets
Beijing has staged a late-year aerospace coup by showing off not one, but two developmental stealth aircraft.
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NewsCathay expects ‘strong’ second-half results on cargo, fuel costs
Cathay Pacific expects a “strong” showing for the second-half financial results, as it approaches full capacity recovery January next year.
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NewsAustralia to extradite former USMC pilot on China training allegations
A former US Marine Corps pilot who allegedly helped train Chinese military pilots will be extradited from Australia to the USA.
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NewsUSA clears big missile sales to Egypt, Morocco
The US government has cleared nearly $1 billion in potential sales of air-launched weapons to Egypt and Morocco.
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NewsMalaysia provisionally agrees to permit renewed search for missing flight MH370
Malaysia’s government has provisionally agreed to permit a new search effort intended to locate the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the Indian Ocean a decade ago. Contact with the aircraft and its crew, operating flight MH370, was lost over the As the aircraft was operating the MH370 service ...
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NewsChinese missiles could neutralise US airpower in early days of war
A think tank suggests that Chinese missiles could severely impair the application of US airpower in the event of a regional conflict.
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NewsRNZAF takes final C-130J as it mounts Vanuatu earthquake relief effort
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has taken delivery of its fifth and final Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transport, as it also participates in a Vanuatu humanitarian mission.
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NewsAir India orders over 30 training aircraft for new flight school
Air India has ordered over 30 light training aircraft for a flight-training school being established in Maharashtra next year. The school is being set up in Amravati and is set to open by the second half of 2025. Air India has ordered 31 single-engined Piper aircraft as well as three ...