All Asia Pacific articles – Page 50
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Airline BusinessChina’s international travel recovery story reveals different paths
While air traffic recovery to and from Mainland China has not reached pre-pandemic levels, Chinese carriers have themselves been steadily restoring – even growing – capacity to major markets.
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NewsThai AirAsia X marks return to Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport with Sydney relaunch
Thai AirAsia X is to restart flights between Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport and Sydney, its first network announcement amid a relocation of operations to the new Thai hub.
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NewsKAI and Thai counterpart sign T-50TH MRO support pact
Korea Aerospace Industries and Thai Aerospace Industries have entered a pact related to the local support of T-50TH advanced jet trainers.
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NewsUS government clears South Korea’s follow-on AH-64E buy
The US government has cleared the potential sale of 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to South Korea.
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NewsAmerican indicted for obtaining F-4 parts for Iran
The US government has indicted a California businessman for allegedly attempting to supply components for the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom to Iran.
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NewsNon-rated pilot activated Premier I’s lift-dump before fatal Subang approach crash
Investigators have determined that a non-rated pilot inadvertently activated the lift dump on a Beechcraft Premier I business jet during final approach to Subang, causing it to lose height and crash short of the runway. None of the six passengers and two pilots survived. Two motorists were also killed when ...
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NewsSouth Korea reduces Indonesia’s KF-21 financial commitment
South Korea will reduce Indonesia’s funding commitment on the joint KF-21/IF-X fighter programme, removing a long-running irritant between the two partners.
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NewsJapan Coast Guard orders two MQ-9B SeaGuardians
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has ordered a pair of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsSpiceJet embarks on $357m fundraising as quarterly profit shrinks
Indian low-cost operator SpiceJet is attempting to raise over $350 million to “stabilise” its operations and financial position.
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NewsF-35A software delays push back Australian full operational capability
Deliveries of the Royal Australian Air Force’s final batch of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters is expected to resume following the release of a “truncated” Technical Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrade by the Joint Strike Fighter Project Office (JPO).
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NewsRex regional operations get Australian government guarantee
The Australian government will guarantee the regional operations of beleaguered carrier Regional Express (Rex), as the airline works through voluntary administration.
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NewsTaliban flies US and Soviet helicopters in Afghanistan military parade
In an event marking three years since the militant group overran the capital of Afghanistan, forces of the ruling Taliban government showed off a host of military hardware captured from the now defunct Afghan National Army, including US- and Soviet-made helicopters of various types.
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NewsSouth Korean low-cost operators see collapse in profitability amid rising costs
South Korean low-cost operators felt the impact of rising costs in the second-quarter, with two swinging to losses for the first time since 2022.
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NewsThailand grasps for sweeter offsets in fighter competition
Thailand’s government has extended the deadline to accept offers in a competition that pits the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72 against the Saab Gripen E/F.
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NewsMRO, aerostructures lift ST Engineering’s first-half aerospace revenue
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace division saw strong revenue growth in the first half of the year, led by an uptick in revenues from MRO and aerostructures activity.
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NewsAsiana acquires two ex-China Airlines 747 freighters
China Airlines has sold two Boeing 747-400 freighters to South Korean operator Asiana Airlines.
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NewsIndia’s AIESL to provide local support for P-8I Neptune fleet
Air India Engineering Services (AIESL) has entered an agreement with Boeing to provide local MRO support for the Indian Navy’s P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsAirAsia to pioneer international flights to India’s Andaman Islands
AirAsia Malaysia plans a new route to Port Blair, the first international service to India’s remote Andaman Islands.
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NewsEmbraer scores order for eight E190-E2s from Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia has ordered eight Embraer E190-E2s, with deliveries set to begin in the second half of next year.
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NewsUSMC cites pilot error in 2023 fatal Osprey crash in Australia
Investigators have concluded that a loss of situational awareness by the pilot, rather than any material or mechanical failure, caused the August 2023 crash of a Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor near Darwin, Australia that killed three US Marine Corps personnel.