All Asia Pacific articles – Page 512
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News
PICTURE: ANA retires Boeing 737-700ER
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has retired the Boeing 737-700ER aircraft from its fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air New Zealand's painful Virgin sacrifice
Just over one week after providing Virgin Australia a financial lifeline, Air New Zealand’s move to explore options for its 26% stake in the carrier shows that the Kiwi carrier’s patience has finally run out.
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News
Garuda effects switch of London flights to Heathrow
Garuda Indonesia has started operating its London flights into Heathrow rather than Gatwick as part of a planned switch between airports serving the UK capital.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How premium economy continues to add value
The continued rise of premium economy among airlines was further underscored late last year when American Airlines detailed plans making it the first US carrier to introduce a formal offering in the sector on long-haul services.
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News
PICTURES: Ryukyu Air unveils Q400 combi configuration
Japanese carrier Ryukyu Air Commuter has unveiled the configuration for its Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 cargo-combi variant.
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Opinion
OPINION: Forecasters must be wary of the broken 'cycle' model
With the traditional '"cycle" model not working and policymakers disconnected, forecasting is an inexact science, argues CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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News
Skymark Airlines emerges from bankruptcy with final repayment
Japan’s Skymark Airlines has recovered from bankruptcy and is expecting to record operating profits for the first time in three years.
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News
Mozambique debris highly likely from MH370
Australia’s government has concluded that it is highly likely that two pieces of aircraft debris found in Mozambique are from the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that operated flight MH370.
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News
Software fix readied to prevent further F-35 delay
Flight tests starting next week will determine whether a key milestone for the US Air Force version of the Lockheed Martin F-35A will be delayed only four months or perhaps even longer, programme officials say.
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News
ANA eyes US east coast flights with new daytime Haneda slots
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is considering new service from Tokyo Haneda International airport to the US east coast, when it receives some of the new daytime slots for flights to the USA.
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Opinion
OPINION: The battle to break into the airliner establishment
This year will bring some fascinating developments for the “tin lovers” as two all-new mainline jets, one backed by the might of China and the other by Russia, enter the fray.
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News
Cathay's first A350 delivery further pushed back to May
Cathay Pacific says its first Airbus A350-900 is now scheduled to be delivered in May, a further push back from the April target announced earlier this year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How GTF and Leap are shifting to operational mode
Sometimes the revolution begins with a whimper instead of a bang. After investing $10 billion over nearly 30 years in geared turbofan engine technology, the staging of the entry into service of the first pair of Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs on a newly-delivered Lufthansa A320neo seemed more tentative than triumphant.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Engine selection trends on the A320neo
With the Airbus A320neo recently entering into service, how successful have the two engine manufacturers been in winning customers to power the re-engined twinjet?
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is savouring the sweet taste of success following his transformation of the Australian national carrier.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first G650ER to China
Gulfstream has delivered the first G650-series business jet into the Chinese market, following the handover of an US N-registered ultra-long-range G650ER to local firm Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL).
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News
HAECO Americas extends Alaska airframe maintenance
HAECO Americas has extended its airframe maintenance contract with Alaska Airlines, covering Boeing 737NG aircraft through 2020.
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News
Asia customers like range but flexibility crucial: Boeing
Boeing is not seeing its Asia-Pacific customers focus more on sheer aircraft range, despite recent moves to establish long-haul routes.
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News
HAECO Americas gains CAAC certification for 757 MRO work
HAECO Americas’ airframe services business has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to perform A, B and C-checks on Chinese registered Boeing 757 aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can China and Russia threaten the single-aisle duopoly?
This year is a significant one for the mainline jet sector: during 2016, not one but two all-new 150-seat airliners powered by next-generation engines will stake their claim for a slice of a market that for two decades has been the preserve of Airbus and Boeing.