All Asia Pacific articles – Page 546
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ShinMaywa US-2 involved in major accident at sea
A ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft operated by the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force was involved in a major accident off the coast of the nation’s Kochi province.
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NewsAirbus predicts strong traffic growth for Australia
Airbus expects international traffic serving the Australia South Pacific region to grow annually at 4.5% until 2033, though lagging behind the world’s average of 4.7%.
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NewsLion Air 737 involved in ground incident
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER was involved in a ground incident on 24 April at Medan Kuala Namu International airport.
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US clears $96 million C-130J support deal for India
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved a possible $96 million support deal for India’s Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical airlifters.
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NewsFlightglobal reshapes Flight International leadership team
After an amazing 14 years leading Flight International, Murdo Morrison is moving to a new role within Flightglobal to fully exploit his skills and enormous market knowledge across the aerospace sector.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAVs need to sense their way through crowded airspace
The proliferation of unmanned air vehicles and their use in a widening variety of roles has increased the pressure on industry, regulators, the military and even operators to find ways to integrate them into national airspace.
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NewsBombardier breaks ground on new Chinese bizjet MRO
Bombardier and Tianjin Airport Economic Area have broken ground on a new joint venture business jet MRO facility at the airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China carriers look beyond Middle Kingdom
Chinese carriers will operate 7,356 weekly international flights in summer 2015, a 39.2% increase from the previous corresponding period.
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Bangkok Airways expands JAL codeshare
Bangkok Airways has expanded its codeshare with Japan Airlines (JAL), which took effect on 29 March.
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NewsQantas A380 damaged in maintenance incident
A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 is expected to be out of service for around six weeks after it was damaged while under maintenance in Sydney.
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Jetstar Japan to start Tokyo-Hong Kong service on 1 June
Jetstar Japan plans to start a Tokyo Narita-Hong Kong service on 1 June.
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NewsComac breaks ground on flight test centre in Shandong
Comac has broken ground on the construction of a flight test centre near the Dongying Shengli airport in Shandong province.
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Indian Apache, Chinook pricing extended
The validity of bids for an Indian acquisition of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, has been further extended to 30 June.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India improves on repossessions, but more needed
India has taken one step forward in making it easier for lessors to repossess aircraft, but it remains a challenging jurisdiction to work with.
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NewsPICTURE: LAN avails of 787 ETOPS certification
LAN Airlines has inaugurated its Boeing 787 service from Chilean capital Santiago to Auckland in New Zealand.
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Japan Coast Guard orders Falcon 2000 MSA
Japan’s Coast Guard has selected the Dassault Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to fulfil a patrol requirement.
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NewsP&W happy with PW1000G’s bird-strike performance
Pratt & Whitney is pleased with the bird-strike performance of the “hybrid-metallic” fan blades used on the PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines.
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Rolls-Royce appoints semi-conductor executive as CEO
Rolls-Royce has appointed Warren East to be its new chief executive, with the impending retirement of John Rishton.
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MAS to withdraw four destinations from route network
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will withdraw four destinations from its route network in the coming weeks.
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NewsPICTURE: ANA develops new economy class seats with Toyota Boshoku
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has developed a new economy class seat with Toyota Boshoku.