All Asia Pacific articles – Page 595
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Cathay Pacific to add Manchester service
Cathay Pacific intends to launch a four times weekly Hong Kong-Manchester service from 8 December.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ex-Im fires back at complaints in reauthorisation push
The US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) president Fred Hochberg calls claims that the bank’s loan guarantees to foreign carriers provide them with a competitive advantage over US carriers “erroneous”.
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NewsMH370 search zeroes in on reacquired ‘pings’
Australian searchers are cautiously confident that they have located the possible resting site of MH370, as the HMAS Ocean Shield was able to reacquire ‘pings’ consisted with transmissions from a flight data or cockpit voice recorder.
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South Korea requests $98 million Sidewinder deal
The US State Department has notified Congress of a possible sale of 76 Raytheon AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II infrared-guided missiles.
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NewsPICTURE: Skymark’s first A380 performs maiden flight
Skymark Airlines' first Airbus A380 aircraft has performed its maiden flight, after the completion of airframe assembly and system tests.
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MAS GMR secures British Airways as first line maintenance client
MAS GMR Aero Technic (MGAT) has secured British Airways as its first line maintenance customer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India prime market for A380 upgauging
Singapore Airlines’ decision to become the first operator to use Airbus A380 aircraft on Indian routes is likely to be followed by several other A380 operators serving this giant market.
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NewsMH370 searchers examine widely separated ‘pings’
The international search effort for the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is focusing on separate pulse signals received by ships 600km apart.
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NewsPICTURES: Air New Zealand unveils distinctive livery on Boeing 787-9
Boeing has rolled out Air New Zealand's (ANZ) first Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which bears a distinctive new all-black livery and the country’s official Fern mark.
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Pulse signal detected in MH370 search: report
Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01 has in the course of its search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 detected a pulse signal in the southern Indian Ocean, Xinhua reports.
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NewsPICTURE: Silk Way’s 747-8 Freighter poised for delivery
The first of four Boeing 747-8 Freighters for Silk Way Airlines is being readied for delivery at the manufacturer’s Everett plant near Seattle.
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NewsMH370 search grinds on 1,700km northwest of Perth
With the search for the lost Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER set to enter its fourth week, a diverse range of assets are searching an immense area of sea northwest of Perth.
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NewsDelta targets transpacific markets to power Seattle hub
Delta Air Lines launched its third European route from Seattle last week - to London Heathrow - as part of a concerted drive to establish the Washington state airport as a major US West Coast hub over the next three years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The values to make 737-800 conversions viable
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has formally launched its freighter conversion programme for the Boeing 737-800 saying the model has now entered the ‘zone of conversion’.
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NewsBell confirms Philippine Bell 412EP deal
Bell helicopter has entered a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation for eight Bell 412EP helicopters, which will be delivered to the Philippine Department of National Defence.
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NewsPICTURES: 747 retired from passenger service in Japan
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) formally retired its Boeing 747 aircraft, marking a key milestone in the type's gradual disappearance from the world's airliner fleet.
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NewsFAA raises concerns about safety data sharing, pilot training
The US Federal Aviation Administration says great strides have been made in improving safety, but continued improvements are contingent on further data sharing by the industry and more relevant pilot training.
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NewsMH370 air-ground communication appears routine
Investigators probing the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have reiterated that there was no evidence of unusual air traffic control communications before the aircraft vanished.
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NewsIATA task force to explore live data streaming: Tyler
IATA director general Tony Tyler says that the loss of an aircraft such as Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 must never happen again, and that live streaming of data is something that needs to be seriously examined.
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Fiji Airways A330 damaged in hard landing
A Fiji Airways Airbus A330-200 has been removed from service after it experienced a heavy landing at Sydney airport on 20 March.