All Asia Pacific articles – Page 596
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NewsAsiana cites crew failures and autothrottle design in flight 214 crash
A report from Asiana says failure by its pilots to monitor and maintain airspeed led to the crash of a company Boeing 777-200ER at San Francisco in July 2013.
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NewsNok Air converts two Q400 options
Nok Air has converted options for two Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft to firm orders.
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NewsIndia scans for new AWACS platform
New Delhi has issued a global tender for the supply of six aircraft that will serve as platforms for its ambitious Airborne Warning and Control System India (AWACS India) programme.
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NewsFormer defence chief takes charge as MH370 search continues
Australia's government has appointed retired defence chief ACM Angus Houston to coordinate the ongoing search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that went missing on 8 March.
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NewsObjects sighted in revised MH370 search zone
Three weeks since the departure of ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur, investigators have yet to identify or retrieve a single item of debris from the Boeing 777.
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NewsSouth Korea accepts new-generation Hercules
Lockheed Martin delivered its first pair of C-130J-30 tactical transport to South Korea’s air force during a ceremony at its Marietta final assembly site in Georgia on 27 March.
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NewsIndian air force C-130J crashes, killing five
A Lockheed Martin C-130J operated by the Indian air force has crashed 72 miles west of the Indian city of Gwailor.
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NewsPICTURES: Asiana A380 emerges from Hamburg paint shop
Asiana Airlines’s first Airbus A380 aircraft has emerged from the paint shop in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsMH370 search area moved after aircraft speed data revised
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has shifted the search area for the lost Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER northeast from the previous location owing to revised calculations of the aircraft’s speed.
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NewsFA-50 buy puts Manila back in the jet business
The Philippines has signed a contract for 12 Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where all the airliner deliveries went in 2013
Data compiled from Flightglobal's Ascend Online database provides a detailed insight into the where all the Airbus and Boeing jets were delivered last year.
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Australia develops support infrastructure for MH-60Rs
Work on the Royal Australian Navy’s Lockheed Martin MH-60R Romeo helicopter support facilities is well underway at HMAS Albatross near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 777X closes on A350-1000 order tally in Asia-Pacific
If All Nippon Airways firms up today’s order for 20 Boeing 777-9X aircraft, it will put the new Boeing type in striking distance of surpassing the Airbus A350-1000’s Asia Pacific order book.
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NewsMH370 search: Thai satellite detects scattered objects
Thailand’s science ministry has released new images of the search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, apparently showing a large number of scattered objects.
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NewsJapan Transocean Air to order 12 737-800s
Japan Airlines Group subsidiary Japan Transocean Air will order 12 Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsANA to order 70 777s, 787s and A320neos
All Nippon Airways’ board has approved a $16.6 billion fleet renewal programme that will see it order a total of 70 new Boeing 777s, 787s and Airbus A320neos.
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NewsChina Aviation Supplies orders 70 Airbus aircraft
China Aviation Supplies has placed a firm order for 43 Airbus A320s and 27 A330s during a state visit by China’s president Xi Jinping to France.
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NewsMH370 search: Satellites find field of over 100 items
Satellites monitoring the southern Indian Ocean for debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have located an area containing more than 100 objects.
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NewsAir safety experts question MH370’s impact on data connectivity
Aviation safety experts are dubious that the MH370 tragedy will spark urgent action to improve the data connectivity of airliners.
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Air India seeks A320 simulator
Air India has issued a tender seeking for the supply and installation of an Airbus A320 full flight simulator at its training centre in Hyderabad.