All Asia Pacific articles – Page 597
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NewsChinese ship joins MH370 search
Chinese polar supply ship Xue Long has joined the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in the southern Indian Ocean.
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NewsMH370 loss coincides with drive to improve locators
As the search for flight MH370 persists, Europe’s aviation safety authority has, ironically, been assessing the costs of reinforcing the underwater locator features on aircraft and their flight recorders.
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NewsMH370: Doppler-shift analysis ruled out northern track
Investigators compared subtle changes in electromagnetic signal frequency, caused by the Doppler effect, to conclude that Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777-200ER routed south after contact was lost on 8 March.
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NewsLion Air 737 bounced five times in landing accident: NTSC
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER suffered significant damage as a result of a botched landing at Surabaya’s Juanda airport on 1 February, where the aircraft bounced five times before coming to a stop.
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Hainan Airlines plans Beijing-Nanchang service
Hainan Airlines plans to start a daily Beijing-Nanchang service on 4 April.
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NewsMAS braces for long, complex investigation into MH370
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is bracing for a long and complex investigation into the disappearance of flight MH370 on 8 March.
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NewsPICTURES: V Air bares brand, names chief executive
New Taiwanese low-cost carrier V Air has revealed its brand and named its chief executive at an event held on 24 March.
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NewsBad weather suspends MH370 search
Rain and high seas in the southern Indian have forced a temporary cessation of search operations for a lost Malaysia Airlines 777-200ER.
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L-3 Link adds ATR 72-600 simulator in Bangkok
L-3 Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) will add an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator at its training centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
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MH370's fate uncertain despite oceanic crash conclusion
While search personnel have yet to recover any physical evidence from Malaysia Airlines' missing Boeing 777-200ER, the airline has acknowledged that the aircraft and all on board are probably lost.
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NewsMH370's flight ended in southern Indian Ocean: PM
Refined satellite data has led investigators to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was lost over the southern Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Australia.
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ANALYSIS: MH370’s potential repercussions
The worrying disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 looks likely to have wide-reaching consequences for the industry. But what can be done to prevent such a terrible event recurring?
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NewsMH370 transporting 200kg of lithium batteries: chief
Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777-200ER had been transporting 200kg of lithium batteries among other freight on its ill-fated service to Beijing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lions, Tigers and a bear market in Asia?
Tigerair’s cancellation of an order for nine baseline Airbus A320s may be a sign that it too has doubts about Southeast Asia's ability to handle all the capacity heading into the market.
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South Korea formally decides on 40 F-35As
South Korea has formally decided to obtain 40 Lockheed Martin F-35As to fill its long running F-X III requirement.
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NewsPICTURE: AirAsia India receives first aircraft
AirAsia India has received its first aircraft – an Airbus A320 – out of the initial 10 it intends to operates.
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NewsSouthern search for MH370 picks up despite possible rain
Ten aircraft have been deployed in the search for a lost Malaysia Airlines 777-200 today, while analysis of the aircraft’s last Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) transmission shows that Beijing was still the aircraft’s programmed destination 15 minutes before its transponder fell silent.
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NewsTigerair orders up to 50 A320neos
Singapore based budget carrier Tigerair has placed an order for up to 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft, and cancelled orders for nine baseline A320s.
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LHT and Ameco to complete A380 wing-rib fixes next year
Ameco Beijing and Lufthansa Technik are about halfway through the Airbus A380 wing-rib feet modifications that the manufacturer has allocated to the two MRO partners.
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NewsMH370 search team aims to set up Kazakh base
Malaysian government representatives are seeking permission to establish a staging post in Kazakhstan to assist the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.