All Asia Pacific articles – Page 612
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NewsTwo Japan Airlines 787s hit by system failure
Japan Airlines (JAL) had to divert two Boeing 787 aircraft bound for Tokyo back to their departure airports on 9 October because of different technical issues encountered after take-off.
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NewsNew Spartan customers await first aircraft
Alenia Aermacchi is gearing up to deliver its first C-27J transports to new customers Chad and Australia.
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NewsOne fatality confirmed after MASwings crash
One fatality has resulted from the crash of a MASwings Bombardier de Havilland DHC-6 during arrival at Kudat in eastern Malaysia.
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NewsChinese group buys Mooney to revive production: report
Official Chinese news outlets report that Zhengzhou-based real east development company has agreed to acquire Mooney Aviation Company.
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Aluminium demand continues strong growth: Alcoa
Alcoa is holding to its full-year forecast of 9-10% growth in global aerospace demand for aluminium, as third-quarter performance pulled the US metal producer back into the black despite falling prices.
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ANALYSIS: Dedicated low-cost terminals not the best bet
When Singapore named its dedicated low-cost terminal the Budget Terminal in 2006, it could have been to manage passengers’ expectations.
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NewsQantas mulls fleet replacement options
Qantas Airways is assessing its options for replacing its core fleet of Boeing 737s, 747s and 717s.
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ROUTES: Air China thinks outside the box with Houston launch
Air China says it tore up its normal business model with the decision to launch services to Houston, but the move has instantly reaped rewards.
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NewsJetstar takes delivery of first 787
Boeing delivered the first of 14 787-8 aircraft to Qantas’ budget subsidiary Jetstar on 6 October.
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Elop lands sensor deal with Asian air force
Elbit Systems' Elop subsidiary has been awarded a follow-on contract worth $33 million to supply Digital Compass electro-optical sensor payloads to an undisclosed air force in the Asia Pacific region.
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NewsJapan Airlines orders 31 A350s
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 Airbus A350s with an option for a further 25 aircraft, marking its first ever Airbus order.
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ROUTES: Orlando dreams of Asia
Orlando International airport has set its sights on winning a new nonstop to Asia, to complement its existing services to Europe and Latin America.
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ICAO reaches deal on climate change, rejects EU ETS
ICAO's executive committee rejected the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS) late yesterday, tossing out a clause from a resolution that could have allowed the bloc to extend its controversial scheme to the global aviation sector.
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IAe hands over maritime patrol CN235 to Indonesia's navy
Indonesian Aerospace has handed over the first of three maritime patrol-configured CN235s to the Indonesian navy.
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NewsUnited plans 787 base in Los Angeles
United Airlines plans to add Boeing 787 pilots to its base at Los Angeles International airport (LAX), as it continues deploying the aircraft on routes to Asia.
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Lion Air keen on CSeries
Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air aims to finalise an order for the Bombardier CSeries by end-2013, and expects to meet the airframer next month to work out the details.
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NewsGE unveils newest fuel-saving material for aircraft engines
General Electric has revealed that the Passport 20 engine will be partly made using a new form of ceramic matrix composite material with a wide range of potential applications in the aviation industry.
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NewsBeechcraft develops more powerful King Air 350ER for military market
Beechcraft has quietly developed and certificated a more powerful version of the King Air 350ER for military and other special missions customers.
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Australian scramjet bid ends with splash - in sea
Australia’s SCRAMSPACE bid to study hypersonic flight with an eye to informing development of Mach 5-plus scramjet-powered vehicles to orbit satellites has generated a big splash but little data – after a launcher failure left the 1.8m spacecraft too low achieve the gravity-powered M8 flight that was to have provided ...
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Comac starts research on widebody project
Comac has started research on a 300-seat widebody aircraft, which could be jointly developed with Russia.