All Asia Pacific articles – Page 613
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Nok Air looks again at long-haul plans
Thai budget carrier Nok Air is once again looking at the possibility of opening long-haul operations, despite abandoning similar plans in 2012.
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Incheon airport breaks ground on second terminal
Seoul’s Incheon International airport held a groundbreaking ceremony on 26 September to mark the start of construction of its second terminal.
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Air China signs new maintenance agreement with Honeywell Aerospace
Air China has signed an agreement with Honeywell Aerospace for repair and maintenance services for auxiliary power units (APUs) on some of its widebody aircraft.
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Airbus formally launches reduced MTOW A330-300
Airbus has formally launched a lower-weight variant of the A330-300 aircraft at the Aviation Expo in Beijing.
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ANALYSIS: Can the CSeries crack the Asian market?
Bombardier is confident that it will see more orders for the CSeries now that the type has made its first flight, but how many of those orders are likely to come from Asia?
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ANALYSIS: Aerospace Top 100 has never had it so good
Anybody one talks to in the aerospace industry today seems to agree that the civil aviation boom that started in the mid-2000s has years to run. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 caused a wobble, for sure, but even a recession worse than any since the 1930s and high oil prices ...
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ANALYSIS: Airline profits stumble on route to higher returns
IATA expects the upturn of the business cycle and slightly lower oil prices to help fuel improved profits for airlines in 2014, even if its sees slower progress this year than it first envisaged.
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Pan Am to open simulator centre in Bangkok
Pan Am International Flight Academy has signed an agreement with Assumption University of Thailand to develop a flight simulator centre in Bangkok.
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ANALYSIS: United sees value in flights to 'fresh' Chengdu
United Airlines is going west, to western China that is, more than a decade after the Chinese government began incentivising investment in the region.The...
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ANALYSIS: The laboured progress of liberalisation
Reality lags well behind the lip service paid to liberalised aviation. Occasional headlines herald breakthroughs, such as the new Canada-China accord,...
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NewsPARIS: Singapore gears up for 2014 air show
In February 2014 the industry will gather in Singapore for the fourth edition of the Singapore air show. Jimmy Lau, the managing director of show organiser Experia Events, explains what lies in store for Asia's largest aerospace gathering
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: VIDEO - Wing Loong MALE UAV makes public debut
Aviation Industry Corporation of China's Wing Loong unmanned aerial vehicle made its public debut on the static display at Airshow China this year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Clarity of vision for Comac C919
Comac's determination to prove doubters wrong with the C919, coupled with a healthy attitude towards its potential, suggests China has genuine long-term ambitions
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NewsVIDEO: Slot availability behind SilkAir’s switch from A320 to 737, says Leahy
Airbus says it lost out to the Boeing 737 Max in the recent campaign at SilkAir due to a lack of early slots rather than any competitive advantage its rival holds over the A320neo. The airframer is confident it will maintain its claimed market share lead in the single-aisle sector.
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NewsAirbus predicts 20-year demand for over 28,000 jets
Airbus is forecasting demand for 28,200 passenger and freighter aircraft worth nearly $4 trillion over the next 20 years, an increase of 1.2% on its previous...
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NewsVIDEO: Asia's passenger widebody share will rise to 41% by 2031
Gaining market share in the growth markets of Asia-Pacific is shaping up to be a key battle for the next 20 years, according to Flightglobal's Commercial Fleet Forecast.
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NewsVIDEO: ANA 737 rolled near-inverted after rudder trim blunder
Japanese investigators have detailed the extraordinary in-flight upset involving an All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700 which resulted in the aircraft banking to a near-inverted attitude.
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Stage set for MRJ at Paris
Despite the turmoil wreaked on its homeland by natural disasters, Mitsubishi Aircraft is on course with its ambitious MRJ regional jet programme
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NewsINTERIORS: VIDEO - Korean Air unveils A380 flying duty-free shop
Korean Air is to become the first airline in the world to offer a flying duty free shop when its first of 10 Airbus A380s enters service on 10 June. The...
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NewsAERO INDIA: VIDEO - Boeing reveals advanced Super Hornet options
Boeing has unveiled a series of advanced options for international customers of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ...