Reading Time: < 1 minute The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines ( AAPA ) will focus on safety issues in its program this year. AAPA Director General Andrew Herdman said the association would prioritize safety alongside sustainability, aviation infrastructure and regulatory issues. To achieve these goals, the association works with many airlines throughout the region. “A number of ASEAN carriers […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Japan is readying for future F-35 Lightning II production, ordering $73.8 million in long-lead items that would build six of the joint strike fighters. Long-lead items include titanium parts and other materials used to build the cockpit fuselage, the center of the airplane, the main bulkhead, the center wing and the aft. Lockheed won the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Xiamen Airlines, China’s only all-Boeing carrier, have finalized an order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, valued at $960 million at list prices, will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared. “The 737-800 is the best-selling version of the highly successful Next-Generation 737 family,” said Ihssane Mounir, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Japan Air-Self Defense Force (JASDF) had to dispatch its fighter jets 571 times during fiscal year 2015 to intercept Chinese military aircraft approaching or intruding Japanese airspace, Japan’s Defense Ministry revealed, according to The Japan Times. This number constitutes an all-time high since the defense ministry’s Joint Staff Office began to keep records in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Airlines have been ordered to carry out an urgent fix on 176 Boeing 787 Dreamliners because of an engine icing problem. The instruction has been given by the Federal Aviation Administration Authority in the US and follows an incident on Jan 29 when one of the two engines on a Japan Airlines 787 shut down […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes High service standards set Changi apart from many other airports but meeting them comes at a cost. For ground-handling firms like Sats and Dnata, which are paid by airlines to process passengers and baggage, the pressure to meet stringent targets set by the airport is intense. Growing traveller numbers and rising manpower costs have made […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Today we can easily see how the emerging economies are expanding and becoming more stable. It is just a question of time when the people from those countries will be able to afford and use the benefits of aviation. The airlines and manufacturers of flying machines from over the world are aware of it and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded a 4.8% rise in the number of passengers handled in March 2016 compared to March 2015, with a total of 6 million passengers. Aircraft movements were also up by 2.2% year-over-year to 35,060. HKIA management described March growth as “steady”; indeed, January 2016 saw a much larger 16% growth. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), a joint venture owned 55% by Airbus and 45% by Singapore Airlines (SIA), was officially opened in Singapore today. The opening ceremony was hosted by Fabrice Brégier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus and Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Airlines, in the presence of S Iswaran, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes According to a source of Dau Tu (Investment) Newspaper, Skyviet Aviation JSC will receive an air transportation business license and aviation business license for commercial purposes – the two most important legal items for an airline to take off. “The file of application for the two licenses of Skyviet is valid and it meets the […]