Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
April 30th 2024
Today's briefs report news from Boeing, Changi Airports International, Dubai International Airport, Malaysia Aviation Group, Turkish Airlines and Wuxi Sunan International Airport Group Co. Ltd. Read More »
Changi Airports International, a subsidiary of Changi Airports Group (CAG) and Wuxi Sunan International Airport Group, has established a joint venture to operate and manage retail (including duty-free shops), food and beverage outlets, advertisements, car parking and passenger services at Wuxi Shuofang International Airport.
Ratings agency, S&P Global, has cut its outlook for Boeing to negative from stable, noting the air framer faced challenges and potential delays to its stated plans to recover cash flow and improve its debt profile.
United Arab Emirates Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said in a social media post the government had approved the design of new passenger terminals at Al Maktoum International Airport and that the cost of construction will be 128 billion dirham (US$35 billion). The facility will be five times the size of Dubai International Airport and be able to process 260 million passengers a year.
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has officially launched its MAB Academy campus at the ground-breaking ceremony of its flight simulator. Construction of the simulator facility is scheduled to be completed by mid-2025.
Turkish Airlines chair, Ahmet Bolat, has told reporters in Istanbul the company is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing for a potential order of up to 235 aircraft.
