Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
October 24th 2024
Today's briefs report news from Australian Border Force (ABF), Boeing, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), GE Aerospace, Plaza Premium Group, Qantas Airways and Shanghai Pudong Airport. Read More »
Boeing has reported a net loss of $6.2 billion in third quarter 2024 year due in large part to an ongoing strike. It was the OEM's deepest decline in earnings since the second quarter of 2020.
Plaza Premium Group (PPG), a global airport hospitality services provider, and Shanghai Pudong Airport Ltd, will open an Aerotel hotel in terminal 2 at Shanghai Pudong airport in second quarter 2025.
Qantas Airways, in collaboration with the Australian Border Force (ABF), and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), is launching the Australia Travel Declaration pilot, aimed at streamlining the passenger experience through digital credentials and facial recognition technology, instead of traditional paper forms. The pilot program began on October 21 on Auckland to Brisbane flights.
GE Aerospace said on October 22 it is still wrestling with supply chain constraints leading to a decline in jet engine deliveries that is weighing on the conglomerate’s revenue.
