Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
April 28th 2025
Today’s briefs report news from Air India, All Nippon Airways, Amadeus, Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airline, Safran, SATS and Vietnam Airlines. Read More »
Air India cargo operations has received Good Distribution Practices certification after an audit of the airline’s practices for moving freight.
All Nippon Airways has started flying a 777-300ER passenger aircraft with its fuselage featuring AeroSHARK, a riblet film that lowers fuel consumption by reducing frictional resistance. The airline flew a 777F freighter with AeroSHARK last September.
Emirates Airline has opened a travel store in Jakarta, its third shop front in the Asia-Pacific alongside established outlets in Hong Kong and Manila.
Safran Landing Systems has inaugurated an engineering and support centre at its UK shop in Gloucester.
Vietnam Airlines and Amadeus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the SkyTeam alliance member’s digital transformation.
SATS subsidiary, Worldwide Flight Services, has secured long-term contracts with Cathay Cargo for cargo handling services at Portland International Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth airport.
