Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
March 8th 2023
Today's briefs report news from Air New Zealand, China Southern Airlines, IBS Software, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nikon Corporation, and O-Well Corporation. Read More »
Air New Zealand said in a regulatory filing its chair, Dame Therese Walsh, had lifted her equity in the airline to 650,000 shares after purchasing 150,000 shares for NZ$117,750 (US$72,895) via an on-market trade at NZ$0.785 per share.
China Southern Airlines said its American Depositary Shares (ADS) facility with the New York Stock Exchange had been officially terminated. Holders of the facility had until July 7 to surrender it in exchange for underlying overseas listed shares (H shares) of the company. Earlier this year, the airline flagged that the ADS facility would be terminated.
IBS Software said Malaysia Airlines have signed a five year agreement to use the crew management system iFlight Crew. The two companies have worked together since 2009.
Japan Airlines has completed flight tests on board a 737-800 with riblets applied over parts of the fuselage's external paint. The riblets, from partners O-Well Corporation and Nikon Corporation, aim to cut back CO₂ emissions by reducing friction and therefore saving fuel.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced its MRO, MHI Aero Engines, had completed expansion work on its facility at Komaki City in Aichi Prefecture, allowing the company to increase its commercial engine MRO capacity from five to six units per month to more than 10 units monthly by 2026 and then to 15 units a month.
