Overview
It has been a week of consolidation and partnerships, or not, in Asia-Pacific aviation. ANA Holdings said it was considering buying 20% of Vietnam Airlines, Qantas and Emirates declared they wanted to extend their alliance, Indonesia AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia X said they were not going to merge after all, and Airbus announced its partnership discussions with Bombardier would not be pursued. In Thailand, the authorities are bracing themselves for the next FAA inspection, scheduled for October 26, while in Malaysia, MAB is facing a B737 cockpit crew surplus.
ANA Holdings discusses 20% stake in Vietnam Read More »
Airline News
Airbus beats Boeing in year-to-date orders and says Bombardier deal is off
Airbus won orders for 121 aircraft in September, including 110 A321neos from European low-cost carrier, Wizz Air, taking the number of net orders after cancellations to 815 for the first nine months of the year. Read More »
Airline News
U.S.’s FAA to re-inspect Thailand and THAI announces it will keep its A380s
Thailand’s new permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Chatchai Thipsunavee, is confident the country’s safety rating will not be downgraded after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) next visit to the country on October 26. Read More »
Airline News
Garuda Indonesia chief, Arif Wibowo, remains optimistic his carrier will post a profit in the third quarter, despite the recent spate of flight cancellations caused by natural disasters. Read More »
Airline News
Qantas and Emirates to strengthen ties and put the B787-9 to good use
Qantas Airways could fly its B787-9s from Dubai to destinations in Mainland Europe and Emirates Airline could begin flying to Cairns and Darwin in the next three to five years, as part of their partnership, Emirates president, Sir Tim Clark, told the Sydney Morning Herald. Read More »
Airline News
Mueller seeks to end hierarchy at MAB as restructuring homes in on B737 pilots
In its latest move to shed excess capacity, Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has plans to offer 100 to 120 B737-800 pilots on secondment to interested airlines from next year. Read More »
Airline News
China Southern ramps up overseas expansion; China Eastern sells off Joy Air equity
Catering to China's outbound tourism boom, China Southern Airlines will accelerate its overseas expansion in its winter schedule, boosting capacity to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Southeast Asian destinations. Read More »
People
AAR promotes Sharp to CFO
AAR Corp. has announced that Michael J. Sharp, 53, has been promoted to serve as its chief financial officer, effective immediately. Read More »
Short Takes
AIRLINES: A TransAsia Airways A320’s vertical tail clipped the ceiling of a maintenance hangar at Taipei’s Songshan last week due to "miscalculation”. The airframe has been out of service since. Read More »
