Orient Aviation’s Week in the Asia-Pacific
By Dominic Lalk
It has been a week of takeovers and avionics orders in Asia-Pacific aviation. China’s larger-than-life HNA Group confirmed its intention to acquire a 25% stake in Hilton Worldwide, and avionics expert, Rockwell Collins, announced an $8.3 billion takeover of cabin interiors specialist, B/E Aerospace. Separately, both Rockwell Collins and Panasonic Avionics revealed significant orders from China Eastern Airlines, Emirates Airline and Air Tahiti Nui. In Toulouse and Chicago, Airbus and Boeing this week presented their third quarter results, which leave the Americans in a much stronger cash position than its European rivals. On the airline front, Air India has set a world record for the longest commercial flight and Malaysia Airlines is due to launch a separate hajj flight entity before year-end.
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APAC carriers ink significant avionics deals on the heels of new IATA IFE statistics
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week announced the results of its 2016 Global Passenger Survey (GPS) which showed that passengers are looking for technology to improve their travel experiences. Read More »
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ATR and Embraer look to benefit from new China start-up rule
Regional aircraft manufacturers ATR, Bombardier and Embraer look to benefit from a new Chinese rule governing the size and number of aircraft new air operator certificate (AOC) holders are allowed to operate. Read More »
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China Southern expects A320neo, B787-9 before year-end
Guangzhou’s China Southern Airlines this week said it plans to take delivery of five A320neos and a leased B787-9 before year-end, bringing its total fleet tally to more than 700 aircraft. Read More »
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Boeing beats Airbus’ third quarter performance
U.S. manufacturer Boeing outperformed European aircraft maker Airbus by a wide margin in the third quarter. Read More »
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MAB plans to launch independent hajj unit, signs Amadeus merchandising deal
Malaysia Airlines (MAB) is planning to launch an independent A380 hajj subsidiary after it failed to find interested buyers for its six second-hand A380s it no longer needs after inking lease deals for A350s that will replace the superjumbo on the carrier’s sole remaining link to Europe, its double daily flights to London’s Heathrow. Read More »
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Air India sets record for longest nonstop flight
Air India this week set a new world record for operating the longest nonstop flight between Delhi and San Francisco after routing the service via the Pacific Ocean instead of the Atlantic. Read More »
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Temel resigns as Turkish CEO, Eksi takes over
Turkish Airlines CEO, Dr Temel Kotil, has resigned from the state-controlled carrier to become the head of Turkish Aerospace Industries, a think tank for design, technology, development and after-sales support in Turkey. Read More »
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CAAC: China’s on-time departure rate up 7.3% in August
Chinese Mainland airports significantly boosted their on-time performance in August. The average on-time rate stood at 76.2%, up 7.3% year-on-year. Read More »
People
Shenzhen Airport Group chairman resigns
China’s anti-graft campaign continues with full force. Read More »
Short Takes
Airlines: On Wednesday, an All Nippon Airways (ANA) B787-9 had to return to Everett approximately two hours into its delivery flight to Haneda after the right-hand engine shut down en route. Read More »
