Orient Aviation’s Week in the Asia-Pacific
By Dominic Lalk
This week, Asia-Pacific aviation was dominated by orders and announcements from the 11th Airshow China in Zhuhai. Arguably the biggest news was Boeing’s confirmation that it would open a B737 completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, eastern China. At China Eastern Airlines, it was revealed that the Shanghai-headquartered carrier would be the launch customer for COMAC’s C919 jet aircraft, China’s (delayed) response to Airbus’ and Boeing’s single-aisle series. In Dubai, Emirates Airline phased out its A330s and A340s and in Jakarta, Garuda Indonesia reported it had narrowed its third quarter loss.
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News
Emirates harmonizes fleet and Al Baker hints at B737 MAX for Meridiana
Dubai’s Emirates Airline last week phased out all of its remaining A330-200s and A340-300s. Following the cull, the fleet is 85 A380s and 145 B777s (10 –LRs; 10 -300s; a -200ER; 124 -300ERs). Read More »
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ANA and JAL interim results well in the black
ANA Holdings, parent of All Nippon Airways (ANA), on Monday reported a net interim profit of 57.4 billion yen ($546 million) to September 30, up 6.4% year-on-year. Read More »
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Garuda reports third quarter results and reduces London service
Garuda Indonesia this week posted a third-quarter net profit of $19.6 million, down 11.6% year-on-year, but a significant improvement over this year’s $63.2 million first-half loss. Read More »
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Hainan plans long-haul flights and HK Express adds maiden A321 to its fleet
Hainan Airlines continues its rapid network expansion with new flights to Brussels, London and New York. Read More »
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Embraer narrows loss and Boeing delivers first B777-300ER to lessor Intrepid
In the third quarter ended September 30, Brazilian manufacturer Embraer posted a net loss of $33.7 million, reduced from a $105.5 million loss in year-ago period, on revenueof $1.5 billion. Read More »
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Airbus and SIAEC MRO to open in December
Airbus and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) will open their joint venture (JV) maintenance and overhaul company in December, following the announcement of the joint venture at the Singapore Air Show in February. Read More »
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China’s “Big Three” carriers report positive Q3 performances
China’s Big Three state-controlled carriers – Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines – this week released healthy third-quarter performances and said the overall trend is positive. Read More »
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Fernandes to restructure his airline group, Thai AirAsia is the region’s latest neo operator
AirAsia Group co-founder and CEO, Tony Fernandes, told a press conference this week he is looking to form a new holding company to house all of the group's ASEAN-based units of Malaysia AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Philippines AirAsia and Thai AirAsia under one roof. Read More »
People
Harry Forsythe appointed as deputy CEO and CCO at AirAsia’s leasing arm
Asia Aviation Capital (AAC), the aircraft lessor owned by the AirAsia Group, has appointed Harry Forsythe, previously managing director at dotAero, as deputy CEO and CCO, effective immediately. Read More »
Short Takes
Routes: Air Busan will launch a four-weekly Busan-Sanya A321 flight from December 7 and a twice-weekly Daegu-Sanya flight starting December 14. Air India Express will launch four-weekly Kolkata-Dhaka and four-weekly Kolkata-Singapore B737-800 flight starting November 20. Read More »
