Orient Aviation’s Week in the Asia-Pacific
By Dominic Lalk
It’s been a fast-developing week in Asia-Pacific aviation. In Taiwan, TransAsia Airways went belly-up on a day’s notice, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. In Toulouse, Airbus' A350-1000 took to the skies for the first time on Thursday. Carriers from the Asia-Pacific who attended the festivities said they look forward to receiving the 366-seater next year. In Tokyo, Peach Aviation ordered the A320neo, becoming Japan’s first low-cost carrier to fly the re-engined single aisle aircraft, and in Nadi, Fiji Airways endorsed the B737 MAX with an order for five MAX 8s from 2018.
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A350-1000 performs maiden flight
Airbus’ A350-1000, the largest variant of the A350 XWB family, configured with a 366 seat three class layout, performed its maiden flight on Thursday. Read More »
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Philippines’ Caticlan airport extended to take jets
Caticlan Airport, gateway to the resort island of Boracay, last week received its first jet aircraft, a PAL Express A320 after the airfield’s single runway was extended to 1,800m to accommodate aircraft larger than turboprops. Read More »
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U.S.’s DOT rejects Qantas/American Airlines joint venture expansion
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday dealt a blow to Qantas Airways and American Airlines (AA) when it declined an extension of the alliance partnership across the Pacific between the two carriers. Read More »
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Peach lifts Airbus image in Japan with A320neo order
At the end of last week, Japan’s Peach Aviation signed a direct firm order with Airbus for 10 A320neo and three A320ceo. Read More »
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Longhao Airlines expects AOC before year-end
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will grant an air operator’s certificate (AOC) to cargo start-up, Longhao Airlines, before the end of the year, the regulator said on its website on Tuesday. Read More »
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Juneyao Airlines announces 22% profit jump
Privately owned Juneyao Airlines has reported a third-quarter net profit of 554 million yuan ($83 million), up 22% year-on-year. Read More »
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Nok CEO Sarasin takes Chinese lessons
Twelve-year-old Thai Budget carrier, Nok Air, has posted a third quarter net loss of 1.1 billion baht that widened from a loss of 653 million baht in the previous year. Read More »
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Fiji Airways signs for five B737 MAX 8s
Fiji Airways CEO, Andre Viljoen, said the airline has agreed to purchase five B737 MAX 8s, with 170 business and economy seats, with deliveries scheduled from 2018. Read More »
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Boeing appoints new Commercial Airplanes CEO
On Monday Boeing named GE Aviation Services CEO, Kevin McAllister, as the new president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, succeeding company vice chairman, Ray Conner. Read More »
Short Takes
Airlines: Air China has closed reservations for its four-weekly Shenzhen-Melbourne A330-200 route previously planned to launch January 9. Read More »
