Aviation Trade News - Asia Pacific Aerospace Repor

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Report (APAR) is a weekly digital news magazine dedicated to reporting on the aerospace industry in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the hot spots in aviation.

The publication provides an unsurpassed coverage of all aspects of the industry encompassing the area of Asia and the Pacific from Pakistan east to Tahiti and from the Southern tip of New Zealand to the Russian Pacific Coast, Japan and Korea.

The digital news magazine, which can be either emailed to subscribers or accessed by password on the dedicated website, provides near real time coverage of the region's aviation politics, airlines, military aviation, industry, air traffic management, airports, manufacturing, spares, MRO, avionics, rotary wing industries, finance and insurance.

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Report has correspondents in major centers throughout the region. Their experience and ability to get the important facts fast allows APAR to report on Breaking News as it happens on our website, an essential in today’s business environment.

The publication is directed at aerospace managers, executives and decision makers throughout the region and its stories are not driven by the demands of advertisers but by the unadorned facts getting to the industry.

Significant industry news from the rest of the world, that has relevance to decisions being made in the Asia-Pacific region, is also reported in the publication or website's breaking news column.

To celebrate Asian Aerospace 2011 a special six free issues and a almost half price 12 month (50 issues) subscription rate is available at A$100 (US$100; HK$780). An annual subscription to Asia-Pacific Aerospace Report will normally cost A$180. To take advantage of this offer go the Subscribe section of the website. For additional readers also see the Subscribe section of the website.

Contact Business Manager Shelley Kitchen on shelleykitchen@xtra.co.nz for additional information.

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A Korean Air with Starcraft video game signage departs Sydney Airport.
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Boeing unveils its answer to the Airbus A320neo 01 Sep 2011

BOEING’S BOARD of directors last Monday, August 30, approved the launch of the new engine variant of the B737 with commitments on hand for 496 of the airliners from five carriers. The reengined B737, named MAX, will be a competitor to the Airbus A320neo which has booked more than 1,000 orders since it was launched earlier this year. Boeing selected the CFM International LEAP-1B engines modified for the B737 which has a problem of the lower part of the engine being close to the ground.

Australia to review JSF commitment 01 Sep 2011

With the cost of more than US$90m for the components alone for the first two Lockheed Martin F-35A JSFs for Australia the country’s defence minister, Stephen Smith, is to review the program and decide next year whether to go ahead with the acquisition of the fighter or select another aircraft. He told Parliament that repeated delays and increasing costs were “bumping against” the time limits set by the government and the military and that he will not allow a gap in the country’s air combat capability to develop. Meanwhile cost overruns for the first three production lots of F-35 JSFs were US$918m.

Asian conglomerates acquire American Airlines interest 01 Sep 2011

Business conglomerates in Malaysia and Hong Kong have acquired big interests in AMR Group which owns American Airlines. Hong Kong listed Guoco Group has purchased 7.3% interest in AMR with the purchase of 24.4 million shares while Asia Fountain Investments in Kuala Lumpur purchased 24.4 million shares of AMR common stock giving the group 7.3% of AMR shares and equal to the third biggest shareholding. The largest shareholding is PrimeCap Management in California with 41.5 million shares, or about 12%. Second is Capitol World Investors, also from California, owns 25.4 million shares or 7.6%.

China Southern A380 to fly domestic services 01 Sep 2011

China Southern Airlines is soon to take delivery of the first of five Airbus A380s it has on order. Its first international service, between the airline’s home base at Guangzhou Paris is scheduled for December. It will also fly domestic services between Shanghai and Guangzhou to slot limited Beijing Airport.

Union says sack Joyce and Clifford 01 Sep 2011

Barry Jackson, president of The Australian and International Pilots Association has called on Qantas shareholders to remove Alan Joyce, the airline’s chief executive and Leigh Clifford, its chairman. According to News Corp. Jackson, a Qantas A380 captain, said the company had no option but to jettison the two top executives as they has presided over a dramatic decline in market share and trust in the Qantas brand.

China sells aircraft to Bolivia 01 Sep 2011

China has sold six Harbin H425 helicopters and two MA60 twin-engine 60-seat turboprop transports to the Bolivian military.

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