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.
From 2010, an annual subscription to Asia-Pacific Aerospace Report will cost just A$180 for 50 issues that are delivered weekly to 1 –3 email addresses at the same company. For up to 4-6 subscriptions $500 AUS (ie, 4 - 6 user logins) and 7 or more subscriptions $1000 AUS (ie, 7 or more user logins). For additional readers see the Subscribe section of the website.
Contact Business Manager Shelley Kitchen on shelleykitchen@xtra.co.nz for additional information.
A Korean Air with Starcraft video game signage departs Sydney Airport.
PICTURE: John Adlard
India has notified the Defence Security Cooperation Agency in the US that it wants to acquire 20 Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles. The weapons will be fitted to its locally built Jaguar maritime strike fighters and replace the British Sea Eagle missiles now fitted. The Jaguars are about to enter a major upgrade program. India is also asking for four ATM-84L training missiles.
Virgin Blue has announced major changes to its fleet and route network. An agreement with Etihad Airlines will see V Australia operate three V Australia Boeing 777-300ER flights a week from Sydney to Abu Dhabi starting February next year and three from Brisbane starting in February 2012. V Australia is also to drop its “inappropriate” B777-300ER flights to Fiji and Phuket and its loss making South African services. Two Airbus A330-200s will be leased for Virgin Blue flights from Melbourne and Sydney to Perth and it will withdraw its six Embraer 170 76-seat regional jets (picture above) during this financial year. It previously announced plans to pull out of the New Zealand domestic market freeing the equivalent of two Boeing 737-800s. It is planned to integrate its three separate businesses – Virgin Blue; Pacific Blue and V Australia - into one operation, possibly named V Australia, but ceo John Borghetti would not confirm the name or the date when the changes will occur. PICTURE: John Adlard
The Indian air force lost 39 aircraft in crashes during the last 40 months with the loss of 16 lives according to the country’s Defence Minister A K Anthony who was responding to a Parliamentary question. Of the total lives lost 13 were servicemen and three were civilians. Fourteen civilians were also injured in the accidents. MiG-21s (above) figured in 12 of the crashes as well as six MiG-27s. The Indian Navy lost eight aircraft in the period including three Sea Harriers, two Kamov Ka-32 helicopters and two Kiran Mk.II jet trainers.
