Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific

For more aircraft news, data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Aug 28, 2006

All Nippon Airways

ANA, Hawaiian Aviation Contract Services and Sojitz Corp. last week established a new Honolulu-based flightcrew leasing company called Crew Resources Worldwide that will provide pilots for ANA and other carriers. Aug 24, 2006

Boeing

Australia orders four Boeing C-17s. Boeing has signed a $780 million contract to build four C-17 aircraft for the Australian Air Force. Boeing will complete work on the contract in four phases by February 2008. Aug 27, 2006

Boeing

Boeing now sole bidder for South Korea surveillance planes. Boeing is now the sole bidder for a $2 billion contract to build surveillance planes for South Korea. South Korea recently dropped Israeli Aircraft Industries from the competition. The government will ask Boeing to submit a bid later this year. Aug 27, 2006

Boeing, China Airlines

Boeing announced that China Airlines will use the Maintenance Performance Toolbox and will be the first carrier to use it in conjunction with Boeing's Maintenance and Engineering Management application, which CI adopted last year. Aug 24, 2006

Boeing, Korean Air

Boeing yesterday redelivered a 747-400 converted freighter to Korean in Seattle. Modification work was performed by TAECO. Aug 23, 2006

China Southern Airlines, GE

China Southern Airlines ordered GEnx engines to power its 10 787s to be delivered beginning in 2008. Value of the order is estimated at $240 million. Aug 25, 2006

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