Asia Air Transport Roundup: Sept. 3

Chinese Court To Auction Privately Owned Longjiang Airlines

Credit: Heilongjiang Government

TA court will auction almost all the shares in small private Chinese carrier Longjiang Airlines on Sept. 29-30.

Boeing 787s Well-Suited To Post-COVID-19 Network, Qantas CEO Says

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Qantas will rely on its Boeing 787s to operate international services for the next three years, but in the longer term it still sees a role for its Airbus A380s and other types it plans to order, CEO Alan Joyce said.

EVA Air Swaps On-Order Boeing 787-10s For 777Fs, 787-9s

Credit: Joe Pries

Taiwan’s EVA Air has come to an agreement with Boeing to swap seven of its outstanding 787-10 orders to three 777F freighters and four smaller 787-9 aircraft.

China’s Three State Carriers Post Combined $3.7B Loss

Credit: Rob Finlayson

China’s three state carriers reported a combined CNY26.1 billion ($3.8 billion) net loss for the first six months (H1) of 2020, even as the Chinese commercial aviation industry worked its way back toward normal capacity in the second quarter. One of them, China Eastern, said it has negotiated to defer its planned 2020 aircraft deliveries, from 46 to 11.

Vistara Launches Long-Haul Delhi-London Heathrow Flights

Credit: Boeing Airplanes / Twitter

Indian carrier Vistara has undertaken its first long-haul services with the start of two months of services from Delhi to London Heathrow.

From Vistara launching long-haul Delhi-London Heathrow flights to Eva Air swapping on-order Boeing 787-10s, here's a roundup of the week’s air transport news in Asia.

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