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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO -- Two planes. Five hundred and thirty-seven souls lost. One of aviation history's darkest mysteries and one of its most appalling crimes. All in a single year. [1]

SINGAPORE -- Mitsubishi Aircraft is exhibiting its SpaceJet passenger plane in an expanded booth at the Singapore Airshow, after fears of coronavirus contagion led to cancellations. [2]

BusinessQantas challenges Airbus, Boeing with long-haul planes New push to launch direct flights to London, New York by 2022 set to shake up long haul travel A new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for United Airlines leaves the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash... [3]

TOKYO -- Philippine Airlines is not negotiating with other potential strategic investors following its $95 million deal with ANA Holdings, President Jaime Bautista of parent company PAL Holdings told the Nikkei Asian Review on Friday. [4]

RANGOON — Work on the US$1.1 billion Hanthawaddy International Airport in Burma faces additional delays because the four short-listed competitors for the job will have to submit new bids because of “a major change in project policy,” a senior Transpo... [5]

SINGAPORE -- Online travel giants Expedia and Booking.com are warning that budget airline pioneer, AirAsia Group, risks being destabilized by ambitious plans to become the "Amazon of travel". [6]

JAKARTA -- National airline Garuda Indonesia on Tuesday upgraded an order for Airbus A330s and signed a $1.2 billion engine deal in London with Rolls-Royce in the presence of President Joko Widodo. [7]

SAO PAULO -- The world's third-largest airplane maker, Embraer, will step up its business targeting airlines in Asia's rapidly growing markets, hoping to win orders for regional jets ahead of newcomers. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-04 · 47% match

Sell it to save it? Mahathir weighs Malaysia Airlines' fate

KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO -- Two planes. Five hundred and thirty-seven souls lost. One of aviation history's darkest mysteries and one of its most appalling crimes. All in a single year.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-02-11 · 43% match

Mitsubishi Aircraft fights to keep suppliers at Singapore airshow

SINGAPORE -- Mitsubishi Aircraft is exhibiting its SpaceJet passenger plane in an expanded booth at the Singapore Airshow, after fears of coronavirus contagion led to cancellations.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-19 · 43% match

Qantas challenges Airbus, Boeing with long-haul planes

BusinessQantas challenges Airbus, Boeing with long-haul planes New push to launch direct flights to London, New York by 2022 set to shake up long haul travel A new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for United Airlines leaves the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-02-09 · 42% match

Philippine Airlines 'not negotiating' with other investors after ANA deal

TOKYO -- Philippine Airlines is not negotiating with other potential strategic investors following its $95 million deal with ANA Holdings, President Jaime Bautista of parent company PAL Holdings told the Nikkei Asian Review on Friday.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-03-11 · 42% match

New Bids Force Further Delay for Burma Airport Work: Official

RANGOON — Work on the US$1.1 billion Hanthawaddy International Airport in Burma faces additional delays because the four short-listed competitors for the job will have to submit new bids because of “a major change in project policy,” a senior Transpo

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-06-03 · 42% match

Expedia, Booking.com warn AirAsia of turbulence in online travel plan

SINGAPORE -- Online travel giants Expedia and Booking.com are warning that budget airline pioneer, AirAsia Group, risks being destabilized by ambitious plans to become the "Amazon of travel".

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-04-21 · 41% match

Widodo flies high with Garuda in Europe

JAKARTA -- National airline Garuda Indonesia on Tuesday upgraded an order for Airbus A330s and signed a $1.2 billion engine deal in London with Rolls-Royce in the presence of President Joko Widodo.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-12-23 · 41% match

Brazil's Embraer eyes new turf in Asia

SAO PAULO -- The world's third-largest airplane maker, Embraer, will step up its business targeting airlines in Asia's rapidly growing markets, hoping to win orders for regional jets ahead of newcomers.

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 46% match

Air Bagan’s High Fliers

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-18 · 41% match

Indonesia shows lofty ambitions for Jakarta air hub

JAKARTA -- Indonesia is pouring billions of dollars into its flagship international airport, seeking to gain an edge in the race for passengers in a region where air travel has taken off in recent years.

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