Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
April 27th 2026
Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, Aircalin, dnata, Korean Air, Safran and Swiss Aviation Software. Read More »
South Pacific-headquartered Aircalin has selected Swiss Aviation Software’s AMOS product to support the induction of its A350 fleet and the digital engineering and maintenance management of its A330 and A320 aircraft.
dnata will establish a cargo terminal operation at the soon-to-open Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. The company will operate a 5,000 square metre warehouse facility with the capacity to move 60,000 tonnes a cargo a year when fully operational. "By establishing a purpose-built cargo facility from day one, we are strengthening supply chain resilience, supporting local industry and creating skilled employment opportunities in one of the country’s fastest-growing economic corridors," dnata managing director of airport operations for Australia, Burt Sigsworth, said. The airport was due to commence cargo operations in July followed by passenger flights in October.
Korean Air’s (KAL) aerostructures unit has delivered its 5,000th sharklet component to Airbus. The milestone was achieved just short of 14 years after KAL’s first delivery of a sharklet, which is installed on the wings of the A320neo family aircraft type, in July 2012.
Safran has reported revenue for the three months to March 31 2026 rose 18.8% to 8.6 billion euro (US$10 billion). The company reaffirmed its guidance for the full 2026 calendar year was unchanged, with revenue forecast to rise in the "low to mid-teens" and operating income to be between 6.1 billion euro and 6.2 billion euro (US$7.2 billion to US$7.3 billion). "Despite current uncertainties related to the conflict in the Middle East, first quarter performance in both the civil aerospace and defense sectors reinforces our confidence in our ability to reach the high end of our full-year guidance," Safran CEO, Olivier Andriès, said.
