Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
May 15th 2026
Today’s briefs report news from Air Astana, Frankfurt Airport, China Eastern Airlines (CEA), Emirates, GE Aerospace, Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), and New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation (NNIC). Read More »
Air Astana announced that from May 5, 2026, it has started operating its flights from the new Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport. The carrier has increased frequencies to Frankfurt in its summer schedule: flights from Astana now operate daily, while services from Almaty operate three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline also continue operating weekly flights from Uralsk.
China Eastern Airlines (CEA) said that from June 1, 2026, it will be launching the new honorary tier of its Eastern Miles loyalty program, Lifetime Platinum. The Lifetime Platinum card is open to core members who have been members for 20 years or more and hold 5 “Achievement Platinum” tier vouchers. Lifetime Platinum card holders will enjoy exclusive privileges such as unlimited free upgrade vouchers for domestic flights, as well as international, to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), the joint venture between the Lufthansa Technik and Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia Corp., will discontinue its line maintenance services effective Aug. 1, 2026, as the aircraft maintenance provider shifts its focus toward base maintenance and overhaul operations. Under the new setup, LTP will concentrate on base maintenance services and aircraft overhaul activities at its Manila facility. LTP has signed a new lease contract with New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation (NNIC), securing the continued operations of its 226,000-square meter aircraft maintenance facility at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Emirates has signed an agreement with GE Aerospace for technical and training consultancy to develop comprehensive piece part component repair capabilities for GE90 and GP 7200 engines. The agreement will support the expansion of the Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre (EEMC), a US$ 300 million investment to scale up infrastructure and capabilities to maintain, repair and overhaul engines in Emirates’ fleet of aircraft. Specifically, GE Aerospace will provide technical consultancy to Emirates in setting up the piece part component repair line, as well as in knowledge transfer to the EEMC team for best practices and benchmarks in component repair.
