Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
September 24th 2026
Today’s briefs report news from Aircraft Leasing & Management (ALM), AJW Group, Cebu Pacific, China Airlines (CAL), Collins Aerospace, Garuda Indonesia Airlines, HAECO, Heart Aerospace, International Air Transport Association (IATA), JSX, Liebherr-Aerospace, ST Engineering, and Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA). Read More »
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it will hold the joint World Financial Symposium (WFS) and World Passenger Symposium (WPS) on October 28-29 in Macao (SAR), China. Under the theme “From Vision to Value: The Next Era of Air Travel,” the event will bring together leaders from across airline retailing, finance, and passenger experience. IATA highlighted that China will feature prominently in the WFS/WPS program. “Senior Chinese airline leaders will discuss how the China market is using digital innovation, modern airline retailing, Offers and Orders, and One ID to underpin the industry’s well-established successful growth trajectory,” the Association said.
On September 21, 2026, AJW Group announced it had signed a new six-year Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) support agreement with Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA). The agreement will support the carrier’s expanding Airbus A330 fleet. The latest agreement builds upon an existing partnership established earlier this year, when AJW Group signed a long-term PBH and Main Base Kit (MBK) Agreement to support SPA’s Airbus A320 family.
ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business and Collins Aerospace have signed three multi-year agreements to expand component repair and support for airline operators. The agreements introduce a new collaboration covering Boeing 787 component repairs while extending existing arrangements for OEM spare parts procurement and lifecycle repair support across several aircraft platforms. Under the new 787 agreement, ST Engineering will provide repair services for Collins Aerospace fan assembly electronics boards. The companies said the repair-over-replacement approach is designed to reduce line replaceable unit (LRU) turnaround times and improve component support efficiency. ST Engineering has also extended and expanded an agreement to procure new power and controls spare parts from Collins Aerospace for its LRU component MRO operations.
HAECO announced the signing of a new engine agreement with Garuda Indonesia Airlines. Signed at MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore, the agreement covers the performance restoration shop visits (PRSVs) of three GE90 engines by HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) through 2028. Lufthansa Technik renewed Total Component Support (TCS) agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) for the Boeing 787 fleet. The extended agreement runs for at least five additional years, through 2036 at the latest, covering up to 67 aircraft – with expanded part-number coverage compared to the previous contract. At the same time, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will provide exclusive GEnx-1B engine thrust reverser and inlet cowl support for JAL’s 787 fleet under a new five-year contract.
China Airlines (CAL), a Taiwan-based carrier, has selected Liebherr-Aerospace to perform an exchange and overhaul program for the nose landing gear on its fleet of 18 Airbus A350 aircraft. Under the agreement, Liebherr-Aerospace will provide asset exchange services to support China Airlines’ maintenance planning and fleet availability.
Aircraft Leasing & Management (ALM) has acquired an Airbus A320neo RP-C4134, MSN 11143, operated by Cebu Pacific, adding the Philippine carrier as a new customer within the portfolio it manages for Fuyo General Lease.
Heart Aerospace has unveiled the ES-36, a 36-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft that replaces its previously planned ES-30 production design, alongside a deposit-backed agreement with JSX covering 50 firm aircraft and purchase rights for another 50. Heart has redesigned the aircraft around two series-hybrid powertrains rather than the ES-30’s four-engine configuration. Each powertrain uses a 1.65 MW electric motor driving a propeller, supported by batteries and a separate gas-turbine-powered turbogenerator for longer flights. The ES-36 is designed for an all-electric range of 125 miles (200 km), plus reserves. Hybrid operation extends the planned range to 745 miles, or 1,200 km, plus reserves. Despite retaining the ES-30’s maximum takeoff weight and battery capacity, the new design adds six seats and 1,415 lb of payload, a 20% increase in both. Its wingspan has also been reduced to 95 ft, approximately 11 ft shorter than the previous design. Heart is targeting operating costs at least 40% below legacy regional aircraft. Heart is building the first pre-production ES-36 at its Los Angeles pilot manufacturing facility following the first flight of its X1 battery-electric demonstrator in August 2026. The company is targeting a first ES-36 flight in the second half of 2028, followed by FAA Part 25 certification and entry into service in 2031.
