Virgin Australia, Alliance Airlines Apply To Cooperate On Regional Routes
Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines are asking the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for authorisation to cooperate on regional and short-haul international routes. In their ACCC application, the airlines…
Best on the Web | November 2020
India’s Star Air launching new route https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/star-air-to-commence-direct-flights-between-kalaburagi-and-delhi/article32994367.ece Indian regional carrier Star Air is launching the first commercial air service between New Delhi’s Hindon Airport and Kalaburagi Airport in Karnataka, central…
Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Restarting as Afghanistan’s Domestic Airline
Afghanistan’s government is reviving Bakhtar Afghan Airlines which will operate domestically and be a subsidiary of national carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines. Bakhtar Afghan is performing test flights with a Boeing…
MHI Pauses Most SpaceJet Programme Activities
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is pausing the majority of its SpaceJet programme given the aircraft’s development status and its weak projections for the aerospace industry. Pausing the programme covers most…
Biman Bangladesh To Take Delivery of Dash 8-400s
National carrier Biman Bangladesh still plans take delivery of its remaining De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops on order despite facing mounting financial challenges. The airline will receive all three…
Best on the Web | October 2020 (3)
Mitsubishi denies reports on SpaceJet development freeze https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/mhi-denies-reports-of-spacejet-development-freeze/140761.article Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is denying reports that it will stop development of the SpaceJet programme. The company says it is in the…