Indonesia’s Riau Islands Government Aims To Spur Economy By Boosting Air Transport
The Indonesian Riau Islands provincial government plans to extend the Karimun Airport runway and is asking Indonesia’s ministry of transport to connect four local destinations using Wings Air to spur its economy. The provincial government has granted US$691,516 for land…
Russia Authorises Five Domestic Companies To Produce Spare Parts For Western Aircraft
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) has authorised five domestic aerospace companies to produce spare parts for western-built aircraft in response to sanctions on Russian carriers prevented from importing the spares. Russian business newspaper Vedomosti,…
Russia Plans To Certify MC-21 And Sukhoi SuperJet By End 2023
The Russian government has disclosed the Irkut MC-21 and Sukhoi Superjet aircraft programs are moving forward despite sanctions, with certifications planned to be complete by end of 2023. State owned Russian news agency TASS reports that deputy prime minister Yury Borisov held a meeting on the…
India’s Star Air Launches Route In West India
Indian regional carrier Star Air has launched a new route in West India linking the town of Bhuj to the most populous city of Gujarat state starting to drive connectivity within the state. The five-times weekly Embraer ERJ-145 passenger service is between Bhuj, a…
Nepal’s Buddha Air ATR 72 Diverts Due To Tyre Damage
A Nepalese Buddha Air ATR 72 safely returned to Kathmandu’s airport after air traffic control (ATC) notified it of tyre material on the runway after it took off. A Buddha Air spokesperson tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the ATR…
US DoT Approves Start-Up In Mariana Islands
The US Department of Transport (DoT) has approved a start-up airline in the Northern Marianas, which plans to start operating inter-island passenger services next month using new Tecnam P2012 aircraft….