Leithen Francis
Leithen is based in Singapore and has over 17 years’ experience working for news organisations. He is the former deputy Asia editor of Flightglobal and the former Asia editor of Aviation Week. Leithen has a BA in journalism from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Australia’s GAM Air Sees Opportunity To Do More Air Tours Using Dornier 228s
Australian operator GAM Air uses Dornier 228s for freight runs, but continues to scout for opportunities in the mining charter market and it also sees opportunity in the tourism charter…
Leithen Francis,
3 Aug 2017
3 min read
NZ In No Hurry To Decide On Military Transports
New Zealand will be replacing its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H military transports, but the country’s defence minister anticipates a decision will not be so soon. “For the C-130 [replacement], I…
Leithen Francis,
31 Jul 2017
2 min read
NZ Appears Likely To Order Boeing P8
New Zealand plans to decide towards the end of this year on a new maritime surveillance aircraft to replace its ageing Lockheed P-3K2 aircraft, and it seems the Boeing P-8…
Leithen Francis,
31 Jul 2017
4 min read