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Australia’s GAM Air Targeting Tourism Charter Market
Australian regional operator GAM Air intends to continue to diversify its business by doing more ad hoc tourist charters in future in addition to freight runs. The airline’s chief executive…
Embraer Working With Brazilian Air Force To Develop New Aircraft With Commercial Applications
Embraer has disclosed that it is working on not one, but two very different turboprop aircraft. The Brazilian aircraft-maker disclosed last year that it wanted to develop a 90-seat commercial…
RUAG Selling Dornier 228 Program To General Atomics
Swiss company RUAG International has agreed to sell its German aerospace business, including the Dornier 228 program, to General Atomics Europe. RUAG International says it is selling the business, for…
ANALYSIS: Virgin Australia Restructuring Creates Void For New Entrants
Virgin Australia, which is exiting voluntary administration, has confirmed it plans to turn around its business by simplifying its fleet to focus on Boeing 737 operations, which means it will…
ANALYSIS: Thailand’s Nok Air Was In Trouble Before COVID-19
Nok Air has gone into voluntary bankruptcy, but it should be coping much better with the current COVID-19 situation than it is, considering it is primarily a domestic airline. International…
QantasLink To Compete Against Rex On More Routes
Qantas Airways’ regional arm QantasLink has decided to compete against Regional Express (Rex) on two domestic routes in New South Wales (NSW), a move that comes after Rex announced it…