Longer-term Impact of COVID-19 Crisis On Regional Aviation
The coronavirus pandemic will leave its mark on the aviation industry forever. The crisis’ impact on the aviation industry is unprecedented and it has happened very suddenly. Airlines have had to very quickly ground most of their fleet and, in…
Australian Government Underwriting Regional Air Services
Australia’s Federal Government has released two more aid packages for Australia’s regional airlines in addition to the A$715 million (US$438 million) package announced earlier. A statement from the ministry of transport says the Federal Government will be providing an A$198 million…
Analysis: Will regional airlines be more affected by the current crisis than mainline carriers?
There is strong evidence to suggest that regional airlines will be more greatly affected by the crisis than mainline carriers, because these smaller airlines have a smaller balance sheet than mainline carriers. That means less cash at hand, fewer assets…
Garuda Phasing Out CRJ1000s
Garuda Indonesia is actively seeking buyers for its fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft. A senior executive at the airline, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the airline is speaking to airlines in the US to see if they would be…
Thai AirAsia Using A321s to Drive Growth
Thai AirAsia says it did consider adding regional turboprop aircraft, but instead decided to grow the airline by adding larger jet aircraft. The airline decided against regional turboprops because it was concerned about the slot constraints at Thailand’s busiest airports,…
Satellite-Based Precision Navigation with the Dornier 228
RUAG’s Dornier 228NG is equipped for performance-based navigation (PBN), a capability that helps pilots operating in challenging flight environments. Steffen Gemsa, RUAG MRO International test pilot for the Dornier 228, says satellite-based performance-based navigation is a newly-implemented navigation tool that…
