US’ Bighorn Airways Expanding Fleet In Wake of Severe Wildfires
Wyoming-based Bighorn Airways, which recently fought some of the worst wildfires in recent US history, aims to get more Dornier 228s for smokejumping. During the recent fire season, it flew smokejumpers for the Bureau of Land Management and the US…
Australia’s Longer Fire Season Means Getting A Dedicated National Fire-Fighting Fleet Is Crucial
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has called for a national aerial fire-fighting fleet because the longer fire seasons in Australia and North America means sharing aircraft is no longer feasible. “Longer and more severe fire seasons in…
Thai Court Accepts Nok Air Debt Rehabilitation Petition
Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has accepted low-cost carrier Nok Air’s petition to be in business rehabilitation, and to proceed with preparing a debt rehabilitation plan within three months. Nok Air’s stock exchange announcement says the court has appointed Nok Air…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Closing SpaceJet’s US Flight Test Centre https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense/Mitsubishi-Heavy-to-close-SpaceJet-s-US-flight-testing-site Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is closing the SpaceJet programme’s flight test centre in Moses Lake in the US, which means Mitsubishi Aircraft no longer has any operations outside Japan. MHI…
Myanmar Airways International Aims to Become Major Player
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) is continuing to build its network and brand despite the impact of COVID-19 on travel in Asia-Pacific, and has recently started taking delivery of four Embraer E190s. Tanes Kumar, chief commercial officer of MAI, tells Smart…
India’s SpiceJet Begins Seaplane Services with Wet-leased Maldivian Twin Otter
SpiceJet has begun India’s first scheduled seaplane services using a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter wet-leased from the Maldives national carrier Maldivian. Local news media say the Twin Otter, which is nearly 50 years old, is a surprising…
