Best on the Web | October 2020 (2)
SpiceJet launches 62 new domestic and international flights https://ultra.news/t-t/51535/spicejet-announces-62-new-flights India’s SpiceJet has started taking bookings for 62 new domestic and international flights. The airline says the flights include the industry’s first between New Delhi and Kandla city in Gujarat state….
COMAC Chooses France’s Expliseat For ARJ21
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s (COMAC) ARJ21 programme has chosen French seat manufacturer Expliseat as a supplier for its aircraft. Expliseat says in a statement the seat chosen for the ARJ21 is a new version of its TiSeat E2…
Malaysia’s Malindo Air Downsizing Further
Lion Air group’s Malaysian joint-venture Malindo Air is reportedly downsizing its fleet and staff dramatically as part of plans to cut costs in the wake of the pandemic. Local newspaper Berita Harian, citing an unnamed source, says Malindo management met…
Best on the Web | October 2020
Bangladesh and India to resume commercial flights on 28 October https://bdnews24.com/aviation/2020/10/17/bangladesh-india-plan-to-resume-flights-on-oct-28-after-eight-months Bangladesh and India are resuming flights between the two countries on 28 October under a two-way ‘air bubble’ arrangement that allows for a total of 56 flights a week…
Hong Kong ATC Warns Off Flight to Taiwanese Islands
Hong Kong air traffic control warned off a chartered Uni Air ATR 72-600 flying to the Taiwanese Pratas Islands in the South China Sea, as the aircraft approached Hong Kong managed airspace. The Taiwanese Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) says in…
China Express Buying 50 ARJ21s, Major Boost To Chinese Aircraft Industry
Chinese carrier China Express Air has agreed in-principle to sign a firm order for 50 Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21-700ER aircraft, with the first two to be delivered this year. The delivery schedule for the 50 aircraft calls…
