Best on the Web | October 2019
De Havilland Canada Receives First Firm Order for Dash 8 Q400PR Newswire Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Canada, the new owner of the Dash 8 Q400 program, has announced that it has secured its first firm order for the Q400 since…
Bhutan’s Druk Air Replacing ATR 42-500 with ClearVision-equipped ATR 42-600
Druk Air; which operates in Bhutan, one of the most challenging flying environments in the world; is replacing its aging ATR 42-500 with a new ATR 42-600 that will be equipped with a vision system that improves visibility at night…
Buddha Air Evaluating Aircraft for New STOL Subsidiary
Nepal’s largest domestic airline, Buddha Air, has begun the selection process for a short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft for its new mountain subsidiary, which is slated to launch late-2020. Subarna Kharel, Buddha Air’s operations manager, says the Viking Air…
Tracing South Korea’s Fine Dust Problem using a Modified Beechcraft 1900D
The South Korean government is working with Hanseo University to trace the origins of the country’s fine dust problem using a modified Beechcraft 1900D turboprop. Dr Kim Jong-Ho, a vice president at the university and one of the project leads,…
Fly-by-wire Research on JAXA’s Dornier 228
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been using a modified Dornier 228-202 to conduct experiments on fly-by-wire (FBW) technology. Masayuki Sato, associate senior researcher at JAXA’s Flight Research Unit, says the aircraft testbed has been vital in verifying hardware…
Best on the Web | September 2019
Remains Found From Twin Otter Crash In IndonesiaAntara News The human remains from a Rimbun Air Viking Air Series 400 Twin Otter – which crashed into a hill in Indonesia’s Papua province earlier this month – have been found. All…
