Samoa’s Talofa Airways Eyes Short-Haul International Routes
Samoa’s Talofa Airways is looking to expand its regional services to the Polynesian islands of Niue, and Wallis and Futuna. The airline has already applied to the Samoan authorities for the traffic rights, and plans to start services to at…
Royal Brunei’s RB Link to Further Connect Brunei to Borneo
Royal Brunei Airlines’ turboprop subsidiary, RB Link, is set to further connect Brunei to the rest of Borneo island as it rolls out new destinations later this year. These new RB Link services will connect Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan…
Nepal Airlines Still Struggling to Sell Boeing 757 to Fund New Aircraft
Nepal Airlines has still yet to find a buyer for its Boeing 757-200 combi aircraft, stalling plans to replace its ageing de Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter fleet. The airline says it will reassess the value of the Boeing…
Sita Air Cautiously Optimistic About Nepal’s Tourism Growth
Nepal’s Sita Air is wary of reading too much into the recent boom in tourist arrivals, even as the government’s Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is expected to bring in record numbers of tourists next year. Rajendra Singh, the airline’s managing…
South Korea’s First Seaplane Operator Receives AOC
South Korea’s NF Air, has received an air operator’s certificate (AOC) and plans to provide scenic flights to Cheongpung Lake using Cessna floatplanes, making it the country’s first seaplane operator. NF Air general manager Youn Jong Jun says the airline,…
Connecting Nepal’s Mountains with STOL Aircraft
Tara Air, a subsidiary of Nepal’s Yeti Airlines that operates short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, is one of a handful of air operators focused on serving mountain airstrips. The airline’s STOL aircraft are often the only way in and…
