Jetstar Asia CEO Sees Asia Travel Market On Cusp Of Strong Recovery
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia is hopeful that the air travel market in Asia is on the cusp of very strong recovery. The Asia region has been lagging behind the…
Embraer Open To Including Asian Countries As Risk Sharing Partners For Its New Turboprop Aircraft Program
Embraer, which is seeking risk sharing partners for its new turboprop aircraft program that it hopes to launch next year, sees Asia Pacific as a great untapped sales market and…
Shree Airlines Dash 8-400 Skids Off Runway In Nepal
A Shree Airlines De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 skidded off the runway at Kathmandu’s airport today and ended up bogged in soft ground. None of the 80 passengers…
Pakistan International Airlines Fires Pilots, Maintenance Personnel And Others For Fake Qualifications And Licences
Pakistan’s minister for aviation says state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has fired 50 pilots and another 1,800 employees including maintenance engineers and technicians for having fake licenses and qualifications. Minister…
US Court Approves Lucio Tan’s US$505 Million Capital Injection Into PAL
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved several restructuring support agreements Philippine Airlines (PAL) has with stakeholders and it has approved Lucio Tan companies to recapitalise the airline to the tune…
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Phasing Out Dash 8-400s
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines is simplifying its fleet and raising cash by selling its three De Havilland Aircraft Dash 8-400s, the type it used when it first launched. UK-based aircraft asset…