Bangladesh’s NXT Air Cargo To Add Turboprop Aircraft
Bangladesh NXT Air Cargo, with its second aircraft beginning operations, is looking to add another ATR 72 next year. Nizam Ahmad, CEO NXT Air Cargo, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that it plans to add an additional ATR 72-500 freighter by next year’s first quarter, after updating its…
India’s SpiceJet Dash 8-400 Diverts Due To Cabin Pressurization Issue
A SpiceJet De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 experienced a problem with pressurization in the cabin, leading it to return to New Delhi airport. The Dash 8-400, local registration VT-SUU, was carrying 65 passengers enroute to Jabalpur Airport on…
Nepal To Impose Age Limit On Aircraft Following Fatal Crash
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) plans to limit the age of aircraft that can be imported, a move that comes in the wake of the fatal Tara Air crash. The CAAN chairman, Prem Ale, has told Nepal’s parliament…
China Ready To Provide Aircraft Components To Russia
China is ready to supply aircraft components to Russian carriers despite western sanctions. China is ready to supply components to Russia and is organizing such cooperation, China’s ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui, told Russian news agency TASS. Western aircraft manufacturers,…
French Polynesian Government Seeking Inter-Island Air Transport Service
The French Polynesian Council of Ministers is seeking a new inter-island air service provider for French Polynesia’s Marquesas Islands starting in November, after forfeiting Tahiti Air Charter’s (TAC) contract. The Council of Ministers has issued a tender for regular inter-island…
China’s Shanghai Aircraft Performs Its First ARJ21 4C Heavy Check
China’s Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing (SAMC) has reportedly performed its first 4C heavy maintenance check of a Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ 21-700, now that it is six years since the ARJ21 program first achieved entry into service. Chinese…
