Philippine’s PAL Express Dash 8 Suffers Technical Issues With Smoke In Cabin
A Philippine Airlines (PAL) Express De Haviland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 had smoke in the cabin during take-off from Manila yesterday and safely returned to the airport immediately. PAL confirms that the aircraft was carrying 82 passengers and four…
Six Indian Airports Set To Operate Soon
Six airports in eastern India, under the Indian government’s regional connectivity scheme, are expected to come into service in the next couple of years, helping to boost the region’s growth. Manoj Gangal, Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) eastern region regional…
First Comac C919 To Be Delivered To Customer Completes Test Flight
China’s first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) C919 bound for delivery to a customer has successfully carried out a test flight, marking another step towards entering commercial service. The country’s state-run news agency Xinhua says the C919, registration B-001J, is slated to…
PNG Upgrades First Of 11 Airports With New Lighting
Mount Hagen’s Kagamuga airport is now the first of 11 airports in Papua New Guinea to operate new airfield ground lighting, an initiative that aims to increase safety, efficiency, and accessibility. The lighting system was installed in February 2021 under…
Creditors Withdraw Petition Against Air Seychelles
Air Seychelles, which entered administration last year, has avoided liquidation now that creditors have withdrawn their petition. Representatives of the noteholder committee of the bondholders have withdrawn their earlier petition, which called for the financially-troubled carrier to be wound up….
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Discloses Fleet Replacement Plans
The Philippines’ largest airline Cebu Pacific Air is taking delivery of new Airbus aircraft to replace its earlier generation Airbus aircraft, and is also expanding its fleet size over the next five years. Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific chief executive officer,…
