Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Boosting Capacity On Some ATR Routes Using A320s
Cebu Pacific Air has now restored its domestic passenger capacity to pre-COVID levels and is increasing capacity even further by putting Airbus A320s on some routes traditionally served by its ATR fleet. “[Cebu Pacific] has now restored 100% of its…
Leasing Company Avation Appoints Former Airbus Exec As Head Of Commercial Development
Avation has appointed former Airbus executive, Soeren Ferre, as head of commercial development to help the Singapore-based aircraft lessor to grow now that the airline market is recovering. The leasing company says it is expanding its team by recruiting Ferre…
Malaysia’s Firefly Forsees Full Recovery In Domestic Market Soon
Firefly, the regional airline of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines, is expanding internationally now that it has a positive outlook with regards to the Malaysia overseas airline market recovery. Philip See, CEO of Firefly, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the Malaysian…
Chorus Aviation Completes Acquisition Of Falko Regional Aircraft
Chorus Aviation has announced the completion of the acquisition of Falko Regional Aircraft, claiming it is now the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor. It says Falko and Chorus combined has 353 owned, operated and managed regional aircraft in its portfolio….
India’s SpiceJet Faces Full Safety Audit Following Incidents
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet is facing a full safety audit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) due to several incidents on various aircraft types in the last six months. DGCA chief, Arun Kumar, says a thorough safety audit…
Taiwan’s Uni Air Upgrading ATR Avionics Systems To Improve Situational Awareness
EVA Air’s regional airline Uni Air is going to upgrade the Thales avionics system on its ATR fleet to improve situational awareness, especially for landing at challenging airports in bad weather when there is poor visibility. Uni Air tells Smart Aviation…
