Thailand’s Nok Air To Launch Services To Newly Opened Betong Airport
Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air plans to connect Bangkok to the southern Thai town of Betong starting mid-March. Local news reports, quoting the airline, says it plans to launch a thrice-weekly service from Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport to Betong…
Elix Aviation Signs On For Universal Hydrogen ATR And Dash 8 Conversion Kits
Regional aircraft lessor Elix Aviation has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) with Universal Hydrogen to convert 10 regional aircraft to hydrogen propulsion using conversion kits, a technology still in development. US-based Universal Hydrogen and Ireland-based Elix Aviation say in a joint…
Residents On Japan’s Remote Northern Island of Rebun Push For Air Service To Sapporo
Japan’s northernmost airport Rebun Airport has been without a scheduled air service for more than a decade, but local residents are lobbying for a regular service to Sapporo. A report in Japanese media outlet Live Door says residents on Rebun are lobbying…
ANALYSIS: Private Equity Owner To Sell Cobham Aviation Services Australia At The Top Of The Market
While Cobham Aviation Services Australia has yet to comment on news reports that it is up for sale, the news comes as no surprise to those following what has been happening since US private equity company Advent International acquired the…
Indonesia Reportedly Validates Chinese Type Certificate of China’s ARJ21, Aircraft To Start Flying There As Early As August
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has reportedly validated the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) type certification of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21, paving the way for Indonesian carrier TransNusa to operate the aircraft. Bayu…
Cobham Aviation Services Australia Adds Another De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400
Cobham Aviation Services Australia (Cobham) has taken delivery of its sixth De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and will add four more aircraft in its move towards a green future. Cobham says in a statement the latest Dash 8 will join…
