Niugini Aviation Services PAC 750 Significantly Damaged After Skidding Off Mountain Airstrip, No Injuries Reported
A Pacific Aerospace P-750, operated by private charter operator Niugini Aviation Services, sustained major damage when it skidded off a mountain airstrip in a remote part of the Papua New Guinea highlands. Hubert Namani, chief commissioner of PNG’s Accident Investigation…
Maldivian Buying Three ATRs To Replace Dash 8s
Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives, is buying three ATRs to replace some of its ageing turboprops, with the new aircraft to arrive this year. ATR says in a statement that Maldivian has signed a contract to purchase two ATR…
Interview: GAMECO’s Norbert Marx On How The Cargo Boom Created A Window Of Opportunity
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) has shifted its business model towards passenger-to-freighter conversions, in response to operators wanting more cargo aircraft. Norbert Marx, CEO of GAMECO, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that a big focus for the company now…
Nordic Aviation Capital Gets Temporary Financial Relief
US Bankruptcy Court has granted financially troubled Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) approval to tap into US$170 million of debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, allowing it to continue operations. The US Bankruptcy Court has issued an interim order to NAC, allowing the company…
Aviation Revolution In French Polynesia
French Polynesia’s government has disclosed it is allowing new entrants into the domestic market to create more competition for the incumbent Air Tahiti, which last year announced it wanted to abandon some routes, creating a dilemma for the government. The…
First COMAC ARJ21 Freighter To Be Delivered This Year
The first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 freighter will be delivered in the middle of this year with the first operator being an airline in China, a booming air cargo market. Norbert Marx, CEO of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance…
