Former Head Of Air Tahiti Behind New French Polynesian Start-Up
A trademark application made by Tahiti domestic start-up Air Moana reportedly shows that the airline’s founder is Christian Vernaudon, a French Polynesian politician who is the former chairman and CEO of French Polynesia’s domestic carrier Air Tahiti. French news website Outremers 360 says Natireva’s…
Nepal’s Buddha Air Plans Fleet Expansion
Nepal’s largest domestic airline Buddha Air is adding four more ATRs to its fleet to serve additional destinations as more locals are turning to air transport for travel. Buddha Air’s sales, marketing and ground handling director, Rupesh Joshi, tells Smart…
Nepal’s Yeti Airlines Set To Add More ATRs
Domestic carrier Yeti Airlines intends to add four ATRs this year because travel demand is recovering. Yeti Airlines’ spokesperson, Sudarshan Bartaula, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline is looking to dry lease two ATR 72-500s and two ATR 42-500s this year…
Australia’s Heston MRO Signs Agreement To Buy Jet Aviation’s Cairns MRO Facility
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation Heston MRO has signed a purchase agreement to buy General Dynamics’ Jet Aviation Cairns MRO facility, with the acquisition to be finalised end of March Heston MRO says in a statement the deal will…
India’s SpiceJet Loses Appeal In Court
India’s Madras High Court has dismissed SpiceJet’s appeal challenging a wind-up and liquidation order that was issued over monies owed. India news reports, quoting the Madras High Court, say that a division bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice Sathi…
India’s Alliance Air To Refurbish ATR Fleet
State-owned Indian regional carrier Alliance Air has issued a tender to refurbish its fleet of 18 ATRs. Alliance Air says in the tender document that service providers – approved by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation – are invited to…
