ANALYSIS: HNA Group Bankruptcy And What It Means For Tianjin Airlines, GX Airlines And Other Regional Airlines In the Group
HNA Group, China’s fourth largest airline group and the country’s largest operator of regional aircraft, faces bankruptcy. HNA Group says in a statement today it has received a notice from the Hainan Provincial Higher People’s Court, outlining that “creditors have…
China conglomerate and Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia lose right to redevelop Manila’s Sangley Airport
Philippine aviation support services company MacroAsia, controlled by Philippine Airline’s owner Lucio Tan, has lost the right to develop Manila’s Sangley Point International Airport with its partner Chinese state-owned China Communications Construction (CCC). The Cavite provincial government, which is responsible…
Trump’s Political Incendiary Towards China Targets Comac
The US Trump Administration, in its final days in office, has thrown a political incendiary at China by blacklisting Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), a state-owned enterprise that has recently gained some traction in the international market with its…
Regional Aviation Association of Australia Calls For Continued Govt Support For Regional Aviation During Pandemic
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) is lobbying the Federal Government for continued assistance for regional airlines during the pandemic period, and would also like Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Agency (CASA) to be more receptive to the needs of…
Dornier 228 Earmarked For Medevac And Transport Of COVID-19 Vaccines
A new quick change medevac version of the Dornier 228 is being developed by the aircraft’s manufacturer RUAG, in response to demand from commercial operators and it is also developing a version that will include pharmaceutical fridges to transport COVID-19…
Interview: India’s Flybig To Play Problem-Solver For Regional Connectivity
New Indian regional airline Flybig plans to develop two niche markets: intercity travel between central India’s tier-three cities and services linking remote northeast India with major cities like New Delhi. Flybig CEO Srinivas Rao tells Smart Aviation APAC that its strategy leverages…
