Best on the Web | January 2021
Nepalese domestic aviation loses US$199 million in revenue over COVID-19 period https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/turbulence-remains-but-clearer-skies-ahead-in-countrys-aviation-sector/ Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal director general Rajan Pokhrel says Nepal’s domestic aviation market has lost over NPR23 billion (US$199 million) between March and November 2020, because of…
Bangkok Airways Launching Bangkok-Mae Sot Service
Bangkok Airways is launching a new service from Bangkok to Mae Sot, a city on the western border with Myanmar. The new daily service between Bangkok and Mae Sot, Tak Province, starts on 1 February using ATR 72-600s, the airline…
World Food Programme Partners With Asian Airlines For COVID-19 Relief
The UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) has been chartering relief flights with several Asian carriers as COVID-19 causes disruptions to transport systems and airlinks. In Myanmar, where domestic commercial flights were stopped for four months until 16 December, the UNWFP…
India’s Flybig Poised To Launch Operations
Indian regional airline Flybig Airlines has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and begun selling flight tickets. Flybig has published on its website its schedule for 2021’s first quarter and begun selling tickets for flights starting 3 January between four…
Interview: Nepal’s Buddha Air Adding Two ATR 72-500s in Early 2021
Nepal’s Buddha Air will be expanding its trunk route capacity with two additional ATR 72-500s next year. The two additional turboprops are being bought from an undisclosed UK-based company with financing from a Nepalese bank, Buddha Air marketing, sales and…
Pilots of PNG Air ATR 72-600 Flight Shut Down Engine
Pilots of a PNG Air ATR 72-600 shut down one of the aircraft’s engines following an engine fire alert during an approach to Mount Hagen Airport in the Western Highlands. The engine shutdown occurred on 23 December and has been…
