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…
China’s OTT Has First Flight
China Eastern Airlines’ new off-shoot and ARJ21-700 operator OTT Airlines completed its first commercial passenger flight today. The flight, MU5159, departed from its base at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 14:33hr today and then landed at Beijing Capital International Airport,…
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…
Antarctic Medevac Mission Succeeds Using AW169 and Basler BT-67
A sick Australian expeditioner has been rescued from a remote research base in Antarctica thanks to a joint-effort by Australia, China and the United States, but the five-day rescue mission has highlighted how the Australian Antarctic Division needs its own…
Druk Air Suspends Domestic Services as Bhutan Goes Into Lockdown
Bhutan national carrier Druk Air has suspended all domestic flights as the country announced a seven-day nationwide lockdown following a surge in COVID-19 cases. All domestic flights will be cancelled until further notice, says the airline in a statement, although…
