Bid to Redevelop Manila’s Sangley Point Airport in Further Doubt
Philippine Airlines (PAL)’ financial woes are adding further doubt to owner Lucio Tan’s joint bid with a Chinese state-owned enterprise to redevelop Manila’s Sangley Point Airport. Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper cites the governor of Cavite province, Jonvic Remulla, as saying the…
Conair Dash 8-400 Being Used To Fight Wildfires On Queensland’s Fraser Island
The De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 air tanker on wet-lease from Canada’s Conair is being used to fight wildfires on UNESCO World Heritage-listed Fraser Island in Queensland. The Dash 8-400, with its retardant tank capacity of 10,000l and 2,000km range,…
Sydney Seaplanes To Demonstrate Sydney-Canberra Twin Otter Seaplane Service
Charter operator Sydney Seaplanes is proposing to launch a regular seaplane service linking Sydney to Canberra. The thrice-daily service between Sydney Seaplanes’ Rose Bay terminal in Sydney Harbour and Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin will use a 15-seat De Havilland Canada…
QantasLink Adds New Routes To Tasmania
Qantas Airways’ regional subsidiary QantasLink has launched three new routes linking Tasmania to the mainland in response to increased demand for domestic travel because of the pandemic. QantasLink says it is now flying, for the first time in 16 years,…
India’s Flybig Begins Proving Flights With First ATR 72-500
Indian startup Flybig Airlines has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an ATR 72-500, and has begun proving flights from its base in Indore, Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. The aircraft is the first of two ATR 72-500s that…
Nepal’s Buddha Air Aims To Start STOL Operation Late 2021
Nepal’s biggest domestic carrier Buddha Air is still planning to launch a short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft operation, despite the impact of COVID-19, but has delayed the launch. Buddha Air was aiming to launch STOL operations later this year,…
