Air Niugini Receives Second De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) national carrier Air Niugini has received its second De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400. The aircraft leased from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) will be operated by Air Niugini turboprop subsidiary Link PNG, which earlier this year received…
Myanmar Extends Ban on Domestic and International Passenger Flights
The Myanmar government is extending its ban on domestic and international scheduled passenger flights to 31 December as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the country. Domestic scheduled flights have been banned since mid-September while international scheduled flights have been…
Air NZ ATR 72-600 Experiences Electrical Fault
An Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 which had just taken off from Hamilton Airport, decided to turn back and land in Hamilton following what appears to be an electrical fault. The Aviation Herald, which lists commercial aviation incidents and accidents,…
Japanese Regional Carriers Form Regional Aviation Council
Japanese regional aircraft operators All Nippon Airways’ ANA Wings, Japan Airlines’ J-Air, Ibex Airlines and Fuji Dream Airlines have come together to form the country’s Regional Aviation Council. The council is being formed to promote direct exchanges between the regions…
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India’s SpiceJet Seaplane Service Temporarily Suspended https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/spicejet-seaplane-services-restart-december-15-668217 SpiceJet’s new seaplane service, using a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter wet-leased from foreign carrier Maldivian, has been temporarily suspended. The airline’s spokesperson says the suspension was due to aircraft needing…
Mahindra Aerospace Puts GippsAero Up For Sale
India’s Mahindra Aerospace has officially closed down its subsidiary GA8 Airvan manufacturer GippsAero and put it up for sale, but says it is committed to supporting the existing GippsAero fleet. “We have shut down GippsAero and it is up for…
