Thai AirAsia Using A321s to Drive Growth
Thai AirAsia says it did consider adding regional turboprop aircraft, but instead decided to grow the airline by adding larger jet aircraft. The airline decided against regional turboprops because it…
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De Havilland Canada Receives First Firm Order for Dash 8 Q400PR Newswire Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Canada, the new owner of the Dash 8 Q400 program, has announced that it…
Bhutan’s Druk Air Replacing ATR 42-500 with ClearVision-equipped ATR 42-600
Druk Air; which operates in Bhutan, one of the most challenging flying environments in the world; is replacing its aging ATR 42-500 with a new ATR 42-600 that will be…
Buddha Air Evaluating Aircraft for New STOL Subsidiary
Nepal’s largest domestic airline, Buddha Air, has begun the selection process for a short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft for its new mountain subsidiary, which is slated to launch late-2020….
Tracing South Korea’s Fine Dust Problem using a Modified Beechcraft 1900D
The South Korean government is working with Hanseo University to trace the origins of the country’s fine dust problem using a modified Beechcraft 1900D turboprop. Dr Kim Jong-Ho, a vice…
Fly-by-wire Research on JAXA’s Dornier 228
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been using a modified Dornier 228-202 to conduct experiments on fly-by-wire (FBW) technology. Masayuki Sato, associate senior researcher at JAXA’s Flight Research Unit,…