Australia’s Regional Express Partners With Dovetail Electric Aviation For Turbine To Electric Powerplant Conversion
Regional Express (Rex) is forming a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) for turbine to electric powerplant conversions by 2026. Rex in a statement says the partnership will operate under the Dovetail brand to develop and certify the retrofitting of electric engines onto…
Qantas Airways Boeing 737 Declares Mayday Fuel
A Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 declared an emergency on 18 July for a safe priority landing at Perth Airport due to the low amount of fuel left on board. A Qantas spokesperson tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that prior to departure from…
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Still Plans To Order Second ATR 42
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge, which plans to retire its three De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-200s, remains committed to purchasing a second ATR 42-600 after signing an order this week for the first. An Oriental Air Bridge spokesman tells…
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Plans Sightseeing Biofuel Flights
Updated to correct that the scenic flight will run on a biofuel blend instead of 100% biofuel in the fourth paragraph. Japanese regional carrier Oriental Air Bridge is partnering with Japanese biofuel producer Euglena and the Japanese travel agency…
Bhutan’s Drukair Airbus A319 Passenger To Freighter Conversion Vital For Country
Bhutan’s national carrier Drukair plans to convert one of its Airbus A319s to a dedicated freighter to diversify the landlocked nation’s logistics capabilities. Drukair CEO, Tandi Wangchuk, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific it plans to use its Airbus A319, local…
India’s SpiceJet Launching New Domestic Routes
India’s SpiceJet is launching some new domestic routes, including one under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme. SpiceJet says in a statement new domestic routes include a daily service connecting Nashik International Airport with Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport starting 22…
