Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Appoints New Management For Engineering And Maintenance
Cebu Pacific Air has appointed Shevantha Weerasekera (Shev), who was previously SriLankan Airlines’ head of engineering and maintenance, as senior advisor for engineering and fleet management with a remit to grow the airline’s maintenance organization. Shev, who replaces Ian Wolfe,…
Sapporo’s Secondary Airport Wants To Extend Runway To Handle Regional Jets
Okadama Airport, the secondary airport for the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, plans to extend its runway by 300m (984 ft) so larger regional jets can land there. Japan’s The Asahi Shimbun, citing the local government, reports that the airport…
India’s SpiceJet Aircraft Delayed At New Delhi Airport Over Monies Owed To ATC
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s aircraft were stopped at New Delhi’s airport for failing to pay Airport Authority of India (AAI), causing flight delays. Local media, citing unnamed sources, reports that air traffic control (ATC), which is an arm of the…
INTERVIEW: Start-Up Thai Summer Airways Poised To Take To The Skies As Air Travel Recovery Slowly Emerges
Note: Thai language version of article is lower down หมายเหตุ: บทความภาษาไทยอยู่ด้านล่าง It has been a long time coming for a new start-up carrier in Thailand to get off the ground. Unfazed by the lingering COVID effects, but taking heart from…
Tahiti’s Air Moana Targets September Start Of Operations
Tahiti’s Air Moana hopes to launch operations in September to boost domestic air services in French Polynesia. The French Polynesian government issued a press release on a meeting between transport minister René Temeharo and Air Moana senior executives: president Karl…
Australia’s Rex Attributes Closure Of Route Due To Qantas
Regional Express (Rex) is ceasing its flights between Albury and Melbourne, a route that it has served for nearly four decades, citing Qantas Airways’ move into the market as reason for terminating the service. John Sharp, Rex deputy chairman, says…
