Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways Appoints Vice Chairman
Bamboo Airways has appointed Nguyen Ngoc Trong as vice chairman. Local media reports that Nguyen Ngoc Trong has been appointed as the vice chairman replacing Dang Tat Thang who was promoted to chairman. Dang replaced Trinh Van Quyet who is…
Indonesian Airlines Now Allowed To Raise Airfares Due To Surge In Fuel Prices
Indonesian authorities have approved for airlines to increase airfares, because of higher fuel prices. Local media reports that the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation has given the go-ahead for airlines to raise airfares by adding a fuel surcharge for domestic passenger…
Taiwan MRO Organization Air Asia Company Limited Gets Approval For ATR Aircraft
Air Asia Company Limited – an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider based in Taiwan – has received approvals from regulatory authorities to service ATRs. An official from Air Asia Company Limited tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the…
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines Founder To Head Uni Air
Chang Kuo-Wei, founder of Taiwan-based international carrier Starlux Airlines, has been appointed chairman of Taiwanese regional airline Uni Air, and intends to expand further into the Asia market. Local media reports that Uni Air held a board meeting on 14…
India’s Alliance Air Officially Separates From Air India
State-owned regional airline Alliance Air, which was excluded from Air India’s recent privatization, has officially separated from Air India. The airline says in a statement it is now no longer part of Air India and is an independent business unit…
Nepal’s Summit Air Forced To Land Due To Single Engine Failure
A Let 410 from Nepalese domestic carrier Summit Air was forced to land soon after takeoff from Kathmandu, citing an engine failure. Summit Air’s Let 410, local registration 9N-AMP, departed Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport for Lukla’s Tenzing–Hillary Airport at 11:05hr…
