Embraer Completes E190-E2 Demonstration Tour In Vietnam In Hunt For Sales
Embraer has completed a three-day demonstration tour of its Embraer E190-E2 in Vietnam, a market where national carrier Vietnam Airlines has expressed its intention to replace its ATR turboprop fleet with regional jets. The Brazilian aircraft-maker says in a statement…
Vietnam Aviation Regulator Proposes To Raise Airfare Caps
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is asking the Ministry of Transport to increase airfare caps to help airlines cope with rising fuel prices. In a proposal submitted to the Ministry of Transport, the CAAV says it recommends a…
Thailand’s Nok Air Plans To Revive Betong International Airport Operations
Low-cost Thai carrier Nok Air sees Betong International Airport as a potential travel hub that can serve both domestic and international destinations, as well as cargo flights, and aims to restart its operations there with assistance from local tourism industry…
SriLankan Airlines Explains Fleet Expansion Plan, Clarifies That Multiple RFPs Issued For Comparison
Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines has clarified that it plans to add up to 21 leased aircraft, rather than up to 42 as earlier reported, and that some of the aircraft will be replacements. The airline has issued four…
Flights To Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu Airport Cancelled Due To Smoke Haze
Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Airlines’ regional subsidiary Vietnam Air Services (VASCO) has suspended flights to northwest Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu Airport, citing poor visibility. Vietnam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting says the northwest has haze now, because neighboring Laos is…
Head Of Indonesia AirAsia Moves To Pelita Air Service As President Director
State-owned charter airline Pelita Air Service has appointed AirAsia Indonesia head Dendy Kurniawan as president director, and the airline is planning to launch scheduled passenger services soon. Pelita Air Service says in a statement Kurniawan has been appointed president director….
