Australia’s Heston MRO Signs Agreement To Buy Jet Aviation’s Cairns MRO Facility
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation Heston MRO has signed a purchase agreement to buy General Dynamics’ Jet Aviation Cairns MRO facility, with the acquisition to be finalised end of March Heston MRO says in a statement the deal will…
India’s SpiceJet Loses Appeal In Court
India’s Madras High Court has dismissed SpiceJet’s appeal challenging a wind-up and liquidation order that was issued over monies owed. India news reports, quoting the Madras High Court, say that a division bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice Sathi…
India’s Alliance Air To Refurbish ATR Fleet
State-owned Indian regional carrier Alliance Air has issued a tender to refurbish its fleet of 18 ATRs. Alliance Air says in the tender document that service providers – approved by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation – are invited to…
India State Opens Tender For Seaplane Service
Indian authorities are rebooting the Ahmedabad to Kevadia seaplane service, after Spicejet withdrew from the contract, and is looking for operators. The Gujarat state government wants to restart the seaplane service as soon as possible and has invited parties to…
Nepal Breaks Domestic Travel Record
Nepal recorded an all-time high in domestic passenger numbers last year, largely due to cheap air fares causing a surge in demand. Local media outlet The Kathmandu Post – quoting official statistics compiled by Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport – says there were…
Sri Lanka’s FitsAir To Expand Into International Passenger Ops with De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s
Privately-owned Sri Lankan carrier FitsAir plans to move into scheduled international passenger services using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s on dry lease. Omar Kayaam, managing director of FitsAir, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the airline, which has…
