Japan’s Regional Aviation Council Begins Campaign Promoting Domestic Regional Air Connectivity
Newly formed Japanese association, the Regional Aviation Council, has started promoting tourism and domestic regional flights connecting tier-two and tier-three cities in Japan. The council says in a statement it is promoting tourism between Tōhoku, the northeastern region of Japan’s…
Start-up Fly Lankan Asia Appoints CEO
Sri Lankan start-up Fly Lankan Asia has appointed its CEO and works to become the country’s third international airline. Local media outlet Daily Mirror.lk says the airline’s board of directors has unanimously chosen Dr Arosha Fernando, who is an academic…
ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi Looking To Revive CRJ Product Line With Hydrogen Propulsion
It appears that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is hoping that advances in hydrogen fuel cells may extend the life of its ageing CRJ regional jet product line that it acquired last year from Bombardier. There is a very large installed…
Another Creditor Sues Garuda Indonesia
Information technology (IT) company Mitra Buana Koorporindo (MBK) has filed a lawsuit against Indonesia’s debt-ridden flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, one day after the latter’s case with My Indo Airlines was dismissed in court. CNN Jakarta reports that MBK filed the case…
One Dead In Indonesia’s Smart Cakrawala Aviation Freighter Crash
A Cessna Caravan freighter operated by Jakarta-based Smart Cakrawala Aviation has crashed at an airport in Indonesia’s West Papua province, resulting in one pilot’s death. Indonesia’s state-owned news agency Antara says the Cessna Caravan, local registration PK-SNN, crashed today at Aminggaru Ilaga…
Air Caledonie Suspends Domestic Ops As Island Chiefs Shutter Local Airports
Air Calédonie, the regional carrier for New Caledonia, has temporarily stopped its scheduled domestic operations due to the closure of airports in the country over a dispute between authorities on new health measures. The domestic airline says that local authorities…
