PAL Launching Services To Challenging Airport Baguio In December
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is launching a passenger service from Cebu to Baguio, a city in northern Philippines that has an airport with a challenging airport that the authorities are approving…
Is China’s MA700 Turboprop A Phoenix?
China’s indigenously-developed MA700 commercial turboprop aircraft has reportedly completed its first flight and recent pictures clearly show it sporting turboprop engines. The MA700 has completed its first flight, says US-based…
China Eastern To Start Operating C919 In December
China Eastern Airlines has confirmed it is taking delivery of its first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) C919 in December, making it the launch operator for the type that…
Cessna Caravan Heavily Damaged After Skidding Off Runway In West Papua
Authorities are investigating an incident involving a Cessna Caravan cargo aircraft operated by Indonesian carrier Raven Global Airtransport (Raven) that skidded off a runway in West Papua soon after landing,…
India’s DGCA Opens Jeypore Airport To Commercial Flights
India’s civil aviation regulator has granted approval for an airport in eastern India to be used for commercial flights and regional airline IndiaOne Air plans to operate there. The Directorate…
MASwings Scraps Its Only International Destination
MASwings has decided to permanently scrap its service from the eastern Malaysian town of Tawau to the nearby Indonesia island of Tarakan, arguing that passenger volumes were too low. The…
ACCC To Block Virgin Australia’s Partnership With Alliance Airlines In Mining Charter Market
Australia’s competition watchdog plans to block a tie-up between Virgin Australia and Qantas Airways’ Alliance Airlines, arguing the tie-up will diminish competition. The ACCC says “a draft determination has been…
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Experiences Engine Shut-Down
Japanese regional operator Oriental Air Bridge is investigating the cause of an engine problem on one of its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8 turboprop aircraft. The airline says…
India’s Indigo Launching New Domestic Routes As SpiceJet Continues To Withdraw
Indian low-cost carrier Indigo, which is already India’s largest domestic carrier, is launching four new domestic routes, at a time when SpiceJet continues to exit some routes. Indigo says in…
Australia’s RAAA Calls For Foreign Immigration To Alleviate Skills Shortage In MRO Sector
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) – in response to the ongoing shortage of aviation maintenance engineers – has released a study with seven key recommendations including that foreign…
NZ Billionaire Behind Eviation Pitching For Aircraft Sales From Air New Zealand
The New Zealand billionaire behind electric aviation pioneer companies Eviation and MagniX is lobbying Air New Zealand, which is in the market to buy lower emission aircraft. A report in…
Media Report About Aircraft Corrosion Draws Ire Of Air Mauritius
National carrier Air Mauritius has publicly rebutted an article in the media that drew into question the airworthiness of its ATR fleet. Local newspaper L’Express published an article on 15…