India’s High Court Dismisses Petition To Cease SpiceJet Operations
India’s High Court of Delhi dismissed yesterday a legal plea to cease SpiceJet’s flight operations, a legal challenge that came about as a result of public concerns over a spate of incidents at the airline. The court rejects the public…
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Plans To Add Seven Aircraft
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines plans to add seven aircraft this year to expand its operations, including new routes. In a statement to mark US-Bangla’s ninth year of operations, US-Bangla says it plans to add four Boeing 737-800s and three new ATR 72-600s to its…
Thailand’s Nok Air Resuming Services To Nakhon Ratchasima
Nok Air is resuming services to the central Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima early next month using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s. On 2 August it will start a twice-weekly service from the northwestern Thai city of Chiang…
India’s Alliance Air Outlines Route Plans For ATR 42-600s
India’s Alliance Air is about to receive its first of two ATR 42-600s and plans to operate the aircraft in northern India. Alliance Air will receive the first ATR 42-600 by the end of July and the other in September,…
Liebherr AVIC Qi Aviation To Build ARJ21 Landing Gear MRO in China
Liebherr AVIC Qi Aviation has been licensed to do ARJ21 landing gear overhauls and plans to build a maintenance facility in China’s Hunan province to do the work. The company, a joint-venture between China Aviation Industry (AVIC) Landing Gear and…
Batik Air Malaysia Launching International Services from Malaysia’s Malacca Airport
Batik Air Malaysia is launching services from peninsula Malaysia’s Malacca city to the Indonesian city of Pekanbaru next month, but it appears to have delayed the launch of its Malacca-Penang domestic service. Muhammad Jailani Khamis; chairman of Malacca’s state tourism,…
Two Regencies In Eastern Indonesia Pushing For More Air Services
The Indonesian regencies of Kaimana and West Kotawaringin are lobbying for more flights to cater to demand and to boost local industry. Kaimana, which is in West Papua province, is lobbying for Batik Air to serve Kaimana Airport. West Kotawaringin,…
Australia’s Regional Express Buying Cobham Aviation Services’ FIFO Charter Business
Regional Express (Rex) is purchasing Cobham Aviation Services Australia’s fly-in fly-out (FIFO) charter business for A$48 million (US$32 million), a move that expands its market presence across Australia. Rex says in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) it…
Indonesian SAM Air’s Bullet Damaged Caravan Airlifted For Repairs
The SAM Air Cessna Caravan that was shot by militant separatists in West Papua has been airlifted from Kenyam Airport for repairs. SAM Air planned to airlift the Caravan on 12 July to Sentani’s Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport, SAM…
Air Niugini Resumes Fokker Jet Services To Upgraded Kavieng Airport
Papua New Guinea’s national carrier Air Niugini is resuming Fokker 70/100 jet services to Kavieng Airport on 1 August, following the completion the airport’s upgrade. Kavieng Airport is in and derives its name from the capital of Papua New Guinea’s…
Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines Adding Saab 340s
Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines is adding two Saab 340s, a new aircraft type for its fleet, to better serve the islands as the sole provider on certain routes. Mokulele in a statement highlights that Hawaiian Airlines’ regional subsidiary Ohana by Hawaiian…
Air China’s Boeing 737 MAX Test Flights Raises Expectation Of Imminent Return To Service
Air China has been test flying its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in China, but it is still unclear when the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will allow the troubled Boeing type to return to service. Flightradar24 tracking data…
