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…
Shares In Australia’s Regional Express Halted Pending Further Announcement
Shares in Australia’s largest independent regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) have been halted, pending an announcement that may impact the value of the company or investors’ decisions. The airline’s shares on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) were halted effective 8:04hr…
China’s COMAC C919 Performing Route Proving Flights Across China
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s (COMAC) C919, which is due to be certified this year, has been performing route proving flights in the past week to several Chinese cities. Various COMAC C919 aircraft, including the first production aircraft, have…
Bhutan’s Drukair Plans Airbus A319 Passenger To Freighter Conversion
Bhutan’s national carrier Drukair plans to convert an Airbus A319 in its fleet to a freighter due to changing market conditions. Drukair has three A319s and will convert one of its older ones, that is 18 years of age, into…
Malaysia’s Batik Air Adds 737 MAX Aircraft
Malaysian full-service carrier Batik Air, which is part of Indonesia’s Lion Air Group, has received its first 737 MAX 8 aircraft and plans to have 17. Irish lessor Aergo says it has delivered the first of eight 737 MAX 8…
QantasLink Boeing 717 Stuck Due To Taxiway Excursion
A QantasLink Boeing 717 veered off a taxiway, after arriving at Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane Airport yesterday, and became stuck. The QantasLink Boeing 717, local registration VH-NXH, became stuck in soft ground adjacent to the parking apron at Rockhampton Airport…
Indonesia’s TransNusa Postpones Launch To October
Indonesia carrier TransNusa has postponed the launch of operations to October from July due to delivery delays of Airbus A320ceo aircraft. Bayu Sutanto, TransNusa managing director, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline plans to launch commercial services in early October, with its focus now on recertifying its air operator’s certificate (AOC). Smart Aviation Asia Pacific previously quoted Sutanto in…
Airbus Sees China As Next Big Market For A220
Airbus is marketing its A220 aircraft to Chinese airlines, seeing potential in non-stop short haul markets in western China. Airbus has just held an event in China to promote the Airbus A220 for short-haul flights and plans to tap the market potential in western China, reports state-owned newspaper China Daily. Airbus says it has…
