India’s Akasa Air Receives AOC
India’s Boeing 737 MAX start-up Akasa Air has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will begin operating commercial flights at end of July. India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted the airline its AOC as a commercial operator, says an Akasa Air spokesperson. Akasa Air is also…
Malaysia’s Kuantan International Airport to Begin Operations in 2026 to Boost Economic Growth
A new airport is to be built for the Malaysian coastal city of Kuantan with construction to start next year and be completed in time for operations to start in 2026. The chief minister of Pahang state, Seri Wan Rosdy…
Malaysian Authorities Consider Extending Pangkor Airport Runway
A runway extension for Pangkor Airport, a development that aims to get more tourists to the west Malaysian resort island, is now being considered. The Perak State Economic Planning Unit, the Federal Economic Planning Unit and Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport…
India’s DGCA Summons SpiceJet Over Spate Of Incidents
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet following a spate of incidents since April. In the show cause notice released on 5 July, DGCA director air safety, Sanit Kumar, says SpiceJet is required to respond within three weeks…
Maldivian Manta Air Adding Four Twin Otters By Year-End
Manta Air in the Maldives plans to add four De Havilland Aircraft of Canada 300 Series Twin Otter aircraft to its fleet by year-end to further expand its seaplane operations. According to Twinotterworld.com, Manta Air has four Twin Otter aircraft…
Western Australian Government Subsidizing Regional Airlines
Western Australia’s government is caping the price of regional domestic flights in the state to make air fares more affordable but it also helping regional airlines by subsidizing these air services. It says it is providing A$19.9 million (US$13.5 million)…
India’s SpiceJet Dash 8-400 Cracked Windshield Second Incident On Same Day For Airline
Edited to add an explanation of what the P2 side windshield is referencing in the fourth paragraph. A SpiceJet De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 experienced a cracked windshield outer pane, and continued to land at destination Mumbai airport with no pressurization issues….
Australia and PNG Defence Forces Sign MOU For Restoration Of Air Capabilities
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) to restore the latter’s air capabilities. The ADF says in a statement it has signed a MOU with the PNGDF…
Samoa Airways Returning 737-800 To Focus On Twin Otter Operation
The Samoa government will soon be paying 16 million Samoan tala (USD$6 million) to terminate the lease on a Boeing 737-800, the only 737 that loss-making national carrier Samoa Airways operates. Minister of Public Enterprises spokesperson, Leatinu’u Wayne So’oialo, says…
Start-Up IndiaOne Air Receives AOC
IndiaOne Air, a new regional carrier in India, has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and plans to start services this month. Arun Kumar Singh, CEO of IndiaOne Air, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline received its AOC on…
India’s SpiceJet Dash 8-400 Diverts Due To Smoke In Cabin
A SpiceJet De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 experienced smoke in the cabin, leading it to return to New Delhi airport. The Dash 8-400, local registration VT-SUR, was enroute to Jabalpur Airport on 2 July but diverted back to…
Wings Air Launching ATR Services From Jakarta’s Pondok Cabe Airport
Lion Air’s Wings Air will be operating scheduled domestic passenger services from south Jakarta’s Pondok Cabe Airport starting end of this year, potentially relieving congestion at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport. Lion Air’s spokesman, Danang Mandala Prihantoro, tells local media…
