Nok Air Spreads Wings After Rough Times
Note: Thai language version of article is lower down หมายเหตุ: บทความภาษาไทยอยู่ด้านล่าง Nok Air is spreading its wings to cash in on the air travel recovery triggered by the removal of COVID-induced entry curbs. The Thai budget carrier, founded in 2004,…
India’s SpiceJet Dash 8-400 Diverts Due To Cabin Pressurization Issue
A SpiceJet De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 experienced a problem with pressurization in the cabin, leading it to return to New Delhi airport. The Dash 8-400, local registration VT-SUU, was carrying 65 passengers enroute to Jabalpur Airport on…
Nepal To Impose Age Limit On Aircraft Following Fatal Crash
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) plans to limit the age of aircraft that can be imported, a move that comes in the wake of the fatal Tara Air crash. The CAAN chairman, Prem Ale, has told Nepal’s parliament…
China Ready To Provide Aircraft Components To Russia
China is ready to supply aircraft components to Russian carriers despite western sanctions. China is ready to supply components to Russia and is organizing such cooperation, China’s ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui, told Russian news agency TASS. Western aircraft manufacturers,…
French Polynesian Government Seeking Inter-Island Air Transport Service
The French Polynesian Council of Ministers is seeking a new inter-island air service provider for French Polynesia’s Marquesas Islands starting in November, after forfeiting Tahiti Air Charter’s (TAC) contract. The Council of Ministers has issued a tender for regular inter-island…
China’s Shanghai Aircraft Performs Its First ARJ21 4C Heavy Check
China’s Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing (SAMC) has reportedly performed its first 4C heavy maintenance check of a Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ 21-700, now that it is six years since the ARJ21 program first achieved entry into service. Chinese…
Malaysia’s Firefly Has No Plans To Add More Turboprops, Focusing On 737s
Malaysia Airlines Group’s (MAS) subsidiary Firefly has no immediate plans to add new ATRs, even though the group has some on order, and instead it is focusing its efforts on expanding its Boeing 737-800 low-cost carrier operation. Firefly CEO, Phillip…
Malaysia Airlines To Receive Its First Boeing 737 Max 8s Next Year
Malaysia Airlines Group (MAS) will receive its first batch of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft next year and plans to use its Max 8 aircraft to replace its Boeing 737-800s. Capt. Izham Ismail, CEO of MAS, told Smart Aviation Asia…
Air Tahiti Wet-Leases Additional ATR As Stopgap To Meet Tourism Recovery
Air Tahiti has wet leased an additional ATR 72-600, to meet growing tourism traffic this year, and disclosed it plans to buy an ATR 72-600. French Polynesian news website Tahiti-infos, which attended an Air Tahiti event where the aircraft was…
Australia’s Rex Increases Capacity On Regional Routes
Regional Express (Rex) is increasing flight services on some existing regional routes and resuming its Melbourne-Devonport service, after a long hiatus, using aircraft capacity freed up by its recent network consolidation. Rex says in a statement 11 cities will see an…
China Poised To Certify COMAC C919
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has disclosed that the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 is about to receive type certification and be delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines. Xu Xiaolan, MIIT vice minister, says at a press conference…
AirAsia Malaysia To Restore Most Of Its International Network By Year-End
Low-cost carrier AirAsia Malaysia aims to have restored services to nearly all of its international network by year-end, but highlights that returning stored aircraft to flight operations is a challenge. AirAsia Malaysia CEO, Riad Asmat, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific at the Aviation…
