Korea’s Ulleung Island Airport On Track For Opening In 2025
The new island airport that is being developed on the South Korean island of Ulleungdo is 20% complete and is on schedule to open in 2025, allowing easier access to Ulleung Island, east of the Korean Peninsula. Ulleung Airport was…
Bangkok Airways Launching New Routes
Bangkok Airways is launching two new domestic routes and resuming several domestic and international services from July onwards because it anticipates a fast tourism recovery. Bangkok Airways says in a statement it is launching a twice daily Bangkok Suvarnabhumi-Hat Yai…
Indonesia’s Natuna Regency Lobbies Citilink For Air Service
The government of Indonesia’s Natuna islands is lobbying Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost carrier Citilink to launch air services there to increase competition. Local media have published pictures and reports saying Natuna’s regent, Wan Siswandi, met with officials from Indonesia’s ministry of…
Marianas Southern Airways Preparing To Start Operations
Marianas Southern Airways, a start-up carrier in the Marianas Islands, plans to launch operations next month using the air operator certificate (AOC) of US carrier Southern Airways Express. The new airliner is a joint-venture between Southern Airways Express and Marianas…
Indonesia’s West Sulawesi Government Successfully Lobbies Sriwijaya Air For Jakarta Service
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air has reached an agreement with the West Sulawesi provincial government to open a flight route connecting the province’s capital to the nation’s capital Jakarta. Sriwijaya Air has agreed to provide an air service linking Mamuju city’s Tampa…
Air Vanuatu Cancelling A220 Order To Focus On Domestic Fleet Expansion
Corrected attribution in second and third sentence to say Air Vanuatu’s spokeswoman rather than CEO. National carrier Air Vanuatu has decided to cancel its order for Airbus A220s and instead is planning to add more regional turboprop aircraft. “Air Vanuatu will…
Separatists In West Papua Shoot Civil Aircraft
Militant separatists in West Papua shot at a Cessna Caravan causing aircraft damage but no injuries. West Papua police head of public relations, Kombes Kamal, says in a statement armed separatist group, which Indonesia has classified as a criminal organisation,…
Russian Aircraft Manufacturers Lobbying To Replace Western Built Aircraft
The Union of Aircraft Manufacturers of Russia (UAMR) has responded to western sanctions, arguing the number of foreign aircraft in Russia should be reduced. The UAMR flight safety committee says Russia should limit the share of foreign-made aircraft operating domestically…
Vietnam Airlines To Add RJs Next Year: CEO
Vietnam Airlines’ top management has confirmed it is actively evaluating the Airbus A220 and Embraer regional jets and plans to make a decision so it can start replacing its ATR 72s late next year. The flag carrier is in discussions…
Vanuatu Government To Pay Lease Payments Owing On Air Vanuatu Twin Otter
The Vanuatu government has agreed to cover Air Vanuatu’s lease payments owing on a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter so domestic air services can be sustained. Local newspaper Daily Post reports that Air Vanuatu owed lessor Hevilift US$348,000 and was expected to return the aircraft on 18 May for failing to pay the…
Indonesia’s Riau Islands Government Aims To Spur Economy By Boosting Air Transport
The Indonesian Riau Islands provincial government plans to extend the Karimun Airport runway and is asking Indonesia’s ministry of transport to connect four local destinations using Wings Air to spur its economy. The provincial government has granted US$691,516 for land acquisition for the extension of the airport runway in Karimun, says governor…
Russia Authorises Five Domestic Companies To Produce Spare Parts For Western Aircraft
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) has authorised five domestic aerospace companies to produce spare parts for western-built aircraft in response to sanctions on Russian carriers prevented from importing the spares. Russian business newspaper Vedomosti, citing an undisclosed source close to FATA, says the approval for the…
