Vietnam Airlines To Completely Exit Cambodia Angkor Air
Vietnam Airlines, which used to own 49% of Cambodia Angkor Air, has completed the sale of a 35% stake and disclosed that it plans to sell its remaining 14% stake. Vietnam Airlines says it completed the sale of the 35%…
Qantaslink Dash 8-400 Returns To Sydney For Emergency Landing Due To Hydraulic Failure
A Qantaslink De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 had a hydraulic fault on the approach to Tamworth and returned to Sydney, making an emergency landing on 29 May. A Qantas spokesperson tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the pilots received an…
Indonesia’s Wings Air ATR 72 Landing Gear Stuck In Drain At Bali
The main landing gear of a Wings Air ATR 72 fell into a drain when taxiing to the gate at Bali’s airport in Indonesia yesterday after landing from neighbouring island Lombok. The incident occurred after the Wings Air ATR 72-500,…
Vietnam Plans Restoration Of Na San Airport
Vietnam’s Na San Airport will be upgraded to boost economic development and military defence in northern Vietnam as part of the country’s national aviation transport development plan. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) says in a statement Na San…
Japan’s Toki Air Outlines Fleet And Route Expansion Plans
Japanese start-up Toki Air aims to launch by year-end using ATRs, with plans to gradually expand. A Toki Air spokesman tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific it is in discussions with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and hopes to start…
Nepal CAA Finds That Poor Visibility Contributed To Tara Air’s Fatal Crash
Authorities in Nepal have cited bad weather as a contributing factor hehind Tara Air’s De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Twin Otter aircraft crash, which left at least 21 dead. Pradeep Adhikari, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal…
Japanese Carriers Air Do And Solaseed Plans Joint Holding Company Regional Plus Wings
Japanese carriers Air Do and Solaseed Air signed an agreement yesterday to form a joint holding company Regional Plus Wings to be established by October. In a joint statement the carriers say they signed an agreement yesterday to establish a…
Malaysia’s Malacca International Airport Resumes Operations In June With Batik Air Flights To Penang
Malaysia’s Malacca International Airport will resume operations with the resumption of Batik Air ATR 72 flights to Penang next month in efforts to revive tourism. It will be a twice-weekly ATR 72-600 service and the frequency will increased according to…
Australia’s Rex Axing Five More Regional Routes
Regional Express (Rex) is making its third network cut in a span of less than two weeks, and will cease services on five regional routes in an effort to improve the airline’s financial performance. The airline confirms in a statement…
Malaysia’s Sarawak Begins Land Acquisition Exercise For New Lawas Airport
Malaysia’s Sarawak state government has begun the land acquisition exercise for the construction of a new Lawas airport due to the current airport’s frequent flooding. The current airstrip is flood prone, flooding three times in the last year alone says…
North Pacific Start-Up Aims To Begin In July
US carrier Southern Airways Express plans to have interisland commuter service in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in July in joint-venture partnership with local company MP Enterprises. Southern Airways Express is a commuter airline based in Florida that operates…
India’s SpiceJet Settles Dispute With Credit Suisse Over Engine Maintenance
India’s SpiceJet has ended its legal battle with Credit Suisse – which is representing Swiss maintenance, repair and overhaul company SR Technics – pertaining to monies owed for engine overhaul. SpiceJet says in a statement the airline and Credit Suisse…
