Indonesian Govt To Inject More Money Into Ailing Garuda
Indonesian lawmakers have approved a government plan to inject 7.5 trillion rupiah (US$522 million) state capital into flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, once it reaches a debt settlement with creditors. Local…
Indonesia’s TransNusa Aims To Fly This July
Indonesian carrier TransNusa is looking to take delivery of its second and third Airbus A320 next month, and aims to launch operations in July. Bayu Sutanto, TransNusa managing director, tells Smart…
Start-Up IndiaOne Air Aims To Launch Services Soon
IndiaOne Air, a new regional carrier in India, plans to start flying in the next two months connecting unserved and underserved regions of the country, citing the growth potential of…
Nordic Aviation Capital Aims To Exit Bankruptcy In May After Restructuring
Aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has received approvals from the US Bankruptcy Court on its restructuring plan, which will reduce its debt by US$4.1 billion, as it seeks to…
Golden Myanmar Airlines Suspends All Flight Operations
Myanmar carrier Golden Myanmar Airlines has suspended its flight operations until end of April. An official at Golden Myanmar Airlines has confirmed with Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the airline…
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways Appoints Vice Chairman
Bamboo Airways has appointed Nguyen Ngoc Trong as vice chairman. Local media reports that Nguyen Ngoc Trong has been appointed as the vice chairman replacing Dang Tat Thang who was…
Indonesian Airlines Now Allowed To Raise Airfares Due To Surge In Fuel Prices
Indonesian authorities have approved for airlines to increase airfares, because of higher fuel prices. Local media reports that the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation has given the go-ahead for airlines to…
Taiwan MRO Organization Air Asia Company Limited Gets Approval For ATR Aircraft
Air Asia Company Limited – an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider based in Taiwan – has received approvals from regulatory authorities to service ATRs. An official from…
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines Founder To Head Uni Air
Chang Kuo-Wei, founder of Taiwan-based international carrier Starlux Airlines, has been appointed chairman of Taiwanese regional airline Uni Air, and intends to expand further into the Asia market. Local media…
India’s Alliance Air Officially Separates From Air India
State-owned regional airline Alliance Air, which was excluded from Air India’s recent privatization, has officially separated from Air India. The airline says in a statement it is now no longer…
Nepal’s Summit Air Forced To Land Due To Single Engine Failure
A Let 410 from Nepalese domestic carrier Summit Air was forced to land soon after takeoff from Kathmandu, citing an engine failure. Summit Air’s Let 410, local registration 9N-AMP, departed…
Embraer Completes E190-E2 Demonstration Tour In Vietnam In Hunt For Sales
Embraer has completed a three-day demonstration tour of its Embraer E190-E2 in Vietnam, a market where national carrier Vietnam Airlines has expressed its intention to replace its ATR turboprop fleet…