Malaysia’s SKS Airways Launches New Route To Tioman Island
Malaysian domestic airline SKS Airways is launching a new service next month connecting Kuala Lumpur Subang to Tioman Island using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Twin Otters. SKS Airways says in a statement it is continuing its expansion and will…
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 media reports say the working committee of Indonesia’s House of…
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 Aviation Asia Pacific the airline is still in the process of…
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 tier-two, tier-three cities and the need for regional connectivity. Arun…
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 exit bankruptcy proceedings in May. NAC says in a statement…
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 is not operating any flights currently. “We have been on…
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 promoted to chairman. Dang replaced Trinh Van Quyet who is…
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 raise airfares by adding a fuel surcharge for domestic passenger…
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 Air Asia Company Limited tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the…
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 reports that Uni Air held a board meeting on 14…
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 part of Air India and is an independent business unit…
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 Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport for Lukla’s Tenzing–Hillary Airport at 11:05hr…
