Indonesia Reportedly Validates Chinese Type Certificate of China’s ARJ21, Aircraft To Start Flying There As Early As August
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has reportedly validated the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) type certification of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21, paving the…
Cobham Aviation Services Australia Adds Another De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400
Cobham Aviation Services Australia (Cobham) has taken delivery of its sixth De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and will add four more aircraft in its move towards a green future. Cobham…
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Developing Dornier 228 Seaplane
Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is developing a seaplane based on the Dornier 228 and expects orders to come from the military and commercial sectors. HAL…
Authorities Evict Indonesia’s Susi Air From Hangar In North Kalimantan
Local authorities have evicted charter and scheduled operator Susi Air from its hangar in North Kalimantan, with municipal police pushing aircraft and equipment manually out of the hangar, claiming the…
Nepal’s Shree Airlines In Expansion Mode
Nepal’s third largest domestic carrier, Shree Airlines has added two De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s within one month, and plans to add two more this year. Shree Airlines…
Australia’s Cobham Launches New Route In Western Australia
Cobham Aviation Services Australia (Cobham) has launched a regular charter service to the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine in southeastern Western Australia. Cobham says in a statement it is providing six…
Air Seychelles Cuts Debt Through New Rescue Plan
The Seychelles’ national airline Air Seychelles, which is in voluntary administration, has reached a deal with creditors to pay only one-third of its debt. State-owned Seychelles News Agency, quoting the…
Indonesian Aerospace Appoints New Head
Gita Amperiawan has been appointed as the new president director of state-owned aircraft manufacturer Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) effective immediately. IAe says in a statement the ministry of state-owned enterprises (BUMN)…
Indonesian Govt Has Reached Agreement With Four Of Garuda’s Major Lessors
The Indonesian government, which is trying to restructure Garuda Indonesia’s debts, has reached agreement with four of the airline’s biggest lessors and hopes it can retire billions of debt in…
Niugini Aviation Services Crashes Two PAC 750s Within Nine Days
Private charter operator Niugini Aviation Services has crashed another Pacific Aerospace P-750 in a remote part of the Papua New Guinea highlands, making it the airline’s second mishap at the…
McLaren Applied’s Venture Into Aviation
McLaren Applied sees opportunities in the aviation industry for its inverter technology, especially now that some aircraft-makers are moving forward with electrification. In an exclusive interview with Smart Aviation Asia…
Bangladesh’s NXT Air Cargo Receives AOC
Start-up NXT Air Cargo has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and expects to launch services at the end of this month to four domestic destinations. Nizam Ahmad, CEO and…