Japan ANA Wings Dash 8-400 Descends After Loss Of Cabin Pressure
A De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400, operated by regional airline ANA Wings, suffered pressurization issues mid-flight yesterday, forcing the pilot to make an emergency descent. Local Japanese news…
Nimbus Aerospace To Retrofit Antonov An-2 Aircraft With Pratt And Whitney Canada PT6 Engines
Aerospace company Nimbus Aerospace has announced that it will retrofit Antonov An-2 utility aircraft with Pratt and Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6 turboprop engines and aims to sell more than 100…
Australia’s Pionair Sells Its Sole Embraer E190-E1
Sydney-based wet-lease and charter airline Pionair is selling its Embraer E190-E1, the only one in its fleet, through a third-party, citing the aircraft as surplus for its operations. US-based aftermarket…
Airports Going Green
Aviation only accounts for 2-3% of global CO2 emissions, but as the electricity generation industry and car industry switch to renewable energy there is a very real danger that the…
Indonesian Govt Announces Plan To Save Garuda Indonesia Through Down-Sizing And Creditors Taking Haircut
Indonesia’s government is trying to save Garuda Indonesia by asking creditors – including aircraft lessors – to extinguish some debt or accept swapping debt for equity. Indonesia’s deputy minister for…
Indonesia’s Citilink To Serve Newly Upgraded Ngloram Airport
Garuda Indonesia’s budget carrier Citilink is set to fly to Ngloram Airport at November-end, marking the start of the airport’s commercial operations. Budi Karya Sumadi, the minister of transport, says…
Indonesian Religious Organization To Purchase Five Indonesian Aerospace N219 Aircraft
Indonesian religious organization Nahdlatul Ulama Mobilization Cadre Education (PKPNU) intends to buy five Indonesian Aerospace (IPTN) N219 regional turboprop aircraft for cargo and humanitarian missions. PKPNU is an education branch…
ANALYSIS: Garuda Indonesia’s Fall From Grace
There is usually no single cause for an air crash, but rather it is a combination of different contributing factors, built up over time, that leads to disaster. Garuda Indonesia…
Australia’s QantasLink To Continue Serving Lord Howe Island
QantasLink, the regional airline of Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways, has received approval to continue air services to Lord Howe Island for the next three years, with the government stressing…
Turboprops Likely To Shift To Pondok Cabe And Curug Due To Temporary Closure of Jakarta’s Halim Airport
The Indonesia National Air Carrier Association (INACA) anticipates that general aviation and charter operators, many of which use turboprop aircraft, may have to move to Jakarta’s Pondok Cabe and Curug…
Japan’s Hokkaido Air System To Phase Out Last Saab 340 At Year-End
Hokkaido Air System, the regional carrier of Japan Airlines (JAL), has announced the retirement of its last Saab 340, and will continue operations with ATRs. The airline states on the…
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics And ZeroAvia To Develop Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain For Dornier 228
UK-US hydrogen-electric powertrain developer ZeroAvia will be collaborating with Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to develop a hydrogen-electric powertrain system for both Indian-built and western-built Dornier…