Trans Maldivian Twin Otter Hits Resort
A Trans Maldivian Airways Twin Otter floatplane collided with a resort bungalow during takeoff. Local media outlet Aviators Maldives says the incident, which occurred on 13 November, involved one of the airline’s De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Series 300 Twin Otters. The…
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 reports say yesterday’s incident, involving an ANA Wings Dash 8-400…
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 of the aircraft in Russia in addition to other markets…
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 support provider and aircraft remarketing company C&L Aviation Group has…
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 aviation industry’s share of CO2 emissions will increase dramatically. It…
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 state-owned enterprises, Kartika Wirkoatmodjo, has unveiled the government’s plan which…
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 the inaugural flight operated by Citilink will fly to Ngloram…
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 of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in the…
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 today is a corporate disaster but – like in the…
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 the importance of maintaining regional air connectivity. QantasLink’s license extension…
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 airports following Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport’s temporary closure for airport…
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 JAL website that the Saab 340, with registration JA02HC, will…
