Thailand’s Nok Air Suspends Two Domestic Routes To Focus On International Markets
Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air, which is trying to improve its financial situation to avoid being delisted from the stock exchange, is axing two domestic routes. The airline’s chief commercial…
Air Vanuatu Wet-Leasing ATR From Fiji Airways
Air Vanuatu, which has faced challenges maintaining its flight schedule, is putting its only ATR 72 in for maintenance but it is adamant it can maintain air services on the…
Maldives’ Manta Air To Launch International Ops Next Year Using ATRs
Maldivian carrier Manta Air, which recently added a Beechcraft 1900D on wet-lease, plans to launch scheduled passenger services next year linking the Maldives to Sri Lanka and southern India. Manta…
Bangladesh Domestic Passenger Market No Longer Viable Says Local Airline Association
The Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB) is calling on the government to stop national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines from flooding the market with cheap domestic air fares, arguing it…
Air Niugini Choosing Between Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jet To Replace Fokkers
Papua New Guinea’s national carrier Air Niugini has confirmed it is about to select either Airbus A220s or Embraer regional jets to replace its Fokker fleet and also says it…
Singapore Lessor Avation To Post Net Profit, Moves On From Virgin Australia
Singapore aircraft lessor Avation has successfully placed its last remaining ex-Virgin Australia ATR 72 and is about to receive about five cents in the dollar from the administrators of Virgin…
China Express Opens New MRO Hangar In Chongqing
Chinese regional carrier China Express has opened a new aircraft hangar in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. The carrier, which is based at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, says it…
Summit Air Let 410 Makes Emergency Landing In Nepal Following Engine Problems
A Let 410 operated by Nepalese carrier Summit Air had to return to Pokhara today (4 September) after experiencing engine problems. Seven minutes after take off from Pokhara Airport the…
Solomon Airlines Undergoes Management Change
Solomon Airlines has undergone a management change as it prepares to increase domestic air services once it receives its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-100 from a heavy maintenance…
Air Vanuatu Working To Resolve Dispute With Lessor ALC Over Boeing 737-800
Vanuatu’s government has agreed to intervene and provide further financial support to Air Vanuatu to help the national carrier resolve a financial dispute with the lessor of its only jet…
Pilots At India’s Alliance Air Strike Resulting In Flight Cancellations
Some flights by India’s state-owned airline Alliance Air were cancelled on Friday (2 September) because some of its pilots went on strike over wages, but the matter has since been…
Air New Zealand Reiterates Commitment To Much Lower Emission Aircraft For Domestic Regional Fleet
Air New Zealand (ANZ), which will be receiving four Airbus A321neos before year for domestic routes, has reiterated its intention to replace its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-300…