Russia’s Aurora Airlines To Add New Baikal Utility Aircraft
Russia’s far east region operator Aurora Airlines plans to buy Baikal Engineering’s 9-seat LMS-901 utility aircraft to serve remote areas of the country with first deliveries in 2023. State-owned Russian news agency TASS says the airline intends to buy the…
Japan’s Toki Air To Lease First Two ATRs From Nordic Aviation Capital
New airline start-up Toki Aviation Capital (Toki Air) has signed a lease for two ATR 72-600s and aims to begin flying in next year’s first-half. The airline says in a statement it has signed a 10-year lease with lessor Nordic…
Solomon Airlines Adds Ikhana Twin Otter As Its Financials Improve
The Solomon Islands’ flag carrier Solomon Airlines has added an Ikhana Twin Otter X2-300HG to further serve domestic destinations, as the nation’s domestic passenger market continues to stabilize. Brett Gebers, Solomon Airlines CEO, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the…
Regional Aircraft Lessor AeroCentury Gets New Owners, Exiting Bankruptcy
New investors have bought US-based aircraft lessor AeroCentury Corp. which is now emerging from bankruptcy under a new CEO who is one of the investors. The company says in a statement that the new investors have paid US$11 million for…
Air Seychelles Enters Administration
Republic of Seychelles’s national airline Air Seychelles has entered administration, and two administrators have been appointed to examine the books of the financially-troubled carrier to determine its future. In a joint press release, by the Seychelles’ Ministry of Transport and…
Jetstar Asia CEO Sees Asia Travel Market On Cusp Of Strong Recovery
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia is hopeful that the air travel market in Asia is on the cusp of very strong recovery. The Asia region has been lagging behind the US and European travel markets, where vaccination rates are higher…
Embraer Open To Including Asian Countries As Risk Sharing Partners For Its New Turboprop Aircraft Program
Embraer, which is seeking risk sharing partners for its new turboprop aircraft program that it hopes to launch next year, sees Asia Pacific as a great untapped sales market and the region where it could find industrial partners for the…
Taiwan’s Apex Flight Academy To Expand Into Providing Tourism Charters
Note: Chinese language version of article is lower down 中文版翻译在文章下方 Taiwan-based flight training organization Apex Flight Academy has purchased two Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft and aims to become the first operator in Taiwan to provide aerial tours for people wanting…
EXCLUSIVE: Thai Smile’s Acting CEO Viset Sontichai Sheds Light On The Airline’s Existence, Now And In The Future
Note: Thai language version of article is lower down หมายเหตุ: บทความภาษาไทยอยู่ด้านล่าง Viset Sontichai, who took the helm of Thai Airways International’s short-haul operation Thai Smile Airways barely a month ago, has set the record straight on whether the airline will…
Australia’s Cobham Announces Management Changes
Charter, scheduled and specialist flight operator Cobham Aviation Services Australia has appointed new managing directors and a head of southeast Australia, as it continues its growth journey. Cobham CEO, John Boag, says in a press release that: “We are progressively…
Shree Airlines Dash 8-400 Skids Off Runway In Nepal
A Shree Airlines De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 skidded off the runway at Kathmandu’s airport today and ended up bogged in soft ground. None of the 80 passengers on board the Shree Airlines Dash 8-400, local registration 9N-ANF,…
Qantas Airways In Final Stages To Renew Its Narrowbody Fleet
Australia’s national carrier and largest airline Qantas Airways is expected to order more than 100 new aircraft to replace the Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 717s that it uses for its domestic operations. Qantas says in a press release today that…
