New Bangladeshi Airline Looking To Fly Next Year
Privately-owned Bangladeshi start-up Air Astra has applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) and plans to operate ATR 72-600s. The airline says on its Facebook it has applied for the NOC…
New Zealand’s Origin Air Plans To Start New Routes Next Month
Regional airline Origin Air is looking to commence a new service to Napier in late October, as travel demand gradually picks up. Robert Inglis, CEO of Origin Air, tells Smart…
Mauritius Govt To Pump US$283 Million To Bail Out Flag Carrier Air Mauritius
The Mauritius government will provide 12 billion Mauritian rupees (US$283 Million) in financial assistance to flag carrier Air Mauritius to pay off debts and help revive the airline. In the…
Bangladesh’s NXT Air Cargo Aims To Launch Operations Next Month
Bangladesh’s new airline NXT Air Cargo intends to be a dedicated freighter operator and will start with domestic, but is eyeing international markets in the future. Anjon Sanyal, NXT Air…
Thai Airways’ Mounting Challenges
Note: Thai language version of article is lower down หมายเหตุ: บทความภาษาไทยอยู่ด้านล่าง It has been over three months since Thai Airways International secured court approval for its rehabilitation plan, with many…
Flying To The Coldest Place On Earth, Antarctica
It takes a unique breed of aircraft pilot to navigate the treacherous ice continent – which has freezing temperatures, rapid changing weather and a featureless landscape – creating a challenging…
Lingering Concerns For Australia’s Regional Airlines
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) says while extended government financial support packages do help regional airlines, concerns about the future still remain at the backdrop of the pandemic….
Bangladesh Airlines Call On Govt To Reduce Penalties On Air Operators
Bangladeshi carriers are calling on the government to have the civil regulator reduce the surcharge it imposes for late payment of monies owed, arguing the move is necessary to keep…
Australia’s Skytrans Aims To Expand Fleet
Cairns-based Skytrans Airlines, which has been launching new services in Queensland, aims to add more aircraft next year. Skytrans CEO, Alan Milne tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline earlier…
Air Passenger Traffic In Philippines Sees Massive Dip During Pandemic
The Philippines commercial aviation market experienced a 73.8% year-on-year decrease in passenger traffic in this year’s first-half due travel restrictions imposed to contain spread of COVID-19. The country’s Civil Aeronautics…
Nepal’s Shree Airlines Delays Adding Dash 8-400s
Nepal’s third largest domestic carrier, Shree Airlines, is delaying plans to add three De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s this year, citing the pandemic. Anil Manandhar, corporate manager of Shree Airlines,…
Three Dead In Indonesian Twin Otter Crash
A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 operated by Indonesia’s Rimbun Air has crashed in mountainous forest of Indonesia’s West Papua province, in poor weather conditions, killing all three…