Airlines In China To Receive $239 Million Subsidies For Domestic Regional Operations
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published its 2022 budget for domestic regional flight routes, with 54 airlines to receive more than 1.5 billion yuan (US $239 million) in subsidies. CAAC says in a statement the proposed budget…
Australia’s Maroomba Airlines Expanding Dash 8 Fleet
Perth-based regional carrier Maroomba Airlines has added its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 to meet the domestic charter market’s surge in demand, and plans to expand its fleet further. Rob Swann, CEO of Maroomba Airlines tells Smart Aviation Asia…
Pakistan International Airlines Fires Pilots, Maintenance Personnel And Others For Fake Qualifications And Licences
Pakistan’s minister for aviation says state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has fired 50 pilots and another 1,800 employees including maintenance engineers and technicians for having fake licenses and qualifications. Minister for aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, told a parliamentary hearing that…
US Court Approves Lucio Tan’s US$505 Million Capital Injection Into PAL
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved several restructuring support agreements Philippine Airlines (PAL) has with stakeholders and it has approved Lucio Tan companies to recapitalise the airline to the tune of US$505 million. PAL says in a statement the court’s…
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Phasing Out Dash 8-400s
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines is simplifying its fleet and raising cash by selling its three De Havilland Aircraft Dash 8-400s, the type it used when it first launched. UK-based aircraft asset management company ACC Aviation says it is selling the three…
Accident Report Into Maldives Seaplane Crash Raises Concerns That Deteriorating Skills Of Furloughed Pilots May Pose Safety Risk
Accident investigators in the Maldives, who have issued a report into last year’s crash of a Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane, have identified pilot error as a cause of the accident, raising safety concerns that the flying skills of some furloughed…
Creditors Vote In Favour Of Air Mauritius Bail-Out
Flag carrier Air Mauritius will exit voluntary administration with a state loan of 12 billion Mauritian rupees (US$283 Million), after a majority of its creditors voted to support the loan arrangement. Air Mauritius says in a press release creditors voted…
Australia’s Amphibian Aerospace Industries, Type Certificate Holder Of The Grumman G-111 Amphibious Aircraft, To Re-Engine With Pratt & Whitney PT6 Turboprops
Australian company Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI), which owns the type certificate for the Grumman G-111 amphibious aircraft, has bought Australian aerospace design engineering firm Five Rings Aerospace and the two are working to re-engine the G-111 with Pratt & Whitney…
Best on the Web: Nepal’s Buddha Air , QantasLink , Samoa Airways , Alliance Air
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that includes an incident in Nepal today where the landing gear of a Buddha Air aircraft failed to deploy, QantasLink pilots negotiating a 2% pay rise, Samoa’s govt launching probe…
Personnel from Myanmar’s Air KBZ Arrested For Tampering With Three Of The Airline’s ATR Aircraft
Five airline personnel of Myanmar carrier Air KBZ have been arrested in a criminal case involving tampering with the flight systems of Air KBZ’s ATR aircraft, an act that could have potentially caused a mid-air accident. The five are accused…
Former Qantas Safety Chief Warns That Complacency Among Furloughed Pilots Returning To Work Is A Safety Risk
A former head of safety for Qantas Airways has highlighted how international airlines face an enormous challenge getting their pilots up to speed to fly again and warns that if airlines fail to pay enough attention to pilot training, it…
Nordic Aviation Capital Appoints As President Former GECAS Chief Norman Liu
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor, has appointed Norman Liu as president with immediate effect, a move that comes after the lessor reported a US$2.36 billion loss and unveiled a plan to restructure its business. NAC…
