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Stories include an air crash involving a Twin Otter seaplane in the Maldives, India’s Indigo adding around 10 ATRs this year, India’s SpiceJet to buy Twin Otter seaplane, India’s loss-making…
Union Calls On Govt To Stop De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada Production Closure
The union that represents many of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s workers in Toronto has called on the Canadian government to intervene and provide financial support to protect the jobs…
New Zealand Aircraft-Maker Pacific Aerospace Declared Insolvent
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended the certificates of Pacific Aerospace, after it told the regulator it is insolvent, but operators of aircraft made by the New…
ANALYSIS: De Havilland Closing Its Assembly Line And What It Means For The Programme and Operators
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s sudden move to shutter its production line and seek to re-open an assembly line elsewhere, when the market recovers, creates a void in the market….
Dispute Between Nordic Aviation Capital And Garuda Indonesia Escalates
Aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has responded to Garuda Indonesia’s announcement, that it has grounded and is returning its 12 Bombardier CRJ1000s to NAC before the leases have expired, by…
Garuda Indonesia Returning 12 Bombardier CRJ1000s To Nordic Aviation Capital Before Leases Expire
Indonesia’s minister of state-owned enterprises has announced that national carrier Garuda Indonesia will be returning 12 Bombardier CRJ1000s to the lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) before the leases expire. The…
Aircraft Lessor Rockton Pivots To Carbon-Neutral Aerospace Technologies
Aircraft lessor Rockton, which was once the world’s biggest independent lessor of Saab aircraft and had signed a letter-of-intent for Mitsubishi Aircraft’s SpaceJet, is largely exiting the aircraft leasing business…
Myanmar Airways International and Other Carriers Resuming Services, Despite Political Uncertainty Caused By Military Coup
Myanmar’s international and domestic flights are now resuming, even though the Southeast Asian country had a military coup earlier this week. Myanmar Airways International (MAI) says it is steadily resuming…
Qantas To Wet-Lease Alliance E-190s For Domestic Trunk Routes
Qantas Airways has responded to the lower passenger volumes and uncertainty caused by the pandemic by deciding to have its regional arm take over some domestic trunk routes and serve…
Japan’s State Of Emergency Leads Domestic Airlines To Slash Services
Japanese domestic carriers, that had already cut capacity in response to COVID-19, have slashed services further following the government’s decision to impose a state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding…
ANALYSIS: HNA Group Bankruptcy And What It Means For Tianjin Airlines, GX Airlines And Other Regional Airlines In the Group
HNA Group, China’s fourth largest airline group and the country’s largest operator of regional aircraft, faces bankruptcy. HNA Group says in a statement today it has received a notice from…
China conglomerate and Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia lose right to redevelop Manila’s Sangley Airport
Philippine aviation support services company MacroAsia, controlled by Philippine Airline’s owner Lucio Tan, has lost the right to develop Manila’s Sangley Point International Airport with its partner Chinese state-owned China…