Bangladesh Civil Aviation Regulator Delays Issuing AOC To Fly Dhaka and Air Astra
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is refusing to issue air operator certificates (AOC) to Air Astra and Fly Dhaka due to capacity constraints at Bangladesh’s main airport. CAAB…
Head of Indonesian Aerospace Promises To Put The Country’s Stalled N219 Turboprop Program Into Production In 2023
The head of Indonesia’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer has vowed to put the country’s indigenously developed N219 regional turboprop aircraft into production next year, at least two years since it was…
Laos Government Establishes Govt Committee To Restructure Loss-Making Lao Airlines
The Laos Government has established a committee, led by the finance ministry, to restructure loss-making national carrier Lao Airlines. Local news reports, quoting the government, says Laos deputy finance minister,…
ANA And Japan Airlines Partner With Smaller Airlines To Boost Domestic Regional Connectivity
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines will start codesharing on some regional airlines each has never codeshared with before, as part of a broad industry wide effort to maintain…
Maldives’ Manta Air Receives Its First Beechcraft 1900D
Manta Air is adding a Beechcraft 1900D, a new aircraft type for the Maldivian airline that mostly operates De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Twin Otter seaplanes. Pictures in the local…
Marianas Southern Airways Launches Operations
Marianas Southern Airways, which is based in the North Pacific territory of the Northern Marianas, has launched services with flights from the capital Saipan to two destinations using new Tecnam…
Bangladesh Start-Up Air Astra Unveils Second ATR 72-600
Bangladeshi start-up Air Astra has unveiled its second aircraft, as it awaits to receive its air operator’s certificate. The airline says in a statement its second aircraft, which is also…
Korean LCCs Appoint Dornier Technology Philippines MRO For Line Maintenance
Philippine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Dornier Technology has benefited from the sudden recovery in inbound passenger traffic from Korea. Air Busan, Air Seoul and Jeju Air have resumed…
Indonesia’s President Calls For Lower Air Fares As Political Back-Drop Intensifies
Indonesia’s president, whose political party will be contesting the national elections less than two years from now, has asked his transport minister and the minister for state-owned enterprises to take…
PNG’s Air Niugini To Replace 737s, 767s and Fokker Fleet Starting Next Year
Papua New Guinea’s national carrier Air Niugini plans to start replacing its two Boeing 767 widebody aircraft and its fleet of Boeing 737s and Fokker regional jets next year. Air…
Russian Carrier KrasAvia Reducing Western-Built ATR Fleet
Siberian carrier KrasAvia, which only started operating ATR aircraft early last year, appears to be phasing the aircraft out, now that western aircraft manufacturers are strictly forbidden from providing spare…
Lion’s Wings Air Suspends Services From Jakarta’s Pondok Cabe Airport Due To Poor Demand
Lion Air’s Wings Air has suspended indefinitely its short-lived air services from South Jakarta’s Pondok Cabe Airport, citing a lack of passenger demand. Wings Air launched scheduled passenger services from…