Interview: Nepal’s Buddha Air Adding Two ATR 72-500s in Early 2021
Nepal’s Buddha Air will be expanding its trunk route capacity with two additional ATR 72-500s next year. The two additional turboprops are being bought from an undisclosed UK-based company with…
China’s OTT Has First Flight
China Eastern Airlines’ new off-shoot and ARJ21-700 operator OTT Airlines completed its first commercial passenger flight today. The flight, MU5159, departed from its base at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at…
Pilots of PNG Air ATR 72-600 Flight Shut Down Engine
Pilots of a PNG Air ATR 72-600 shut down one of the aircraft’s engines following an engine fire alert during an approach to Mount Hagen Airport in the Western Highlands….
Antarctic Medevac Mission Succeeds Using AW169 and Basler BT-67
A sick Australian expeditioner has been rescued from a remote research base in Antarctica thanks to a joint-effort by Australia, China and the United States, but the five-day rescue mission…
Druk Air Suspends Domestic Services as Bhutan Goes Into Lockdown
Bhutan national carrier Druk Air has suspended all domestic flights as the country announced a seven-day nationwide lockdown following a surge in COVID-19 cases. All domestic flights will be cancelled…
Malaysia’s SKS Airways Receives Second Twin Otter
SKS Airways, which is based in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, has received its second De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter as it prepares to receive its air…
Australia’s Alliance Airlines To Use Embraer RJs For Contract Flying and Dry Leasing Business
Alliance Airlines has bought an additional 16 Embraer E-190s, which means it is set to become one of the largest Embraer operators in Asia-Pacific and one that also plans to…
Domestic Services Resume in Myanmar
Air KBZ, Myanmar National Airways and Golden Myanmar Airlines have resumed domestic flights to some cities under a slew of stringent rules put in place by the government. The three…
Buddha Air ATR 72-500 Lands at Wrong Airport in Nepal
An ATR 72-500 operated by Nepal’s Buddha Air landed at Pokhara Airport in central Nepal rather than at Janakpur Airport in southeastern Nepal as it was supposed to. The Pokhara…
Australia’s Rex Calls On Govt To Stop Funding Qantas
Regional Express (Rex) has called on the Federal Government to cut all funding to Qantas Airways, arguing the airline is opportunistically flooding the regional market with capacity. Rex says in…
Sydney Seaplanes Sees Market For 200 MagniX-powered Cessna Caravans In Australasia And Pacific
Australian seaplane operator Sydney Seaplanes estimates there is a market for 200 MagniX-powered Cessna Caravans across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. These 200 aircraft are just the start,…
Chinese Cargo Start-Up To Use CRJ900s
Chinese cargo startup Quzhou Airlines, a joint venture between China Express Airlines and the city of Quzhou, has received its first aircraft, an ex-China Express Bombardier CRJ900. It is unclear…