Bid to Redevelop Manila’s Sangley Point Airport in Further Doubt
Philippine Airlines (PAL)’ financial woes are adding further doubt to owner Lucio Tan’s joint bid with a Chinese state-owned enterprise to redevelop Manila’s Sangley Point Airport. Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper cites the governor of Cavite province, Jonvic Remulla, as saying the…
Conair Dash 8-400 Being Used To Fight Wildfires On Queensland’s Fraser Island
The De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 air tanker on wet-lease from Canada’s Conair is being used to fight wildfires on UNESCO World Heritage-listed Fraser Island in Queensland. The Dash 8-400, with its retardant tank capacity of 10,000l and 2,000km range,…
Sydney Seaplanes To Demonstrate Sydney-Canberra Twin Otter Seaplane Service
Charter operator Sydney Seaplanes is proposing to launch a regular seaplane service linking Sydney to Canberra. The thrice-daily service between Sydney Seaplanes’ Rose Bay terminal in Sydney Harbour and Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin will use a 15-seat De Havilland Canada…
QantasLink Adds New Routes To Tasmania
Qantas Airways’ regional subsidiary QantasLink has launched three new routes linking Tasmania to the mainland in response to increased demand for domestic travel because of the pandemic. QantasLink says it is now flying, for the first time in 16 years,…
India’s Flybig Begins Proving Flights With First ATR 72-500
Indian startup Flybig Airlines has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an ATR 72-500, and has begun proving flights from its base in Indore, Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. The aircraft is the first of two ATR 72-500s that…
Nepal’s Buddha Air Aims To Start STOL Operation Late 2021
Nepal’s biggest domestic carrier Buddha Air is still planning to launch a short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft operation, despite the impact of COVID-19, but has delayed the launch. Buddha Air was aiming to launch STOL operations later this year,…
Air Niugini Receives Second De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) national carrier Air Niugini has received its second De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400. The aircraft leased from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) will be operated by Air Niugini turboprop subsidiary Link PNG, which earlier this year received…
Myanmar Extends Ban on Domestic and International Passenger Flights
The Myanmar government is extending its ban on domestic and international scheduled passenger flights to 31 December as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the country. Domestic scheduled flights have been banned since mid-September while international scheduled flights have been…
Air NZ ATR 72-600 Experiences Electrical Fault
An Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 which had just taken off from Hamilton Airport, decided to turn back and land in Hamilton following what appears to be an electrical fault. The Aviation Herald, which lists commercial aviation incidents and accidents,…
Japanese Regional Carriers Form Regional Aviation Council
Japanese regional aircraft operators All Nippon Airways’ ANA Wings, Japan Airlines’ J-Air, Ibex Airlines and Fuji Dream Airlines have come together to form the country’s Regional Aviation Council. The council is being formed to promote direct exchanges between the regions…
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India’s SpiceJet Seaplane Service Temporarily Suspended https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/spicejet-seaplane-services-restart-december-15-668217 SpiceJet’s new seaplane service, using a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter wet-leased from foreign carrier Maldivian, has been temporarily suspended. The airline’s spokesperson says the suspension was due to aircraft needing…
Mahindra Aerospace Puts GippsAero Up For Sale
India’s Mahindra Aerospace has officially closed down its subsidiary GA8 Airvan manufacturer GippsAero and put it up for sale, but says it is committed to supporting the existing GippsAero fleet. “We have shut down GippsAero and it is up for…
