Thailand’s Nok Air Planned to Replace some 737s with Dash 8s
Patee Sarasin, the former CEO of Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air, has revealed in his new autobiography that Nok planned to replace some Boeing 737s on domestic routes with turboprops. “The cost of operating turboprops is so much cheaper than…
India’s Star Air Growing Embraer ERJ Fleet
Star Air, an Indian start-up based in Bangalore and owned by the Sanjay Ghodawat conglomerate, is growing its Embraer ERJ-145 fleet as it has clinched several domestic routes under India’s UDAN regional connectivity scheme. Simran Singh, the CEO of Star…
Best on the Web | November 2019
De Havilland of Canada Secures Biggest Order for Q400The Globe and Mail De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has secured its largest order for Dash 8 Q400 turboprops since it bought the programme from Bombardier in June. At the Dubai Airshow,…
Garuda Phasing Out CRJ1000s
Garuda Indonesia is actively seeking buyers for its fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft. A senior executive at the airline, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the airline is speaking to airlines in the US to see if they would be…
Maldivian Start-up Manta Air Getting Ten Twin Otter Seaplanes
Seaplane operations at Maldivian start-up Manta Air are in full swing as the airline recently opened its own dedicated terminal in Malé and took delivery of five of its first ten de Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter seaplanes. Ahmed…
IndiGo Continuing To Take Delivery Of ATRs
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, is continuing to build its ATR fleet as it expands in the wake of the Jet Airways collapse. Willy Boulter, the low-cost carrier’s chief commercial officer, says the airline has so far received 21 of the…
Bangkok Airways Reaffirms ATR Strategy for the Foreseeable Future
Bangkok Airways expects to continue using ATR 72-600 turboprops for some domestic and international routes, but is phasing out the older ATR 72-500 model from its fleet. In the near future the airline will have completed its turboprop upgrade, which…
Thai AirAsia Using A321s to Drive Growth
Thai AirAsia says it did consider adding regional turboprop aircraft, but instead decided to grow the airline by adding larger jet aircraft. The airline decided against regional turboprops because it was concerned about the slot constraints at Thailand’s busiest airports,…
Best on the Web | October 2019
De Havilland Canada Receives First Firm Order for Dash 8 Q400PR Newswire Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Canada, the new owner of the Dash 8 Q400 program, has announced that it has secured its first firm order for the Q400 since…
Bhutan’s Druk Air Replacing ATR 42-500 with ClearVision-equipped ATR 42-600
Druk Air; which operates in Bhutan, one of the most challenging flying environments in the world; is replacing its aging ATR 42-500 with a new ATR 42-600 that will be equipped with a vision system that improves visibility at night…
Buddha Air Evaluating Aircraft for New STOL Subsidiary
Nepal’s largest domestic airline, Buddha Air, has begun the selection process for a short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft for its new mountain subsidiary, which is slated to launch late-2020. Subarna Kharel, Buddha Air’s operations manager, says the Viking Air…
Tracing South Korea’s Fine Dust Problem using a Modified Beechcraft 1900D
The South Korean government is working with Hanseo University to trace the origins of the country’s fine dust problem using a modified Beechcraft 1900D turboprop. Dr Kim Jong-Ho, a vice president at the university and one of the project leads,…
