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 Pondok Cabe Airport, starting 5 August, with ATR 72 services…
Australian Watchdog Discloses It May Block Qantas’ Take Over Of Alliance
Australia’s competition watchdog has raised the possibility it may reject Qantas Airways’ take-over of Alliance Airlines, because is concerned it will significantly dilute competition on regional routes in Western Australia and Queensland. “We are concerned that this proposed acquisition is…
Samoa Re-Opening Downturn Capital Airport, Creating Demand For More Turboprop Services
The Pacific island nation of Samoa plans to re-open a small airfield near downtown of the capital Apia and have turboprop flights there to other domestic airports as well as to neighbouring American Samoa. Fagalii Airport has been shuttered since…
Trans Maldivian Receives Additional Twin Otter Seaplane
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) has added an additional De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Twin Otter Series 300 seaplane, a move that comes as the country’s other seaplane operators are also adding aircraft. TMA says the additional Twin Otter Series 300…
ANALYSIS: Lion Group’s Wings Air Has Lion’s Share Of Indonesia’s Regional Aviation Market
The withdrawal of some airlines from Indonesia’s regional aviation market and Garuda Indonesia substantially downsizing its regional aircraft fleet, has left Lion Group’s Wings Air as the dominant carrier in this market segment. Prior to the pandemic, Wings Air accounted…
Australia’s Link Airways Launching Brisbane-Bundaberg Service Against QantasLink, Filling Void Left By Virgin Australia
Australian regional carrier Link Airways is launching a scheduled service from Brisbane to the northern Queensland town of Bundaberg in direct competition against QantasLink. Link Airways says in a statement it will launch double daily services between Brisbane and Bundaberg…
Australia’s Alliance Airlines Opening New MRO Facility In Feb, Grappling With Pilot Shortage
Alliance Airlines anticipates its new heavy maintenance centre in Queensland will be operational in February, after which it will bring maintenance work in-house. The Australian charter operator, which is in the process of becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways,…
Bangladeshi Start-Up Air Astra About Receive First ATR
Bangladeshi start-up Air Astra is poised to receive its first aircraft, an ATR 72-600 that appears to be leased from DAE Capital. Air Astra’s statement makes no mention of the lessor but the airline’s picture of its ATR 72-600, in…
Indonesia’s Lion Group Hits Back At Local Govt Complaints Over Higher Airfares
Lion Group, Indonesia’s largest airline group, has responded to local government complaints – over recent airfare hikes, particularly to remote areas – arguing it increased air fares due to higher fuel prices. The airline, in its statement, also aired its…
Deutsche Aircraft and Heggemann Unveil New Landing Gear For Dornier 328
Deutsche Aircraft and Germany’s Heggemann have developed a new landing gear that can be retrofitted on existing Dornier 328 turboprop and Dornier 328Jet aircraft. The two companies say in a joint statement they have already secured 17 firm orders and…
Australia’s Alliance Sells Five Fokker 50s For US$3.2 Million To Focus On Jets
Australian charter carrier Alliance Airlines has agreed to sell its five Fokker 50 aircraft and related equipment for A$4.6 million (US$3.2 million). Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines says in a statement to the Australian stock exchange that it today agreed to sell…
Air New Zealand To Cut CO2 Emissions 16% By 2030
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has joined the United Nations-backed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and set the target of reducing the airline’s carbon emissions 16% by 2030. The Star Alliance carrier says it aims to reduce its carbon intensity by…
