Indonesian Carriers Hampered By Bad Airports
Poor airport infrastructure coupled with higher airport fees is adding to the increasing financial pressure many Indonesian carriers face. At the Indonesian Air Carriers’ Association (INACA) annual general meeting in Jakarta (October 26) officials from the association highlighted that airline…
Viewpoint: Airbus-Bombardier Partnership May Spur Leonardo To Do Its Own Turboprop Aircraft
Airbus’ decision to take a 50.01% stake in Bombardier’s CSeries program could have some major ramifications for ATR, Airbus’ other joint-venture in the regional aircraft market. Leonardo of Italy has been lobbying for years now to develop new turboprop aircraft…
TransNusa Adding ATRs, Eyes RJs
Transnusa is considering adding newer regional jets in future but in the meantime continues to replace its BAE and Fokker aircraft with ATRs. The airline’s managing director, Bayu Sutanto, says the airline still has one new ATR 72-600 coming this…
Best On The Web | 1 – 15 October 2017
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that include Indonesia’s Kalstar, Indonesia’s ‘Air Bridge’ program, and the southern Vietnamese island of Phuc Quoc. 1. Indonesia’s DGCA Suspends Kalstar Indefinitely Source: Jakarta Globe Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil…
Australian Regional Airlines Crippled By High Airport Fees And Over-Regulation
Fees at many regional airports in Australia and the need for better coordination between Australia’s aviation safety regulator and industry are likely to be two of the ‘hot topics’ at the upcoming Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) national convention….
Australia’s Regional Express Sticking With Saab 340
Australia’s largest regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has no plans to step up to larger turboprop aircraft arguing that its 30-seat Saab 340 aircraft are the right size for the markets that it serves. Rex chairman and major shareholder, Lim…
Recovery Underway In Australia’s Mining Charter Market
Australia’s largest regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) sees that there is a recovery underway in Australia’s mining charter market. The airline’s chairman and major shareholder, Lim Kim Hai, says he is unable to speak for the whole industry, but based…
The Philippines’ Forgotten Airports: Bantayan Airport
The central Philippines’ Bantayan island has a resident population of 126,000 people and is already a popular tourist island with several beach resorts. But interestingly, there are no scheduled air services to this island. To get there from Cebu’s main…
The Philippines’ Forgotten Airports: Ubay Airport
Bohol is a large island in the southern Philippines, spanning 4800 square kilometres, but it is currently only served by one airport, Tagbilaran Airport. However, plans are underway to develop a forgotten airport in Ubay, in the island’s northeast. Ubay…
Australia’s Alliance Airlines Continues To Add Fokkers
Australia’s Alliance Airlines, the world’s largest operator of Fokker aircraft, is continuing to add more of these aircraft. The airline’s managing director, Scott McMillan, says the carrier will be taking delivery of one Fokker 70 and two Fokker 100s by…
Best On The Web – 18th to 24th September 2017
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that include Bombardier, Boeing, Sriwijaya Air, the Malaysian state of Perak, and the US government. 1. US government decision on CSeries tariffs is imminent Source: The Globe and Mail The…
Indonesia’s NAM Air Using ATRs For West Papua
Sriwijaya Group’s NAM Air is adding another four ATR 72-600s this year, which will increase its ATR fleet to six, says NAM Air president director, Jeff Jauwena. NAM is using the ATR 72-600s to expand operations in West Papua, he…
