India’s Government Working Towards Sale Of Alliance Air
The Indian government is getting Alliance Air ready for sale, a move that comes six months after the sale of state-owned Air India. The Ministry of Civil Aviation is preparing the sale of Alliance Air, including doing a ‘clean up’…
Marianas Southern Airways To Start Flying In August
Marianas Southern Airways, a start-up carrier in the north Pacific’s Mariana Islands, has disclosed it will start flying in mid-August. The passenger airline says, in a statement on its social media, it has launched its website and is accepting bookings…
Owners Considering Putting Trans Maldivian Airways Up For Sale
Trans Maldivian Airways’ major shareholder Carlyle Group as well as other investors in the seaplane operator are reportedly considering selling the business, a deal that could be worth up to US$700 million. Majority stakeholder Carlyle Group is leading initial talks…
Australia’s Rex Calls On Competition Watchdog To Take Action Against Qantas
Regional Express (Rex) is calling on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to take action against QantasLink, which recently dropped two domestic regional routes. Rex says in a statement it is calling on the ACCC to investigate Qantas for…
Australia’s Stralis Aircraft Using Retrofit Program To Aid Clean-Sheet Aircraft Design
Edited with amendments to titles at previous companies in the third paragraph. Brisbane-based Stralis Aircraft aims to develop an all-new aircraft, powered by hydrogen fuel-cell, but is first developing a re-reengining program for the Beechcraft 1900D that replaces the aircraft’s…
Australia’s Skytrans Moving Into 19-Seat Segment With Stralis Aircraft’s Hydrogen Electric Propulsion System
Cairns-based Skytrans Airlines was already considering 19-seat aircraft prior to making the step to partner with Australian aircraft start-up Stralis Aircraft to develop a program to retrofit Beechcraft 1900D aircraft with electric motors. Stralis CEO, Bob Criner, tells Smart Aviation…
India’s SpiceJet Returns To Service 10 Aircraft Temporarily Grounded By Regulator
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) temporarily grounded 10 SpiceJet aircraft for repair, but the aircraft have since returned to service. SpiceJet can only operate the 10 aircraft after confirming to the regulator that all reported defects and malfunctions are rectified, minister of state for civil…
Philippines To Expand Four Domestic Airports
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has issued requests for bids for initial works related to future expansion of four domestic airports in the Philippines. The four contracts, each for one of the domestic airports, is listed as…
India’s Star Air Plans To Lease Embraer E-175s
Indian start-up Star Air plans to lease two Embraer E175 aircraft, a new type from its fleet of Embraer ERJ-145s, for operation by November this year. Star Air says in a statement it has signed a letter of intent (LOI)…
Thailand’s Nok Air Plans Hub At Chiang Mai International Airport
Nok Air plans to make Chiang Mai International Airport a domestic and international hub. Nok Air CEO, Wutthiphum Jurangkool, says Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is an appealing travel destination and that it will be launching domestic services from Chiang…
Indonesian Citilink Airbus A320 Returns To Surabaya As Captain Incapacitated
An Airbus A320, operated by Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink, returned yesterday to Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport shortly after take-off as the captain was incapacitated. A spokesperson for government-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura I, operator of Juanda International Airport, tells local…
Australia’s Regional Express Partners With Dovetail Electric Aviation For Turbine To Electric Powerplant Conversion
Regional Express (Rex) is forming a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) for turbine to electric powerplant conversions by 2026. Rex in a statement says the partnership will operate under the Dovetail brand to develop and certify the retrofitting of electric engines onto…
