ANALYSIS: Why Vietnam Airlines Adding A320neos May Scuttle Plans For RJs
Vietnam Airlines has issued a tender for three Airbus A320neos on lease, which raises questions over whether the airline will still add regional jets. The national carrier says in a statement it is seeking request for proposals (RFP) for the…
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge To Only Start Operating ATR Mid-2023, Discloses First ATR Routes
Oriental Air Bridge, which signed a firm order on 19 July at the Farnborough Airshow for one ATR 42-600, has confirmed the aircraft is to be delivered in October but will only go into operation about seven months after that….
Nepal’s Shree Airlines Dash 8-400 Makes Emergency Landing
A Shree Airlines aircraft in Nepal made an emergency landing yesterday after smoke was detected from one of its engines. Shree Airlines’ De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400, local registration 9N-ANF, departed Nepal’s Nepalgunj Airport at 9:49hr local time…
ANALYSIS: Boeing 737 Program Nose-Dives In India
The troubles facing SpiceJet, which has been losing market share and downsizing its fleet, spells trouble for Boeing’s 737 MAX program in India. India used to be a stronghold for Boeing’s narrowbody program, but this week’s news that SpiceJet’s chairman…
Australia’s Rex Accelerating 737 Fleet Expansion On Back Of Profitable Passenger Growth
Regional Express is accelerating the introduction of Boeing 737s in its fleet, after experiencing a strong increase in passenger revenue in July on domestic trunk routes, and it has flagged its intention to also increase competition against Qantas group on…
Jet Aviation Cancels Deal With Heston MRO For Sale Of Cairns MRO Facility
Jet Aviation has decided against selling its Cairns maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility to Heston MRO, even though Heston had signed an agreement to purchase the business. “We cancelled the Heston sale process earlier this year,” says a Jet…
Air Vanuatu Tackling Pilot Shortage
Pilot shortage has meant Air Vanuatu has been cancelling some domestic flights, but the national carrier has outlined a plan to hire more pilots. Air Vanuatu, in a statement to the media, apologizes for the disruption to its domestic schedule…
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…
