Australia’s Alliance Airlines To Use Embraer RJs For Contract Flying and Dry Leasing Business
Alliance Airlines has bought an additional 16 Embraer E-190s, which means it is set to become one of the largest Embraer operators in Asia-Pacific and one that also plans to move into dry-leasing. Alliance says in a statement to the…
Domestic Services Resume in Myanmar
Air KBZ, Myanmar National Airways and Golden Myanmar Airlines have resumed domestic flights to some cities under a slew of stringent rules put in place by the government. The three airlines resumed domestic flights on 16 December, earlier than the…
Buddha Air ATR 72-500 Lands at Wrong Airport in Nepal
An ATR 72-500 operated by Nepal’s Buddha Air landed at Pokhara Airport in central Nepal rather than at Janakpur Airport in southeastern Nepal as it was supposed to. The Pokhara flight was changed to another aircraft, but the pilots of…
Australia’s Rex Calls On Govt To Stop Funding Qantas
Regional Express (Rex) has called on the Federal Government to cut all funding to Qantas Airways, arguing the airline is opportunistically flooding the regional market with capacity. Rex says in a statement that Qantas’ entry into several regional markets is…
Sydney Seaplanes Sees Market For 200 MagniX-powered Cessna Caravans In Australasia And Pacific
Australian seaplane operator Sydney Seaplanes estimates there is a market for 200 MagniX-powered Cessna Caravans across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. These 200 aircraft are just the start, as there is also a sizable market in nearby Southeast Asia,…
Chinese Cargo Start-Up To Use CRJ900s
Chinese cargo startup Quzhou Airlines, a joint venture between China Express Airlines and the city of Quzhou, has received its first aircraft, an ex-China Express Bombardier CRJ900. It is unclear when the airline will start operations, but the city government…
