PNG Air Offering Wet-Leases on Dash 8s
PNG Air is looking to offer wet-leases on its Bombardier Dash 8s as it reorganises its fleet. The airline’s acting CEO, Paul Abbot, tells Smart Aviation APAC that depending on the jurisdiction, it is offering full aircraft, crew, maintenance and…
Airport Privatisation Must Consider All Stakeholders: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says governments need to make sure that all stakeholders will benefit from airport privatisation rather than the focus being on how much money can be raised through it. IATA’s Asia-Pacific director of airport, passenger,…
Singapore and Malaysia Agree to Suspend Restriction Area, Seletar ILS Implementation
Singapore has agreed to suspend its implementation of instrument landing system (ILS) procedures at Seletar Airport while Malaysia will suspend its permanent restricted area over Pasir Gudang for one month. The immediate one-month suspension of the permanent restricted area…
Bangkok Airways Plans New MRO Operation at Sukhothai Airport
Bangkok Airways plans to start construction of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation at Sukhothai Airport in northern Thailand this year. Christophe Clarenc, Bangkok Airways’ senior vice president of maintenance and engineering, says construction will start beginning of…
Regulatory Environment Stymieing Regional Aviation Development: Strombeck
The civil aviation regulatory environment is inadvertently hampering the development of regional aviation in Asia. Christian von Strombeck, the former director of operations for Indonesia’s Susi Air and Philippines’ Air Juan, says there is a real need for regulatory reform…
Singapore Protests Setting up of Restriction Area over Southern Johor
Singapore’s Ministry of Transport has raised concerns regarding a notice to airmen (NOTAM) published by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) declaring the establishment of a “permanent restricted area for the purpose of military activities over Pasir Gudang”. The…
