Japan’s Toki Air Outlines Fleet And Route Expansion Plans
Japanese start-up Toki Air aims to launch by year-end using ATRs, with plans to gradually expand. A Toki Air spokesman tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific it is in discussions with…
Nepal CAA Finds That Poor Visibility Contributed To Tara Air’s Fatal Crash
Authorities in Nepal have cited bad weather as a contributing factor hehind Tara Air’s De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Twin Otter aircraft crash, which left at least 21 dead. Pradeep…
Japanese Carriers Air Do And Solaseed Plans Joint Holding Company Regional Plus Wings
Japanese carriers Air Do and Solaseed Air signed an agreement yesterday to form a joint holding company Regional Plus Wings to be established by October. In a joint statement the…
Malaysia’s Malacca International Airport Resumes Operations In June With Batik Air Flights To Penang
Malaysia’s Malacca International Airport will resume operations with the resumption of Batik Air ATR 72 flights to Penang next month in efforts to revive tourism. It will be a twice-weekly…
Australia’s Rex Axing Five More Regional Routes
Regional Express (Rex) is making its third network cut in a span of less than two weeks, and will cease services on five regional routes in an effort to improve…
Malaysia’s Sarawak Begins Land Acquisition Exercise For New Lawas Airport
Malaysia’s Sarawak state government has begun the land acquisition exercise for the construction of a new Lawas airport due to the current airport’s frequent flooding. The current airstrip is flood…