India’s Alliance Air Launches Route In Northeast India
State-owned Indian regional carrier Alliance Air has launched a new route in India’s northeast linking the town of Tezu to the capital of Assam state. The thrice-weekly Dornier 228 passenger service between Tezu, a town in northeast India’s Arunachai Pradesh…
Lion Air Flight Diverts After People Block Indonesian Airport Runway
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900 in Indonesia’s West Papua province was forced to return to the province’s capital Jayapura when the destination airport’s runway was closed due to people being on the runway. Lion Air received a notice to airmen…
Indonesia’s West Sulawesi Government Lobbying Sriwijaya Air For Jakarta Service
The Indonesian West Sulawesi provincial government is talking to Sriwijaya Air to open a non-stop flight connecting the province’s capital Mamuju to Jakarta to stimulate the local economy. The West Sulawesi provincial government is speaking to Sriwijaya Air about having…
Vietnam Airlines To Completely Exit Cambodia Angkor Air
Vietnam Airlines, which used to own 49% of Cambodia Angkor Air, has completed the sale of a 35% stake and disclosed that it plans to sell its remaining 14% stake. Vietnam Airlines says it completed the sale of the 35%…
Qantaslink Dash 8-400 Returns To Sydney For Emergency Landing Due To Hydraulic Failure
A Qantaslink De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 had a hydraulic fault on the approach to Tamworth and returned to Sydney, making an emergency landing on 29 May. A Qantas spokesperson tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the pilots received an…
Indonesia’s Wings Air ATR 72 Landing Gear Stuck In Drain At Bali
The main landing gear of a Wings Air ATR 72 fell into a drain when taxiing to the gate at Bali’s airport in Indonesia yesterday after landing from neighbouring island Lombok. The incident occurred after the Wings Air ATR 72-500,…
