Philippine Airlines Expanding Services In Mindanao Region
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is launching scheduled flights next month between Cotabato and Tawi-Tawi, pioneering a connecting flight within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The flag carrier says a statement it is in the midst of expanding air…
West Australian Aviair To Acquire 70-Seat Turboprops To Serve Govt Subsidized Routes
A small West Australian carrier, Aviair, plans to acquire 76-seat regional aircraft to serve subsidized state government routes. The Western Australia Government says in a statement it is investing more than A$4 million (US$2.8m) to expand the state’s regional flight…
Australia’s Rex May Exit More Regional Routes
Regional Express (Rex) is reviewing its regional network, a move that comes as it faces increased competition. A Rex spokesperson confirms to Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that its regional network is being reviewed, though the details will only be released…
Flights Resume At Vanuatu’s Cyclone Hit Airport
Flights at Vanuatu’s main international airport have resumed now that flood waters, caused by a tropical cyclone and blocked drainage system, have receded. Pictures of the airport, taken soon after Tropical Cyclone Gina hit Vanuatu on 19 May, show the…
Australia’s Bonza Airlines Eyes Great Domestic Opportunity
Australian domestic start-up Bonza Airlines aims to receive its first aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max 8, in July and hopes to start operations at the earliest in September. Tim Jordan, Bonza CEO, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific aircraft-maker Boeing is…
Far Eastern Russia’s Kamchatka Airlines Ceases Operations Due To Lack Of Western Aircraft
Kamchatka Airlines, in far eastern Russia, is ceasing operations, because the lease on its only aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan EX 206B, has expired and its contract for three more Caravans has been terminated, because Cessna refused to deliver the…
