ATR Delivers First Aircraft Bound For Japan’s Toki Air
Aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has taken delivery of an ATR 72-600 which will be the first aircraft operated by Japanese start-up Toki Air. ATR says in a statement that NAC has taken delivery of the aircraft on behalf…
Philippines To Re-Open Baguio Airport By Year-End For Scheduled Turboprop Operations
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has decided to re-open Baguio Airport so it can start having commercial passenger flights in December. The city government of Baguio says in a statement that the airport is still used by…
Air Tahiti To Wet-Lease Twin Otter From Zimex Aviation, Plans To Use ATR 42-600S Longer-Term
French Polynesia’s government has decided to subsidize twin engine passenger air services on two routes to the Marquesas Islands after deciding that single-engine operations were insufficient. Local media reports show the country’s vice-president, Jean Christophe Bouissou, and the CEO of…
Australia’s Skytrans Adding Dash 8-300s Primarily For Mining Charters
Australian regional carrier Skytrans, which is based in the northern state of Queensland, is stepping up to 50-seat regional turboprop aircraft to cater to demand from the state’s resource sector. Skytrans CEO, Alan Milne, tells the Cape York Weekly newspaper…
Laos’ New High-Speed Rail Taking Passengers Away From National Carrier Lao Airlines
Laos’ national airline, Lao Airlines, has axed one domestic passenger route arguing the country’s new high-speed rail line has caused it to lose business. Lao Airlines says in a statement it has stopped serving the Vientianne-Oudomxay route due to high…
New Japan Aviation Launches Passenger Service To Volcanic Island
Japanese carrier New Japan Aviation (新日本航空) is launching an air service today linking southern Japan’s Kagoshima city to Suwanosejima, a very remote outlying southern island that has a population of less than 50 people and was previously only accessible by…
