Sri Lanka’s FitsAir To Expand Into International Passenger Ops with De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s
Privately-owned Sri Lankan carrier FitsAir plans to move into scheduled international passenger services using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s on dry lease. Omar Kayaam, managing director of FitsAir, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the airline, which has…
China’s YTO Cargo Airlines To Be First Operator Of ARJ21 Freighters
Hangzhou-based YTO Cargo Airlines plans to add Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 freighters that are being converted from passenger aircraft by Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO). YTO Cargo Airlines says in a statement that it and COMAC…
Furloughed Pilots Returning To Work Should Undergo Psychological Assessment: Aviation Safety Expert
An aviation safety expert has warned that furloughed pilots returning to work should not only do training to get proficient again in flying, but also undergo a phycological assessment. Ron Bartsch, chairman of international aviation consultancy AvLaw Consulting and a…
Qantas Memo Raises Alarm Over Pilots Returning To Work Making Errors
A Qantas Airways memo says the 18-month disruption to the airline’s flight operations has resulted in some of the carrier’s experienced pilots becoming more prone to making mistakes. The internal memo, leaked to The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, says having…
Malaysia’s SKS Airways Launching January 26
Updated article with exact launch date this month Malaysian startup SKS Airways has received the regulatory approvals for its operations and is launching services on 26 January with flights from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport to Malaysia’s resort island of Pangkor…
Top Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam Official Leaving To Join Bamboo Airways
Bamboo Airways will be appointing as senior advisor Vo Huy Cuong, previously deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). The airline says in a statement that Cuong will join as senior advisor and will help manage the…
