China’s Comac Opens New Aircraft Maintenance Facility
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has opened an aircraft maintenance facility, equipped to service Comac ARJ21s, in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Local media, quoting Comac, say Comac’s…
Massive Dip In Philippines Passenger Traffic
The Philippines has been hard hit by the pandemic with international passenger traffic declining more than 90% and domestic numbers dropping by more than half. Statistics from the Philippines’ Civil…
Nepal Airlines Aircraft Lands At Wrong Airport
A pilot of Nepal’s flag carrier Nepal Airlines opted to land at another airport instead of the original destination, citing flight duty time limitations. A Nepal Airlines Twin Otter was…
Australia’s Skytrans Working With University And Flying School To Train Pilots
Cairns-based Skytrans Airlines has announced a collaboration with Central Queensland (CQ)University and Townsville Flight Training to create a new pilot training programme that has career progression, allowing a steady stream…
Buddha Air Aims To Fly To Nepal’s Remote Regions In Near Future
Nepal’s largest domestic airline Buddha Air plans to add Twin Otters and launch flight services to the remote parts of the country from 2023 onwards. Buddha Air’s sales, marketing and…
Australia’s Rex Gets Six Out Of Seven Queensland Regulated Routes
Domestic airline Regional Express (Rex) has won a tender for a regulated route connecting cities in central Queensland to Brisbane, and retained the rights to serve five more routes. The…