Myanmar National Airlines ATR Shot At, One Passenger Injured
Someone fired bullets at a Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 yesterday, with at least one bullet penetrating the fuselage and injuring a passenger. The incident happened early yesterday morning when the Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 was coming in to…
Australia’s Rex To Lease More Dash 8-400s To Compete Against Qantas’ Mining Charter Business
Australia’s largest independent regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has completed its acquisition of Cobham Aviation Services’ fly-in fly-out (FIFO) business and flagged its intention to capture market share from Qantas Airways’ Alliance Airlines and Network Aviation which mostly serve the…
China’s President Uses C919’s Successful Certification To Trumpet China’s Technological Prowess
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) with a type certificate for the Comac C919 commercial passenger aircraft, with the country’s president, Xi Jinping, using the milestone to promote the country’s…
Maldives’ National Carrier Wants To Double ATR Fleet Next Year
Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, plans to get three more ATR aircraft next year and will use these to replace its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-200 and Dash 8-300 aircraft. The airline’s managing director, Mohamed Mihaad,…
Nepal Airlines Tries To Lease Out Its Unwanted Chinese-Made Aircraft
National carrier Nepal Airlines is trying to lease out its fleet of Chinese-made aircraft but if it finds no takers, it plans to sell the aircraft. The airline has issued a tender document on its website seeking lessees for its…
Indonesia’s TransNusa To Launch On 6 October
Indonesian carrier TranNusa plans to relaunch on 6 October as a low-cost carrier with scheduled services on two of Indonesia’s major trunk routes. Details on the airline’s website shows it plans to launch a twice-daily Jakarta-Bali service on 6 October…
