Airlines In China To Receive $239 Million Subsidies For Domestic Regional Operations
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published its 2022 budget for domestic regional flight routes, with 54 airlines to receive more than 1.5 billion yuan (US $239 million) in subsidies. CAAC says in a statement the proposed budget…
Australia’s Maroomba Airlines Expanding Dash 8 Fleet
Perth-based regional carrier Maroomba Airlines has added its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 to meet the domestic charter market’s surge in demand, and plans to expand its fleet further. Rob Swann, CEO of Maroomba Airlines tells Smart Aviation Asia…
Pakistan International Airlines Fires Pilots, Maintenance Personnel And Others For Fake Qualifications And Licences
Pakistan’s minister for aviation says state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has fired 50 pilots and another 1,800 employees including maintenance engineers and technicians for having fake licenses and qualifications. Minister for aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, told a parliamentary hearing that…
US Court Approves Lucio Tan’s US$505 Million Capital Injection Into PAL
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved several restructuring support agreements Philippine Airlines (PAL) has with stakeholders and it has approved Lucio Tan companies to recapitalise the airline to the tune of US$505 million. PAL says in a statement the court’s…
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Phasing Out Dash 8-400s
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines is simplifying its fleet and raising cash by selling its three De Havilland Aircraft Dash 8-400s, the type it used when it first launched. UK-based aircraft asset management company ACC Aviation says it is selling the three…
Accident Report Into Maldives Seaplane Crash Raises Concerns That Deteriorating Skills Of Furloughed Pilots May Pose Safety Risk
Accident investigators in the Maldives, who have issued a report into last year’s crash of a Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane, have identified pilot error as a cause of the accident, raising safety concerns that the flying skills of some furloughed…
