Nepal’s Shree Airlines Delays Adding Dash 8-400s
Nepal’s third largest domestic carrier, Shree Airlines, is delaying plans to add three De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s this year, citing the pandemic. Anil Manandhar, corporate manager of Shree Airlines, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the airline still plans…
Three Dead In Indonesian Twin Otter Crash
A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 operated by Indonesia’s Rimbun Air has crashed in mountainous forest of Indonesia’s West Papua province, in poor weather conditions, killing all three crew on board. Indonesian news reports say the aircraft bearing…
Nepal’s Guna Airlines To Relaunch
After the cessation of services back in 2013, regional carrier Guna Airlines is reportedly restarting its flight operations later this month, serving domestic destinations in Nepal with its fleet of seven aircraft. Guna Airlines first began operating in 2009, but…
ATR Pushes 42-600S New Model In Japanese Market
French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR is promoting its new aircraft in development, the ATR 42-600S variant as ideally suited for Japanese airlines that serve remote islands with short runways. In an online media briefing, ATR CEO, Stefano Bortoli, says the ATR…
Nepal’s Buddha Air Expanding Amidst Pandemic
Nepal’s largest domestic carrier Buddha Air is adding another ATR 72-500 to its fleet in November, seeing an increase in demand for local air travel. Buddha Air’s sales, marketing and ground handling director Rupesh Joshi tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific…
INTERVIEW: Thai AirAsia Executive Chairman Tassapon Bijleveld On The Carrier’s Flights Through Unrelenting COVID-19 Storms
Thai AirAsia (TAA) is seeing green shoots for a turnaround after being struck severely by the catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak. The prospects for recovery seem to be looming large as the largest no-frills carrier of Thailand is moving strenuously to jumpstart…
