Vanuatu Government To Pay Lease Payments Owing On Air Vanuatu Twin Otter
The Vanuatu government has agreed to cover Air Vanuatu’s lease payments owing on a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter so domestic air services can be sustained. Local newspaper Daily Post reports that Air Vanuatu owed lessor Hevilift US$348,000 and was expected…
Flights Resume At Vanuatu’s Cyclone Hit Airport
Flights at Vanuatu’s main international airport have resumed now that flood waters, caused by a tropical cyclone and blocked drainage system, have receded. Pictures of the airport, taken soon after…
New Caledonian Military Transport Airlifting Supplies to COVID-Stricken Vanuatu
France and New Caledonia are airlifting medical supplies to Vanuatu to help the Pacific island nation, which is experiencing a new surge in the pandemic that has caused it to…
Pacific Island Tourism Unlikely To Return To Pre-COVID Levels In Next Two Years
National airlines in the Pacific face further financial difficulties, as tourism is unlikely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels for the next two years, even after the pandemic recedes. The situation…
Best on the Web: Regional Express Bangkok Airways India’s DGCA and Nepal’s airline industry
Stories include Rex’s 737 participating in Australia Day celebrations, Bangkok Airways resuming some domestic services, Nepal air operators lose US$91 million in revenue and India’s DGCA eases rules on wet-leased…
Air Vanuatu ATR 72-600 Returns After Nine Months
Air Vanuatu’s sole ATR 72-600 has returned to the South Pacific island nation after nine-months in Australia. The ATR 72-600 had gone to Cairns for extensive maintenance before the COVID-19…