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 to return the aircraft on 18 May for failing to pay the…
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 Tropical Cyclone Gina hit Vanuatu on 19 May, show the…
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 suspend commercial flights and implement a curfews to prevent further…
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 is further exacerbated by the weak financial position of state-owned…
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 aircraft. Australia’s Rex Participates In Australia Day Celebrations With Sydney…
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 pandemic hit, Air Vanuatu says in a statement. It was…
