Interview: Nepal’s Buddha Air Adding Two ATR 72-500s in Early 2021
Nepal’s Buddha Air will be expanding its trunk route capacity with two additional ATR 72-500s next year. The two additional turboprops are being bought from an undisclosed UK-based company with financing from a Nepalese bank, Buddha Air marketing, sales and…
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Receives Second ATR 72-500 Freighter Amidst Cargo Resilience
Cebu Pacific Air has taken delivery of its second converted ATR 72-500 freighter, as cargo becomes its main source of revenue. The ATR 72-500Fs were converted at maintenance, repair and overhaul company Sabena Technics’s facility in Dinard, France, using supplemental…
Pakistan International Airlines Cancels Four ATR 72-500 Leases
National carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is returning all four of its ATR 72-500s to lessor ACIA-Aero Leasing prematurely due to high leasing costs. Local news reports, citing an airline spokesperson, say PIA negotiated to return the four turboprops early…
