Japan’s Toki Air To Lease First Two ATRs From Nordic Aviation Capital
New airline start-up Toki Aviation Capital (Toki Air) has signed a lease for two ATR 72-600s and aims to begin flying in next year’s first-half. The airline says in a statement it has signed a 10-year lease with lessor Nordic…
New Bangladeshi Airline Looking To Fly Next Year
Privately-owned Bangladeshi start-up Air Astra has applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) and plans to operate ATR 72-600s. The airline says on its Facebook it has applied for the NOC from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). “In the…
World Food Programme Partners With Asian Airlines For COVID-19 Relief
The UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) has been chartering relief flights with several Asian carriers as COVID-19 causes disruptions to transport systems and airlinks. In Myanmar, where domestic commercial flights were stopped for four months until 16 December, the UNWFP…
Pilots of PNG Air ATR 72-600 Flight Shut Down Engine
Pilots of a PNG Air ATR 72-600 shut down one of the aircraft’s engines following an engine fire alert during an approach to Mount Hagen Airport in the Western Highlands. The engine shutdown occurred on 23 December and has been…
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…
Philippines’ Sunlight Express Poised To Launch Operations With ATR 72-500s
Sunlight Express Airways, a new charter airline in the Philippines backed by a local hotel and resort company, aims to begin operations with three ATR 72-500s around Christmas. CEO Ryna Brito tells Smart Aviation APAC that the airline is…
