Two Regencies In Eastern Indonesia Pushing For More Air Services
The Indonesian regencies of Kaimana and West Kotawaringin are lobbying for more flights to cater to demand and to boost local industry. Kaimana, which is in West Papua province, is lobbying for Batik Air to serve Kaimana Airport. West Kotawaringin,…
Garuda’s Citilink Postpones Launch Of New Service To East Kalimantan
Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost carrier Citilink has temporarily postponed its inaugural flight to the town of Tanjung Redeb in East Kalimantan province, citing a change in plan with regards to aircraft type. Citilink has postponed its inaugural flight to Tanjung Redeb’s…
Vietnam Airlines Struggling To Sell Aircraft
Vietnam Airlines, which is trying to sell some assets to raise cash and improve its balance sheet, has been facing difficulty selling several of its aircraft. The national carrier says in a shareholder meeting it has yet to sell the…
Bangladesh’s NXT Air Cargo To Add Turboprop Aircraft
Bangladesh NXT Air Cargo, with its second aircraft beginning operations, is looking to add another ATR 72 next year. Nizam Ahmad, CEO NXT Air Cargo, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that it plans to add an additional ATR 72-500 freighter by next year’s first quarter, after updating its…
Malaysia’s Firefly Has No Plans To Add More Turboprops, Focusing On 737s
Malaysia Airlines Group’s (MAS) subsidiary Firefly has no immediate plans to add new ATRs, even though the group has some on order, and instead it is focusing its efforts on expanding its Boeing 737-800 low-cost carrier operation. Firefly CEO, Phillip…
Air Tahiti Wet-Leases Additional ATR As Stopgap To Meet Tourism Recovery
Air Tahiti has wet leased an additional ATR 72-600, to meet growing tourism traffic this year, and disclosed it plans to buy an ATR 72-600. French Polynesian news website Tahiti-infos, which attended an Air Tahiti event where the aircraft was…
