Nepal’s Yeti Airlines Set To Add More ATRs
Domestic carrier Yeti Airlines intends to add four ATRs this year because travel demand is recovering. Yeti Airlines’ spokesperson, Sudarshan Bartaula, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline is looking to dry lease two ATR 72-500s and two ATR 42-500s this year…
Australia’s Heston MRO Signs Agreement To Buy Jet Aviation’s Cairns MRO Facility
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation Heston MRO has signed a purchase agreement to buy General Dynamics’ Jet Aviation Cairns MRO facility, with the acquisition to be finalised end of March Heston MRO says in a statement the deal will…
India’s Alliance Air To Refurbish ATR Fleet
State-owned Indian regional carrier Alliance Air has issued a tender to refurbish its fleet of 18 ATRs. Alliance Air says in the tender document that service providers – approved by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation – are invited to…
Nepal Breaks Domestic Travel Record
Nepal recorded an all-time high in domestic passenger numbers last year, largely due to cheap air fares causing a surge in demand. Local media outlet The Kathmandu Post – quoting official statistics compiled by Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport – says there were…
Sri Lanka’s FitsAir To Expand Into International Passenger Ops with De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s
Privately-owned Sri Lankan carrier FitsAir plans to move into scheduled international passenger services using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s on dry lease. Omar Kayaam, managing director of FitsAir, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that the airline, which has…
Malaysia’s SKS Airways Launching January 26
Updated article with exact launch date this month Malaysian startup SKS Airways has received the regulatory approvals for its operations and is launching services on 26 January with flights from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport to Malaysia’s resort island of Pangkor…
