Best on the Web: Nepal’s Buddha Air , QantasLink , Samoa Airways , Alliance Air
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that includes an incident in Nepal today where the landing gear of a Buddha Air aircraft failed to deploy, QantasLink pilots negotiating a 2% pay rise, Samoa’s govt launching probe…
Personnel from Myanmar’s Air KBZ Arrested For Tampering With Three Of The Airline’s ATR Aircraft
Five airline personnel of Myanmar carrier Air KBZ have been arrested in a criminal case involving tampering with the flight systems of Air KBZ’s ATR aircraft, an act that could have potentially caused a mid-air accident. The five are accused…
Bangladesh’s NXT Air Cargo Aims To Launch Operations Next Month
Bangladesh’s new airline NXT Air Cargo intends to be a dedicated freighter operator and will start with domestic, but is eyeing international markets in the future. Anjon Sanyal, NXT Air continuing airworthiness management organization (CAMO) manager, tells Smart Aviation Asia…
ATR Pushes 42-600S New Model In Japanese Market
French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR is promoting its new aircraft in development, the ATR 42-600S variant as ideally suited for Japanese airlines that serve remote islands with short runways. In an online media briefing, ATR CEO, Stefano Bortoli, says the ATR…
Seychelles’ Islands Development Company Plans To Add ATR 42s
Islands Development Company (IDC), a state-owned company in the Seychelles that manages the archipelago’s outlying islands, plans to expand IDC Aviation’s fleet by adding ATR 42-600s in the next three to four years. IDC general manager of aviation, Marcus Labrosse,…
Hevilift Expands Into Western Australia
Charter operator Hevilift Australia, which is based in Brisbane, has expanded into Western Australia doing charter work for the mining and resource sector. The airline’s CEO, Ashley Roy, says it now has an ATR 72-500 stationed in the Western Australian…
