Maldives’ National Carrier Wants To Double ATR Fleet Next Year
Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, plans to get three more ATR aircraft next year and will use these to replace its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-200…
Japan’s Toki Air Starting With Charters, Delays Launch To Year-End
Japanese start-up Toki Air has delayed its launch, because it has yet to receive an air operator certificate (AOC), but hopes to have its first flight by year-end, which will…
Maldives’ Manta Air To Launch International Ops Next Year Using ATRs
Maldivian carrier Manta Air, which recently added a Beechcraft 1900D on wet-lease, plans to launch scheduled passenger services next year linking the Maldives to Sri Lanka and southern India. Manta…
Singapore Lessor Avation To Post Net Profit, Moves On From Virgin Australia
Singapore aircraft lessor Avation has successfully placed its last remaining ex-Virgin Australia ATR 72 and is about to receive about five cents in the dollar from the administrators of Virgin…
Bangladesh Civil Aviation Regulator Delays Issuing AOC To Fly Dhaka and Air Astra
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is refusing to issue air operator certificates (AOC) to Air Astra and Fly Dhaka due to capacity constraints at Bangladesh’s main airport. CAAB…
Laos Government Establishes Govt Committee To Restructure Loss-Making Lao Airlines
The Laos Government has established a committee, led by the finance ministry, to restructure loss-making national carrier Lao Airlines. Local news reports, quoting the government, says Laos deputy finance minister,…