Myanmar National Airlines ATR Shot At, One Passenger Injured
Someone fired bullets at a Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 yesterday, with at least one bullet penetrating the fuselage and injuring a passenger. The incident happened early yesterday morning when the Myanmar National Airlines ATR 72-600 was coming in to…
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 and Dash 8-300 aircraft. The airline’s managing director, Mohamed Mihaad,…
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 be a charter service. The Niigata-based start-up says in a…
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 Air deputy CEO, Ahmed Maumoon, tells local media the domestic…
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 Australia. Avation says it “has delivered one ATR 72-500 to…
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 chairman, Muhammad Mafidur Rahman, tells Bangladesh’s Daily Star newspaper that…
