Embraer Working With Brazilian Air Force To Develop New Aircraft With Commercial Applications
Embraer has disclosed that it is working on not one, but two very different turboprop aircraft. The Brazilian aircraft-maker disclosed last year that it wanted to develop a 90-seat commercial…
Malaysia’s Malindo Air Downsizing Further
Lion Air group’s Malaysian joint-venture Malindo Air is reportedly downsizing its fleet and staff dramatically as part of plans to cut costs in the wake of the pandemic. Local newspaper…
Hong Kong ATC Warns Off Flight to Taiwanese Islands
Hong Kong air traffic control warned off a chartered Uni Air ATR 72-600 flying to the Taiwanese Pratas Islands in the South China Sea, as the aircraft approached Hong Kong…
Philippine Government Receives Flak for Allowing Island Getaways
The Philippine Government has been trying to revive the country’s domestic tourism industry, as a way to boost the broader economy, but there has been flak from local netizens. Celebrities…
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Still The Immediate Future
The prevailing view at Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG) Global Sustainable Aviation Forum (29-30 September) was that the immediate future for decarbonization remains the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). …
Hydrogen Aircraft Startup Targets Asia-Pacific in Rollout
US start-up Universal Hydrogen is developing a hydrogen-electric regional aircraft by 2024 to kick-start the adoption of hydrogen fuel in the aviation industry, with an Asia-Pacific airline potentially the launch…