Best on the Web | June 2019
Our round-up of Asia-Pacific regional aviation news this month includes interesting stories on ATR in the South Pacific, Qazaq Air’s new Dash 8, Sangley Airport in the Philippines, and Fuji Dream’s new Embraer E175s. ATR Pitches STOL Variant to South…
Myanmar’s National Carrier Losing Millions
Details on the extent of Myanmar National Airlines’ (MNA) losses, since it expanded its international operations, has emerged. The national assembly’s Joint Public Accounts Committee says the national carrier’s losses have amounted to over 21 billion Burmese kyat (US$13.7 million)…
Malaysia’s Sarawak State Pushing to Have Its Own Airline
Malaysia’s federal government is urging the Sarawak government to consider carefully the latter’s intentions to take over MASwings or establish a new airline to serve East Malaysia. Chong Chieng Jen, a senior politician from Sarawak who is deputy minister of…
Air Vanuatu Expanding Operations with New A220s, Domestic Fleet Plans
Air Vanuatu is renewing its fleet with new Airbus A220s and plans to make changes to its domestic turboprop operations. It has four A220s on order and will take delivery of one A220-300 and one A220-100 in 2020, as well…
New Maldivian Carrier Manta Air Keen to Shake Up Competition
Maldivian start-up Manta Air has been expanding aggressively with its three-ATR fleet and it plans to add seaplanes soon. The airline, which only started flying its first domestic services in February, will be taking delivery of six de Havilland Canada…
Singapore’s Avation Bets on ATR with Growing Regional Market
Singapore-based lessor Avation is focused on building its ATR fleet to capture growth in the Asia-Pacific regional aircraft market. Executive chairman of Avation, Jeff Chatfield, tells Smart Aviation APAC that the lessor is continuing to favour the ATR turboprop over…
