Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Still Plans To Order Second ATR 42
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge, which plans to retire its three De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-200s, remains committed to purchasing a second ATR 42-600 after signing an order this week for the first. An Oriental Air Bridge spokesman tells…
Batik Air Malaysia Launching International Services from Malaysia’s Malacca Airport
Batik Air Malaysia is launching services from peninsula Malaysia’s Malacca city to the Indonesian city of Pekanbaru next month, but it appears to have delayed the launch of its Malacca-Penang domestic service. Muhammad Jailani Khamis; chairman of Malacca’s state tourism,…
New Zealand’s West Coast Airports Expand Noise Boundaries
Airports in New Zealand’s West Coast region will have expanded noise boundaries to allow for bigger aircraft and more traffic. Principal planner for the Te Tai o Poutini Plan (TTPP), Lois Easton, says the revised noise boundaries will allow for an…
Garuda’s Citilink Postpones Launch Of New Service To East Kalimantan
Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost carrier Citilink has temporarily postponed its inaugural flight to the town of Tanjung Redeb in East Kalimantan province, citing a change in plan with regards to aircraft type. Citilink has postponed its inaugural flight to Tanjung Redeb’s…
Garuda Indonesia Reveals Restructuring Fleet Plans
Garuda Indonesia has outlined how many aircraft it and its low-cost subsidiary Citilink plan to have by the end of next year, now that the Indonesian court has approved its restructuring plan with creditors. Garuda Indonesia director of human capital,…
Vietnam Airlines Struggling To Sell Aircraft
Vietnam Airlines, which is trying to sell some assets to raise cash and improve its balance sheet, has been facing difficulty selling several of its aircraft. The national carrier says in a shareholder meeting it has yet to sell the…
