Vietnam Airlines To Add RJs Next Year: CEO
Vietnam Airlines’ top management has confirmed it is actively evaluating the Airbus A220 and Embraer regional jets and plans to make a decision so it can start replacing its ATR…
Indonesia’s Wings Air ATR 72 Landing Gear Stuck In Drain At Bali
The main landing gear of a Wings Air ATR 72 fell into a drain when taxiing to the gate at Bali’s airport in Indonesia yesterday after landing from neighbouring island…
Japan’s Toki Air Outlines Fleet And Route Expansion Plans
Japanese start-up Toki Air aims to launch by year-end using ATRs, with plans to gradually expand. A Toki Air spokesman tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific it is in discussions with…
Malaysia’s Malacca International Airport Resumes Operations In June With Batik Air Flights To Penang
Malaysia’s Malacca International Airport will resume operations with the resumption of Batik Air ATR 72 flights to Penang next month in efforts to revive tourism. It will be a twice-weekly…
Malaysia’s Firefly To Resume Subang-Singapore Flights
Firefly, the regional airline of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines, is reinstating flights to Singapore’s Seletar Airport from Malaysia’s Subang Airport using ATRs from mid-June. The low-cost carrier and subsidiary of…
Tahiti’s Air Moana Targets September Start Of Operations
Tahiti’s Air Moana hopes to launch operations in September to boost domestic air services in French Polynesia. The French Polynesian government issued a press release on a meeting between transport…