Best on the Web | January 2021
Nepalese domestic aviation loses US$199 million in revenue over COVID-19 period https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/turbulence-remains-but-clearer-skies-ahead-in-countrys-aviation-sector/ Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal director general Rajan Pokhrel says Nepal’s domestic aviation market has lost over NPR23…
Best on the Web | December 2020
Dhaka airport fines Maldivian for flying in passengers without COVID-19 negative certificates https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/maldivian-airlines-fined-tk-238-lakh-bringing-passengers-without-covid-19-negative-certificates-2009749 Maldivian, the Maldives’ national carrier, has been fined BDT238,000 (US$3,000) by Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for…
Best on the Web | December
India’s SpiceJet Seaplane Service Temporarily Suspended https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/spicejet-seaplane-services-restart-december-15-668217 SpiceJet’s new seaplane service, using a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter wet-leased from foreign carrier Maldivian, has been temporarily suspended. The…
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Thailand’s Nok Air posts US$86 million Q3 loss http://nok.listedcompany.com/misc/MDNA/20201117-nok-mdna-3q2020-en.pdf Nok Air recorded a THB2,600 million (US$86 million) loss for 2020’s third fiscal quarter, period ending 30 September, as compared to…
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Indonesia to support investigation into alleged bribery in Garuda-Bombardier aircraft deal https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesia-pledges-support-to-uks-investigation-of-alleged-bribery-in-garudabombardier-deal Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises Ministry says it will support the UK government’s investigation into a bribery case involving Garuda…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Closing SpaceJet’s US Flight Test Centre https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense/Mitsubishi-Heavy-to-close-SpaceJet-s-US-flight-testing-site Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is closing the SpaceJet programme’s flight test centre in Moses Lake in the US, which means…