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 billion (US$199 million) between March and November 2020, because of…
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 carrying in passengers without COVID-19 negative certificates. The airline transported…
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 airline’s spokesperson says the suspension was due to aircraft needing…
Best on the Web November (4)
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 a THB2,280 million (US$75 million) loss the same period last…
Best on the Web | November 2020 (3)
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 Indonesia’s Bombardier CRJ1000 order in 2012. The national carrier ordered…
Best on the Web November (2)
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 Mitsubishi Aircraft no longer has any operations outside Japan. MHI…
