Air China’s Boeing 737 MAX Test Flights Raises Expectation Of Imminent Return To Service
Air China has been test flying its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in China, but it is still unclear when the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will allow the troubled Boeing type to return to service. Flightradar24 tracking data…
Malaysia’s Batik Air Adds 737 MAX Aircraft
Malaysian full-service carrier Batik Air, which is part of Indonesia’s Lion Air Group, has received its first 737 MAX 8 aircraft and plans to have 17. Irish lessor Aergo says it has delivered the first of eight 737 MAX 8…
India’s DGCA Summons SpiceJet Over Spate Of Incidents
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet following a spate of incidents since April. In the show cause notice released on 5 July, DGCA director air safety, Sanit Kumar, says SpiceJet is required to respond within three weeks…
Malaysia Airlines To Receive Its First Boeing 737 Max 8s Next Year
Malaysia Airlines Group (MAS) will receive its first batch of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft next year and plans to use its Max 8 aircraft to replace its Boeing 737-800s. Capt. Izham Ismail, CEO of MAS, told Smart Aviation Asia…
Australia’s Bonza Airlines Eyes Great Domestic Opportunity
Australian domestic start-up Bonza Airlines aims to receive its first aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max 8, in July and hopes to start operations at the earliest in September. Tim Jordan, Bonza CEO, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific aircraft-maker Boeing is…
