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’s Firefly Has No Plans To Add More Turboprops, Focusing On 737s
Malaysia Airlines Group’s (MAS) subsidiary Firefly has no immediate plans to add new ATRs, even though the group has some on order, and instead it is focusing its efforts on expanding its Boeing 737-800 low-cost carrier operation. Firefly CEO, Phillip…
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…
Lion Air Flight Diverts After People Block Indonesian Airport Runway
A Lion Air Boeing 737-900 in Indonesia’s West Papua province was forced to return to the province’s capital Jayapura when the destination airport’s runway was closed due to people being on the runway. Lion Air received a notice to airmen…
Malaysia’s Malindo To Add 737s Following Rebranding
Updated story with regards to specific 737 variants Malaysian carrier Malindo, which is rebranding as Batik Air, plans to expand its 737 fleet but has no plans to add more ATRs. Malindo’s spokesman tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific most of its Boeing…
VIDEO: China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 Crashes Carrying 132 People
A Boeing 737 operated by China Eastern Airlines has crashed in a mountainous area of southern China carrying more than 130 passengers and crew. Chinese news reports say the Boeing 737-800, local registration number B-1791, departed Kunming Wujiaba International Airport…
