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…
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…
Indonesia’s Lion Air To Serve Eastern Indonesia’s Kai Islands
Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air is looking to compete on the route connecting Ambon city to Langgur town, supporting the government’s efforts to increase regional connectivity. Danang Mandala Prihantoro, Lion Air’s spokesman, says in a statement to Antara that Lion Air will…
INTERVIEW: Start-Up Thai Summer Airways Poised To Take To The Skies As Air Travel Recovery Slowly Emerges
Note: Thai language version of article is lower down หมายเหตุ: บทความภาษาไทยอยู่ด้านล่าง It has been a long time coming for a new start-up carrier in Thailand to get off the ground. Unfazed by the lingering COVID effects, but taking heart from…
Chinese Commentators Blast Western Media For Reports Suggesting China Eastern 737-800 Nose Dive Crash May Be Result Of A Deliberate Act
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has responded to The Wall Street Journal and other western media which published a story saying the preliminary data from the investigation suggests the crash of the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 may…
Flight Data From China Eastern Fatal Crash Suggests Intentional Nosedive
Flight data from China Eastern Airlines’ fatal air accident in March, that killed all 132 on board, suggests someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed the Boeing 737-800 aircraft by putting it into a nose. Data from the flight data recorder…
