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…
Interview: GAMECO’s Norbert Marx On How The Cargo Boom Created A Window Of Opportunity
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) has shifted its business model towards passenger-to-freighter conversions, in response to operators wanting more cargo aircraft. Norbert Marx, CEO of GAMECO, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific that a big focus for the company now…
Thailand Presses On With Provincial Airport Developments Despite Having Low Or No Commercial Air Traffic
Note: Thai language version of article is lower down หมายเหตุ: บทความภาษาไทยอยู่ด้านล่าง Thai authorities remain keen to upgrade and expand state-owned provincial airports and even build new ones, even though many existing ones are barely utilised or are ‘ghost airports.’ The Department of…
Bangladesh NXT Air Cargo Aims To Launch Operations Next Month
Start-up NXT Air Cargo has received its first ATR freighter and aims to launch domestic cargo flights in Bangladesh next month and soon add more ATR freighters and a Boeing 737 freighter in 2022. Nizam Ahmad, NXT Air Cargo’s CEO…
Laos’ Bokeo International Airport To Open Next Year
An airport, that is located in and derives its name from Laos’ northern province of Bokeo, is set to open next year and can accommodate aircraft as large as Boeing 737s. The first test flight at Bokeo International Airport has…
Qantas To Replace Boeing Fleet With Airbus A321neos and A220s
Australia’s Qantas Group has selected the Airbus A321neo and Airbus A220 as the preferred models for renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet, which is set to be the largest aircraft order in the country’s aviation history once finalised. Qantas says…
