Philippines To Re-Open Baguio Airport By Year-End For Scheduled Turboprop Operations
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has decided to re-open Baguio Airport so it can start having commercial passenger flights in December. The city government of Baguio says in a statement that the airport is still used by…
Air Tahiti To Wet-Lease Twin Otter From Zimex Aviation, Plans To Use ATR 42-600S Longer-Term
French Polynesia’s government has decided to subsidize twin engine passenger air services on two routes to the Marquesas Islands after deciding that single-engine operations were insufficient. Local media reports show the country’s vice-president, Jean Christophe Bouissou, and the CEO of…
Indonesia’s Pegasus Air Services Adds Series 400 Twin Otter
Indonesian charter operator Pegasus Air Services has acquired a De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Series 400 Twin Otter. The Canadian aircraft-maker says in a statement that Pegasus Air Services took delivery of the Series 400 aircraft from its facility at…
Australia’s Link Airways Launching Brisbane-Bundaberg Service Against QantasLink, Filling Void Left By Virgin Australia
Australian regional carrier Link Airways is launching a scheduled service from Brisbane to the northern Queensland town of Bundaberg in direct competition against QantasLink. Link Airways says in a statement it will launch double daily services between Brisbane and Bundaberg…
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…
Maldivian Manta Air Adding Four Twin Otters By Year-End
Manta Air in the Maldives plans to add four De Havilland Aircraft of Canada 300 Series Twin Otter aircraft to its fleet by year-end to further expand its seaplane operations. According to Twinotterworld.com, Manta Air has four Twin Otter aircraft…
