Nepal’s Sita Air Dornier 228 Hits Wild Boars
Domestic carrier Sita Air’s Dornier 228 collided into three wild boars while taking off from Nepal’s Nepalgunj Airport. Local news My Republica reports that the incident happened on 2 November around 07:00hr…
ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi Looking To Revive CRJ Product Line With Hydrogen Propulsion
It appears that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is hoping that advances in hydrogen fuel cells may extend the life of its ageing CRJ regional jet product line that it acquired…
Best on the Web: Nepal’s Buddha Air , QantasLink , Samoa Airways , Alliance Air
In this issue we have an interesting round-up of news that includes an incident in Nepal today where the landing gear of a Buddha Air aircraft failed to deploy, QantasLink…
General Atomics Europe Completes Purchase of Dornier 228 Program
General Atomics Europe has completed the purchase of German company RUAG Aerospace Services and plans to expand it far beyond its existing business area. Swiss aerospace company RUAG International says…
Dornier 228 Earmarked For Medevac And Transport Of COVID-19 Vaccines
A new quick change medevac version of the Dornier 228 is being developed by the aircraft’s manufacturer RUAG, in response to demand from commercial operators and it is also developing…
Nepal’s Sita Air Focusing On Essential Air Services
The fast spread of the new COVID-19 variant across Europe is threatening to end hopes that the 2021 spring season could bring relief to Nepal’s hard-hit mountain flight operators, such…