Vietnam Airlines To Wet-Lease Two ATR 72s
Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is seeking to wet-lease two ATR 72-500s for a half year period, starting this March. The airline has issued a statement inviting interested parties to respond to its tender for a six-month wet-lease on two ATR…
Australia’s Cobham Launches New Route In Western Australia
Cobham Aviation Services Australia (Cobham) has launched a regular charter service to the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine in southeastern Western Australia. Cobham says in a statement it is providing six return flights per week from Perth to transport more than…
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines Phasing Out Embraer Fleet Early
China Airlines’ regional subsidiary Mandarin Airlines is ending its Embraer passenger operations at the end of the year and instead relying on Airbus A320s and ATR 72s to serve smaller markets. United Daily News says the airline has accelerated the…
Myanmar Airways International Adds Additional Aircraft To Its Fleet
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has added an Airbus A320 and Embraer E-190 to its fleet, which are set to start flying soon. Aircraft lessor Truenoord says it has delivered an E-190 on lease to MAI, and the aircraft will serve domestic routes…
Australia’s Pionair Sells Its Sole Embraer E190-E1
Sydney-based wet-lease and charter airline Pionair is selling its Embraer E190-E1, the only one in its fleet, through a third-party, citing the aircraft as surplus for its operations. US-based aftermarket support provider and aircraft remarketing company C&L Aviation Group has…
Speed Indication Discrepancies Causes Kazakhstan’s Air Astana To Abort Flight
An Air Astana pilot aborted a flight in Kazakhstan and had the Embraer 190 E2 return to the departure airport shortly after takeoff, citing issues with a speed indicator. Kazakhstan news site Kazakh Telegraph Agency says the incident happened on…
