Japan’s Regional Aviation Council Begins Campaign Promoting Domestic Regional Air Connectivity
Newly formed Japanese association, the Regional Aviation Council, has started promoting tourism and domestic regional flights connecting tier-two and tier-three cities in Japan. The council says in a statement it…
Mitsubishi Aircraft Tells FAA It Has Shelved SpaceJet For Three Years
Mitsubishi Aircraft has disclosed to the US FAA it has stopped the Mitsubishi Spacejet program for three years, the first time the aircraft-maker has publicly disclosed how many years it…
Japan’s Toki Air To Lease First Two ATRs From Nordic Aviation Capital
New airline start-up Toki Aviation Capital (Toki Air) has signed a lease for two ATR 72-600s and aims to begin flying in next year’s first-half. The airline says in a…
ATR Pushes 42-600S New Model In Japanese Market
French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR is promoting its new aircraft in development, the ATR 42-600S variant as ideally suited for Japanese airlines that serve remote islands with short runways. In an…
Pilot’s Diary: Ferry Flight to Japan
Domestic Japanese carrier New Central Airservice (NCA) recently took delivery of a new Dornier 228, which arrived from RUAG MRO International’s manufacturing centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Steffen Gemsa, the captain…
RUAG Delivers New Dornier 228 to Japan’s New Central Airservice
Switzerland’s RUAG MRO International has delivered a new Dornier 228 to Japanese domestic operator, New Central Airservice (NCA). The 19-seat short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft is NCA’s fourth next…