India’s SpiceJet Begins Seaplane Services with Wet-leased Maldivian Twin Otter
SpiceJet has begun India’s first scheduled seaplane services using a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter wet-leased from the Maldives national carrier Maldivian. Local news media say the Twin Otter, which is nearly 50 years old, is a surprising…
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Mitsubishi denies reports on SpaceJet development freeze https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/mhi-denies-reports-of-spacejet-development-freeze/140761.article Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is denying reports that it will stop development of the SpaceJet programme. The company says it is in the process of reviewing the programme schedule given the global aviation…
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SpiceJet launches 62 new domestic and international flights https://ultra.news/t-t/51535/spicejet-announces-62-new-flights India’s SpiceJet has started taking bookings for 62 new domestic and international flights. The airline says the flights include the industry’s first between New Delhi and Kandla city in Gujarat state….
India’s SpiceJet Aims To Launch Seaplane Services End-October
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet plans to begin commercial operations of mainland India’s first seaplane service on 31 October. A SpiceJet official who did not want to be named confirmed to Smart Aviation APAC that the airline is looking at an end-October…
India’s SpiceJet Makes Counterclaim Against De Havilland Canada
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet is accusing De Havilland Aircraft of Canada of failing to adhere to commitments to provide the airline with financial assistance for an aircraft purchase agreement that is now the centre of an ongoing lawsuit. The counterclaim…
Developing Countries Cut Domestic Flights Completely to Stem Virus Transmission
Developing nations in the Asia-Pacific have forced domestic operators to ground entire fleets as authorities worry that local coronavirus transmission could overwhelm public health systems like it has in parts of Europe and the US. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Papua New…
