Australia’s Rex Calls On Govt To Stop Funding Qantas
Regional Express (Rex) has called on the Federal Government to cut all funding to Qantas Airways, arguing the airline is opportunistically flooding the regional market with capacity. Rex says in…
Sydney Seaplanes Sees Market For 200 MagniX-powered Cessna Caravans In Australasia And Pacific
Australian seaplane operator Sydney Seaplanes estimates there is a market for 200 MagniX-powered Cessna Caravans across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. These 200 aircraft are just the start,…
Chinese Cargo Start-Up To Use CRJ900s
Chinese cargo startup Quzhou Airlines, a joint venture between China Express Airlines and the city of Quzhou, has received its first aircraft, an ex-China Express Bombardier CRJ900. It is unclear…
Philippines’ Sunlight Express Receives AOC
Philippine ATR 72-500 startup Sunlight Express Airways has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will begin charter flights to several resort destinations. The CEO of Sunlight Express, Ryna Brito, says…
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Dhaka airport fines Maldivian for flying in passengers without COVID-19 negative certificates https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/maldivian-airlines-fined-tk-238-lakh-bringing-passengers-without-covid-19-negative-certificates-2009749 Maldivian, the Maldives’ national carrier, has been fined BDT238,000 (US$3,000) by Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for…
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Receives Second ATR 72-500 Freighter Amidst Cargo Resilience
Cebu Pacific Air has taken delivery of its second converted ATR 72-500 freighter, as cargo becomes its main source of revenue. The ATR 72-500Fs were converted at maintenance, repair and…