Leithen Francis
ANALYSIS: Thailand’s Nok Air Was In Trouble Before COVID-19
Nok Air has gone into voluntary bankruptcy, but it should be coping much better with the current COVID-19 situation than it is, considering it is primarily a domestic airline. International…
QantasLink To Compete Against Rex On More Routes
Qantas Airways’ regional arm QantasLink has decided to compete against Regional Express (Rex) on two domestic routes in New South Wales (NSW), a move that comes after Rex announced it…
Australia’s Competition Watchdog Raises Concerns
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has voiced concerns that Australia’s aviation market is highly concentrated, a move that comes just days after Qantas Airways announced it was buying…
Engineering Talent That Allows Ideas To Take Flight
Aviation Maintenance Technician Day is on May 24, a day first celebrated in the US but, because of the global nature of the aviation industry, one that is increasingly recognized…
ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi Shelving The M100 And What It Means
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) decision to shelve plans to develop the M100, gives a fillip to Embraer. The Brazilian aircraft-maker is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the only regional…
Japan’s MHI Completing Acquisition of CRJ Programme
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is completing its acquisition of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) programme on 1 June, with both sides agreeing that all transaction conditions have been met. The…