UK High Court Issues Summary Judgement Against SpiceJet And In Favour Of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada
A UK court has issued a summary judgement in favour of De Haviland Aircraft of Canada which had sued SpiceJet for about US$43 million for failing to pay for and…
General Atomics Europe Completes Purchase of Dornier 228 Program
General Atomics Europe has completed the purchase of German company RUAG Aerospace Services and plans to expand it far beyond its existing business area. Swiss aerospace company RUAG International says…
Russia To Spend US$240 Million On Let 410 and Ilyushin Il-114-300 aircraft for new eastern Russian carrier
Russian leasing company GTLK, which is owned by Russia’s ministry of transport, will soon be placing an order for Let 410 and Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop for a new state-owned airline…
Best on the Web: Regional Express , Thai Airways , Nok Air , Trans Maldivian , Garuda Indonesia , Citilink , Cebu Pacific and Air Seychelles
Stories include Rex successfully launching Melbourne-Sydney services today, Thai Airways selling its stake in Nok Air, Trans Maldivian adding ATRs, Indonesia’s Citilink adding ATRs, Cebu Pacific adding aircraft, Biman Bangladesh…
Kazakhstan Civil Aviation Regulator Gives Dash 8 Operator Qazaq Air Ultimatum Following Safety Audit
The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) has given turboprop operator Qazaq Air three months to comply with its safety recommendations. “If the violations are not corrected within three months, the…
Lessor Avation Anticipates Virgin Australia Administrator Will Only Pay Small Fraction Of Monies Owed
Aircraft lessor Avation anticipates it will only receive a fraction of the monies Virgin Australia owes it. Aviation says it had 11 ATR 72s and two Fokker 100s leased to…
Chorus Aviation Has 13 Aircraft Off-Lease
Chorus Aviation’s regional aircraft leasing division has 13 aircraft with no lessee and has received requests from at least 75% of its customers requesting some form of rent relief. “The…
Mitsubishi Aircraft Chairman Retires
The chairman of Mitsubishi Aircraft ( 三菱航空機株式会社 ) , who until early last year had been company president, has left the beleaguered aircraft-maker. Mitsubishi says in a short statement on…
ANALYSIS: India’s Indigo Gaining Market Share During Pandemic
Indian carrier Indigo appears set to increase its lead in India’s domestic market, because it is receiving aircraft on order, while data shows its nearest competitors are lagging well behind…
Best on the Web: Manta Air , Indigo, SpiceJet , TruJet , Air Seychelles , Cambodia airports
Stories include an air crash involving a Twin Otter seaplane in the Maldives, India’s Indigo adding around 10 ATRs this year, India’s SpiceJet to buy Twin Otter seaplane, India’s loss-making…
Union Calls On Govt To Stop De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada Production Closure
The union that represents many of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s workers in Toronto has called on the Canadian government to intervene and provide financial support to protect the jobs…
New Zealand Aircraft-Maker Pacific Aerospace Declared Insolvent
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended the certificates of Pacific Aerospace, after it told the regulator it is insolvent, but operators of aircraft made by the New…