Australia’s Alliance Buys Bargain Basement Embraer RJs
Alliance Airlines is buying 14 ex-Copa Airlines Embraer 190 jets from US lessor Azorra Aviation, with options for a further five. The US$79.4 million deal also includes: six spare GE…
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…
ZeroAvia Targeting 19-seat Market with Hydrogen Power
ZeroAvia, a company with operations in the US and UK, says retrofitted 19-seat aircraft, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, is the most cost-effective way for regional commercial operators to introduce…
Singapore Developer Buys Air Timor
Singaporean property developer Edward Ong, whose Pelican Paradise Group is working on a major integrated development in Timor-Leste’s capital Dili, has bought local travel company Air Timor, which charters aircraft….
First Sea-based Test Flight for AVIC AG600 Seaplane
The new Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) AG600 seaplane has completed its first sea-based test flight, meaning it is one step closer to achieving a previously-announced goal of certification…
Australia’s GippsAero Buffeted By Economic Fall-Out From COVID-19
Australian aircraft manufacturer GippsAero recently cut a quarter of its workforce, citing the COVID-19 downturn, but declines to comment on whether the business is for sale. Australian Flying magazine, citing…
