Australia’s Rex To Lease More Dash 8-400s To Compete Against Qantas’ Mining Charter Business
Australia’s largest independent regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has completed its acquisition of Cobham Aviation Services’ fly-in fly-out (FIFO) business and flagged its intention to capture market share from Qantas…
China’s President Uses C919’s Successful Certification To Trumpet China’s Technological Prowess
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) with a type certificate for the Comac C919 commercial passenger aircraft, with the country’s…
Maldives’ National Carrier Wants To Double ATR Fleet Next Year
Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, plans to get three more ATR aircraft next year and will use these to replace its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-200…
Nepal Airlines Tries To Lease Out Its Unwanted Chinese-Made Aircraft
National carrier Nepal Airlines is trying to lease out its fleet of Chinese-made aircraft but if it finds no takers, it plans to sell the aircraft. The airline has issued…
Indonesia’s TransNusa To Launch On 6 October
Indonesian carrier TranNusa plans to relaunch on 6 October as a low-cost carrier with scheduled services on two of Indonesia’s major trunk routes. Details on the airline’s website shows it…
ARJ21 Operator Genghis Khan Airlines Enters Bankruptcy
Genghis Khan Airlines, an operator of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21 regional jets, is being liquidated after getting into financial problems. Chinese media, quoting documents from the Beijing…