Two of SpiceJet’s Dash 8-400s Suffer Door Issues On Take-Off
Indian carrier SpiceJet had two De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft receive fuselage door warnings on take-off. The fuselage door warning indicates the door is not securely closed,…
Indonesian Susi Air Pilatus PC-6 Flight Data Recorder Recovered
Indonesian authorities recovered the flight data recorder yesterday from the crashed Susi Air Pilatus PC-6 aircraft in West Papua. West Papua police head of public relations, Kombes Kamal, says in…
Singapore Lessor Avation Appoints Head Of Technical
Singapore lessor Avation has appointed Michael Dela Cruz as head of technical. Dela Cruz was previously head of technical at Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering Aerospace Resources. He tells Smart Aviation…
New Zealand’s Barrier Air Getting Additional Cessna Grand Caravan
New Zealand’s Barrier Air plans to add a fifth Cessna Grand Caravan as it starts to see a pickup in travel demand. Grant Bacon, CEO Barrier Air, tells Smart Aviation…
Air Niugini Appoints Former PNG Air CEO As General Manager Commercial
Papua New Guinea’s national airline Air Niugini has appointed the former CEO of PNG Air, Paul Abbot, as general manager commercial. Abbot was CEO of PNG Air until May 2020 and…
Indonesia’s Pelita Air Service Outlines Fleet And Network Growth Plan
State-owned Pelita Air Service plans to add 10 Airbus A320s every year. Dendy Kurniawan, president director of Pelita Air Service, tells local newspaper Kontan that Pelita Air Service will have eight aircraft…
Former Nordic Aviation Capital Executives Take Over Management of Elix Aviation
Three senior executives formerly from regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) have taken over management control of rival aircraft lessor Elix Aviation, and rebranded the business Abelo. The three…
Vietnam Airlines To Sell Down Pacific Airlines Stake To Raise Cash
Loss-making national carrier Vietnam Airlines, which is trying to improve its balance sheet, says it is seeking investors for its low-cost carrier Pacific Airlines now that it has acquired near…
Australia’s Rex Pilots Poised To Take Industrial Action
Regional Express’ (Rex) Saab 340 pilots, who are unhappy with pay negotiations, have voted in favour of taking industrial action. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) released the results…
New Int’l Carrier To Launch In Northern Marianas Using 757s
Would-be international carrier Marianas Pacific Airlines is waiting on next month’s launch of its sibling, short-haul inter-island carrier Marianas Southern Airways, before pushing forward with its own launch. The focus…
Malaysia’s SKS Airways Ups Flights To Tioman and Redang
Malaysia’s SKS Airways is increasing its flights from Kuala Lumpur Subang to Malaysia’s Redang Island and Tioman Island next month due to rising demand with the lifting of travel restrictions….
Japan Airlines’ Move To Replace Embraer RJs May Create Uncertainty For Mitsubishi SpaceJet Program
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to decide within the next 24 months on the replacement aircraft for its ageing Boeing 767 and Embraer regional jets, apparently omitting the Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90…
