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Air Vanuatu Tackling Pilot ShortageRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/mr3pskep
28/07/2022

Air Vanuatu Tackling Pilot Shortage
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Civil Air Vanuatu Tackling Pilot Shortage Davy Lim, 28 Jul 2022 2 min read Pilot shortage has meant Air Vanuatu has been cancelling some domestic flights, but the national carrier has outlined a plan to hire more pilots. Air Vanuatu, in a statement to the media, apologizes for the disruption to its....

India’s Government Working Towards Sale Of Alliance Air Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/27bh35kc
28/07/2022

India’s Government Working Towards Sale Of Alliance Air
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Civil India’s Government Working Towards Sale Of Alliance Air Davy Lim, 28 Jul 2022 1 min read The Indian government is getting Alliance Air ready for sale, a move that comes six months after the sale of state-owned Air India. The Ministry of Civil Aviation is preparing the sale of Alliance Air, i...

Marianas Southern Airways To Start Flying In AugustRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/2e4n9wc4
27/07/2022

Marianas Southern Airways To Start Flying In August
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Civil Marianas Southern Airways To Start Flying In August Davy Lim, 27 Jul 2022 2 min read Marianas Southern Airways, a start-up carrier in the north Pacific’s Mariana Islands, has disclosed it will start flying in mid-August. The passenger airline says, in a statement on its social media, it has ...

Owners Considering Putting Trans Maldivian Airways Up For Sale Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6m4mfj ...
27/07/2022

Owners Considering Putting Trans Maldivian Airways Up For Sale
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Civil Owners Considering Putting Trans Maldivian Airways Up For Sale Davy Lim, 27 Jul 2022 2 min read Trans Maldivian Airways’ major shareholder Carlyle Group as well as other investors in the seaplane operator are reportedly considering selling the business, a deal that could be worth up to US$70...

Australia’s Rex Airlines Calls On Competition Watchdog To Take Action Against Qantas Read more here: https://tinyurl.com...
27/07/2022

Australia’s Rex Airlines Calls On Competition Watchdog To Take Action Against Qantas
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Civil Australia’s Rex Calls On Competition Watchdog To Take Action Against Qantas Davy Lim, 27 Jul 2022 2 min read Regional Express (Rex) is calling on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to take action against QantasLink, which recently dropped two domestic regional routes. ...

Australia’s Stralis Aircraft Using Retrofit Program To Aid Clean-Sheet Aircraft DesignRead more here: https://tinyurl.co...
27/07/2022

Australia’s Stralis Aircraft Using Retrofit Program To Aid Clean-Sheet Aircraft Design
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Civil Australia’s Stralis Aircraft Using Retrofit Program To Aid Clean-Sheet Aircraft Design Davy Lim, 27 Jul 2022 4 min read Brisbane-based Stralis Aircraft aims to develop an all-new aircraft, powered by hydrogen fuel-cell, but is first developing a re-reengining program for the Beechcraft 1900D...

Australia’s Skytrans Moving Into 19-Seat Segment With Stralis Aircraft’s Hydrogen Electric Propulsion SystemRead more he...
27/07/2022

Australia’s Skytrans Moving Into 19-Seat Segment With Stralis Aircraft’s Hydrogen Electric Propulsion System
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Civil Australia’s Skytrans Moving Into 19-Seat Segment With Stralis Aircraft’s Hydrogen Electric Propulsion System Davy Lim, 27 Jul 2022 3 min read Cairns-based Skytrans Airlines was already considering 19-seat aircraft prior to making the step to partner with Australian aircraft start-up Strali...

India’s FlySpiceJet Returns To Service 10 Aircraft Temporarily Grounded By RegulatorRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/...
26/07/2022

India’s FlySpiceJet Returns To Service 10 Aircraft Temporarily Grounded By Regulator
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Civil India’s SpiceJet Returns To Service 10 Aircraft Temporarily Grounded By Regulator Davy Lim, 26 Jul 2022 1 min read India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) temporarily grounded 10 SpiceJet aircraft for repair, but the aircraft have since returned to service. SpiceJet can only o...

Philippines To Expand Four Domestic AirportsRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/k3cy6mcp
26/07/2022

Philippines To Expand Four Domestic Airports
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Civil Philippines To Expand Four Domestic Airports Davy Lim, 26 Jul 2022 2 min read The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has issued requests for bids for initial works related to future expansion of four domestic airports in the Philippines. The four contracts, each for one of the....

India’s Star Air Plans To Lease Embraer E175Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/nhzft5bt
22/07/2022

India’s Star Air Plans To Lease Embraer E175
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Civil India’s Star Air Plans To Lease Embraer E175 Davy Lim, 22 Jul 2022 1 min read Indian start-up Star Air plans to lease two Embraer E175 aircraft, a new type from its fleet of Embraer ERJ-145s, for operation by November this year. Star Air in a statement released yesterday says that it has sig...

Thailand’s Nok Air Plans Base At Chiang Mai International AirportRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/bd7bvj48 ...
22/07/2022

Thailand’s Nok Air Plans Base At Chiang Mai International Airport
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Civil Thailand’s Nok Air Plans Base At Chiang Mai International Airport Davy Lim, 22 Jul 2022 2 min read Nok Air plans to develop Chiang Mai International Airport as a base airport, announcing new domestic routes and planned international destinations by next year. Nok Air CEO, Wutthiphum Jurangko...

Indonesian Citilink Airbus A320 Returns To Surabaya As Captain IncapacitatedRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/bddy7en9...
22/07/2022

Indonesian Citilink Airbus A320 Returns To Surabaya As Captain Incapacitated
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Civil Indonesian Citilink Airbus A320 Returns To Surabaya As Captain Incapacitated Davy Lim, 22 Jul 2022 1 min read An Airbus A320, operated by Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink, returned yesterday to Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport shortly after take-off as the captain was incapacitate...

Australia’s Regional Express Partners With Dovetail Electric Aviation For Turbine To Electric Powerplant ConversionRead ...
21/07/2022

Australia’s Regional Express Partners With Dovetail Electric Aviation For Turbine To Electric Powerplant Conversion
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Civil Australia’s Regional Express Partners With Dovetail Electric Aviation For Turbine To Electric Powerplant Conversion Davy Lim, 21 Jul 2022 3 min read Regional Express (Rex) is forming a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) for turbine to electric powerplant convers...

Qantas Airways Boeing 737 Declares Mayday FuelRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/2puxsf5c The Boeing...
21/07/2022

Qantas Airways Boeing 737 Declares Mayday Fuel
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Civil Qantas Airways Boeing 737 Declares Mayday Fuel Davy Lim, 21 Jul 2022 2 min read A Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 declared an emergency on 18 July for a safe priority landing at Perth Airport due to the low amount of fuel left on board. A Qantas spokesperson tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific tha...

Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Still Plans To Order Second ATR Aircraft ATR 42-600Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/3yud9...
20/07/2022

Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Still Plans To Order Second ATR Aircraft ATR 42-600
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Civil Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Still Plans To Order Second ATR 42 Davy Lim, 20 Jul 2022 2 min read Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge, which plans to retire its three De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-200s, remains committed to purchasing a second ATR 42-600 after signing an order this week for...

Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge ORC オリエンタルエアブリッジ Plans Sightseeing Biofuel FlightsRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/skc9wa...
20/07/2022

Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge ORC オリエンタルエアブリッジ Plans Sightseeing Biofuel Flights
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Civil Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge Plans Sightseeing Biofuel Flight Davy Lim, 20 Jul 2022 1 min read Japanese regional carrier Oriental Air Bridge is partnering with Japanese biofuel producer Euglena and the Japanese travel agency JTB to operate scenic tour flights using sustainable aviation fuel (...

Bhutan’s Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines Airbus A319 Passenger To Freighter Conversion Vital For CountryRead more here: h...
20/07/2022

Bhutan’s Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines Airbus A319 Passenger To Freighter Conversion Vital For Country
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Civil Bhutan’s Drukair Airbus A319 Passenger To Freighter Conversion Vital For Country Davy Lim, 20 Jul 2022 3 min read Bhutan’s national carrier Drukair plans to convert one of its Airbus A319s to a dedicated freighter to diversify the landlocked nation’s logistics capabilities. Drukair CEO, ...

India’s FlySpiceJet Launching New Domestic RoutesRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/5db7jvrx
19/07/2022

India’s FlySpiceJet Launching New Domestic Routes
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Civil India’s SpiceJet Launching New Domestic Routes Davy Lim, 19 Jul 2022 2 min read India’s SpiceJet is launching some new domestic routes, including some under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme. SpiceJet says in a statement new domestic routes include a daily service connecting Nashik Int...

India’s High Court Dismisses Petition To Cease FlySpiceJet OperationsRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/434vpn3f ...
19/07/2022

India’s High Court Dismisses Petition To Cease FlySpiceJet Operations
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Civil India’s High Court Dismisses Petition To Cease SpiceJet Operations Davy Lim, 19 Jul 2022 1 min read India’s High Court of Delhi dismissed yesterday a legal plea to cease SpiceJet’s flight operations, a legal challenge that came about as a result of public concerns over a spate of inciden...

Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines Plans To Add Seven AircraftRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/49vnj7wr ...
18/07/2022

Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines Plans To Add Seven Aircraft
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Civil Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Plans To Add Seven Aircraft Davy Lim, 18 Jul 2022 1 min read Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines plans to add seven aircraft this year to expand its operations, including new routes. In a statement to mark US-Bangla’s ninth year of operations, US-Bangla says it plans t...

Liebherr AVIC Qi Aviation To Build ARJ21 Landing Gear MRO in ChinaRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9c3bur ...
18/07/2022

Liebherr AVIC Qi Aviation To Build ARJ21 Landing Gear MRO in China
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Civil Liebherr AVIC Qi Aviation To Build ARJ21 Landing Gear MRO in China Prudence Lim, 15 Jul 2022 1 min read Liebherr AVIC Qi Aviation has been licensed to do ARJ21 landing gear overhauls and plans to build a maintenance facility in China’s Hunan province to do the work. The company, a joint-vent...

Thailand’s Nok Air Resuming Services To Nakhon RatchasimaRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/4bmrbfam
18/07/2022

Thailand’s Nok Air Resuming Services To Nakhon Ratchasima
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Civil Thailand’s Nok Air Resuming Services To Nakhon Ratchasima Davy Lim, 18 Jul 2022 1 min read Nok Air is resuming services to the central Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima early next month using De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s. On 2 August it will start a twice-weekly service from the ...

India’s Alliance Air Outlines Route Plans For ATR Aircraft 42-600sRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/mr4d8vnv ...
15/07/2022

India’s Alliance Air Outlines Route Plans For ATR Aircraft 42-600s
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Civil India’s Alliance Air Outlines Route Plans For ATR 42-600s Davy Lim, 15 Jul 2022 2 min read India’s Alliance Air is about to receive its first of two ATR 42-600s and plans to operate the aircraft in northern India. Alliance Air will receive the first ATR 42-600 by the end of July and the ot...

Batik Air Malaysia Launching International Services from Malaysia’s Melaka International Airport Read more here: https:...
15/07/2022

Batik Air Malaysia Launching International Services from Malaysia’s Melaka International Airport
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Civil Batik Air Malaysia Launching International Services from Malaysia’s Malacca Airport Prudence Lim, 15 Jul 2022 2 min read Batik Air Malaysia is launching services from peninsula Malaysia’s Malacca city to the Indonesian city of Pekanbaru next month, but it appears to have delayed the launch...

Two Regencies In Eastern Indonesia Pushing For More Air Services Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/24bvcb4h ...
15/07/2022

Two Regencies In Eastern Indonesia Pushing For More Air Services
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Civil Two Regencies In Eastern Indonesia Pushing For More Air Services Prudence Lim, 15 Jul 2022 2 min read The Indonesian regencies of Kaimana and West Kotawaringin are lobbying for more flights to cater to demand and to boost local industry. Kaimana, which is in West Papua province, is lobbying fo...

Australia’s Rex Airlines Buying Cobham Aviation Services’ FIFO Charter BusinessRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/4decb...
15/07/2022

Australia’s Rex Airlines Buying Cobham Aviation Services’ FIFO Charter Business
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Civil Australia’s Regional Express Buying Cobham Aviation Services’ FIFO Charter Business Davy Lim, 15 Jul 2022 3 min read Regional Express (Rex) is purchasing Cobham Aviation Services Australia’s fly-in fly-out (FIFO) charter business for A$48 million (US$32 million), a move that expands its ...

Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini Resumes Fokker Jet Services To Upgraded Kavieng Airport Read more here: https://tinyurl.c...
14/07/2022

Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini Resumes Fokker Jet Services To Upgraded Kavieng Airport
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Civil Air Niugini Resumes Fokker Jet Services To Upgraded Kavieng Airport Prudence Lim, 14 Jul 2022 2 min read Papua New Guinea’s national carrier Air Niugini is resuming Fokker 70/100 jet services to Kavieng Airport on 1 August, following the completion the airport’s upgrade. Kavieng Airport is...

Indonesian SAM Air’s Bullet Damaged Caravan Airlifted For RepairsRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/3j9y4rk7 ...
14/07/2022

Indonesian SAM Air’s Bullet Damaged Caravan Airlifted For Repairs
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Civil Indonesian SAM Air’s Bullet Damaged Caravan Airlifted For Repairs Davy Lim, 14 Jul 2022 1 min read The SAM Air Cessna Caravan that was shot by militant separatists in West Papua has been airlifted from Kenyam Airport for repairs. SAM Air planned to airlift the Caravan on 12 July to Sentani.....

Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines Adding Saab 340sRead more here: https://tinyurl.com/5yuynfck
14/07/2022

Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines Adding Saab 340s
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Civil Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines Adding Saab 340s Davy Lim, 14 Jul 2022 2 min read Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines is adding two Saab 340s, a new aircraft type for its fleet, to better serve the islands as the sole provider on certain routes. Mokulele in a statement highlights that Hawaiian Airlines....

Air China’s The Boeing Company 737 MAX Test Flights Raises Expectation Of Imminent Return To ServiceRead more here: http...
14/07/2022

Air China’s The Boeing Company 737 MAX Test Flights Raises Expectation Of Imminent Return To Service
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Civil Air China’s Boeing 737 MAX Test Flights Raises Expectation Of Imminent Return To Service Davy Lim, 14 Jul 2022 2 min read Air China has been test flying its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in China, but it is still unclear when the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will allow the troub...

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