Karachi, Pakistan-based Shaheen Air International has taken delivery of the first of seven Boeing 737-200 aircraft from Cabot Aviation. Shaheen Air is leasing the aircraft from KAL Aviation which purchased them earlier this year from Aerotrans Leasing Limited, in a transaction arranged by Cabot. … [Read more...] about PAKISTAN: Shaheen Air receives B737 aircraft
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INDIA: SpiceJet adds Goa to cargo network
Low-cost Indian carrier SpiceJet has added Goa to its existing network of 13 domestic cargo locations. SpiceJet was one of the country’s first budget carriers to move into cargo and it currently carries about 85 tons of airfreight a day. … [Read more...] about INDIA: SpiceJet adds Goa to cargo network
INDIA: Jet Airways launches new ME services
India’s Jet Airways has launched a new service to Dubai from Chennai, as well as a second service on the Mumbai- Dubai sector. With the launch of these new daily services, Jet Airways will now operate four daily flights to Dubai from three major Indian metros. The airline currently flies twice daily to Dubai from Mumbai and Delhi respectively.“Jet Airways is fast emerging as the carrier of choice on the Indo-Dubai sector, on account of the warmth of its service, its world-class … [Read more...] about INDIA: Jet Airways launches new ME services
INDIA: Boeing opens Indian R&D centre
Boeing has announced the opening of its Boeing Research & Technology- India centre in Bangalore which will carry out continued collaboration with Indian R&D organisations, including government agencies and private sector R&D providers, universities and other companies. The centre will coordinate the work of more than 1,500 technologists, including 100 advanced technology researchers, from across India on projects that include aero structures, aerodynamics and electronic networks. … [Read more...] about INDIA: Boeing opens Indian R&D centre
INDONESIA: Indonesia cargo crash kills six
All six people aboard an Aviastar BAe 146-300 cargo aircraft ware dead after the aircraft carrying elections materials crashed last week in the mountainous area of Indonesia’s eastern Papua province. The plane was attempting to land at Wamena Airport, which is situated at the Baliem Valley with an airport elevation of 5,085 ft. and surrounded by mountains up to 12,000 ft. high. Indonesia, which relies heavily on air links across the archipelago, has one of Asia’s worst air … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: Indonesia cargo crash kills six
SOUTH KOREA: Jin Air to begin international routes soon
Jin Air, the premium short-haul carrier established in 2008 by Korean Air, will start its inaugural international flights in October this year to cities in China and Thailand.The carrier said it plans to keep ticket prices at approximately 80 per cent of those charged by other legacy carriers on the same route. Jin Air will operate a total of five Boeing 737-800 aircraft by purchasing one in April and another later this year. The carrier is targeting 90 billion won (US$65 million) in sales … [Read more...] about SOUTH KOREA: Jin Air to begin international routes soon