Small size, but big ambitions for Lao Airlines Lao Airlines – the government-owned, national airline of Laos – is planning to build up its small cargo operation incrementally despite financial, facility and equipment limitations. Michael Mackey reports from Vientiane. The carrier operates domestic services to ten destinations and international services to Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Headquartered at Wattay Airport in the Laotian capital Vientiane, Lao … [Read more...] about Small size, but big ambitions for Lao Airlines
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China : Okay Air to be first carrier to operate MA60
The 50/60-seat turboprop’s other customers are from Latin America, Africa and elsewhere in Asia. The aircraft has received 136 orders so far. China’s first LCC, Okay has increased its focus on the regional market in recent years and last year it signed a lease deal with China Aviation Industrial Leasing Co. for 10 MA60s which will join its current fleet of eight B737s. Okay President Liu Jieyin said the first MA60 will operate from Tianjin to Dalian, Yantai and Jinzhou. Over the … [Read more...] about China : Okay Air to be first carrier to operate MA60
