Having recently taken delivery of its first dry-lease B767F in early March, Subang, Malaysia-based Raya Airways (the former Transmile Air Services) is now setting off on a carefully-charted expansion plan that will see its fleet grow to six aircraft and new services to Japan, China, South Korea and India by year-end. “We are very much a Southeast Asian-targeted, regional airline, but we have aspirations to go beyond that,” says Raya’s commercial director, Lee Shashitheren speaking to media in … [Read more...] about Raya Airways begins ambitious, but measured expansion
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Raya Airways to launch two more SE Asian destinations
Malaysia-based Raya Airways has announced its plans to launch two new cargo destinations - Jakarta and Hanoi - by early February 2016 and plans to add five more freighters by Q3 this year. The airline plans to fly three times per week to the two destinations with its B757-200 Freighter which has a capacity of around 32 tonnes of cargo per flight. The all-cargo carrier currently covers mainly East and West Malaysia, together with Singapore. The Vietnamese capital of Hanoi was chosen because … [Read more...] about Raya Airways to launch two more SE Asian destinations
MAE to take over Transmile MRO
MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE) has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase Transmile’s Engineering & Maintenance unit. The proposed acquisition involves the purchase of Transmile’s base maintenance and engineering capabilities, including two hangars, equipment, and employment of its skilled manpower atits Subang base. The deal will also include MAE continuing to provide heavy maintenance services to Transmile’s freighter fleet of nine Boeing 727s, three 737s … [Read more...] about MAE to take over Transmile MRO
