The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order suspending the Part 135 certification of Arizona-based Sawyer Aviation (SJA, Scottsdale), citing as reason inadequate staffing levels at the private jet charter carrier. In a brief statement, the FAA alleged that Sawyer Aviation had not employed a director of maintenance since October 21, 2023, [...]
Following a Nigerian government-ordered crackdown on unauthorised commercial flights, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended "three private operators" for allegedly conducting commercial flights without the required licences. According to a statement from acting director general Chris Ona Najomo, NCAA officials monitoring activities at private jet terminals across Nigeria found at least three operators [...]
Royal Air Maroc (AT, Casablanca Mohamed V) CEO Abdelhamid Addou has confirmed that the airline has launched a long-awaited tender to buy new aircraft, Reuters reported. Launched on April 15, the tender has not been made public, and Royal Air Maroc was not immediately available for comment to ch-aviation. In October last year, the airline [...]
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An entity with close ties to AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur International) is among six entities to have their Request for Qualification (RfQ) to bid for SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) accepted by Sri Lanka's State Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit (SRU), an agency of the country's Ministry of Finance. The Sri Lankan government owns 99.52% of [...]
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AirAsia Cambodia (CAM, Phnom Penh) has ferried in its first aircraft ahead of the startup commencing revenue operations in early May 2024. A320-200 XU-819 (msn 5109) flew into Phnom Penh on April 20 from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta and is the first of two planes AirAsia Cambodia intends to have stationed at the airport during its launch [...]
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane International) has exclusively appointed Fokker Aircraft Services to market Fokker 70 VH-KBX (msn 11547), a VIP-configured aircraft formerly in service with the Dutch government (Rijksluchtvaartdienst). The 28.6-year-old jet has been stored at Rockhampton since August 2023, although it has not operated any official flights since November 2022. Originally delivered to the [...]
Bangsamoro Airways (Cotabato) will begin revenue operations on April 24, serving a network of routes in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, located in the southwestern portion of the island of Mindanao. According to an April 19 statement from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government, the airline will initially fly to Zamboanga and Jolo [...]