Aerospace Diary

ASEAN open skies motivate Laos Jane's Airport Review Neelam Mathews , Delhi 14-Feb-2019 Aviation infrastructure in Laos is being upgraded in line with the continued evolution of the liberalised single aviation market (SAM) in the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). “By investing in infrastructure and [a regulatory] framework, we are drafting a seamless management plan towards ASEAN open skies,” deputy transport minister Santisouk Simmalavong remarked in January during the Global Aviation Summit in Mumbai. Tourism is another major driver behind airport upgrades to improve regional connectivity. For example, Laos expects visitor traffic from China to rise sharply from about 640,000 in 2017 to 1.5 million by 2023....JAR Big-spending Kuwait underlines dependence on international expertise Neelam Mathews , Delhi 13-Feb-2019 The Kuwaiti government intends to invest USD20 billion on modernising and expandin...

Neelam Mathews, London   - IHS Jane's Airport Review 05 March 2015 International flights to and from Nepal were cancelled after an arriving Turkish Airlines A330 skidded off the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Source: Turkish Airlines All flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the only international airport in Nepal, remain cancelled following a runway excursion on 4 March involving an arriving Turkish Airlines A330. Flight THY726 from Istanbul skidded off the shoulder of the runway and landed nose down in a grassy field in poor visibility. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft nose gear collapsed, and there was damage to the fuselage and engine cowlings, as well as a burst tyre. Indian agencies are assisting in the aircraft recovery mission, particularly the Indian Air Force (IAF) and national aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Acting on a request from the Nepalese a...

Paris Air Show  »  2013 by  Neelam Mathews The AS350 B3e is ideal for passenger transport, EMS, aerial work, law enforcement and disaster management. June 14, 2013, 1:10 PM India’s small-but-strategic South Asian neighbors, including Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, will procure around 30 helicopters in different categories in the next five years, according to an internal study conducted by Sikorsky. While Indian military helicopter procurement plans are for more than 1,000 helicopters by 2020, including light utility, attack, Mi-17 medium transport, heavy-lift and multi-role platforms, even as its GDP grew by over 6 percent last year, Bangladesh has the largest budget for procurement in the Indian periphery. With no helicopters of its own, the disaster management and...

Neelam Mathews Sept 28, 2012 This morning, a Sita Air  operated  Dornier Fairchild twin engine turboprop,  with Garrett TPE331-10T/-5A engine, crashed on the banks of Manohara in the Bhakatpur district river killing 19 including 16 passengers. Local papers have reported the aircraft crashed within two minutes after the ATC gave clearance for take off from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. The reason for the crash is not known. It is being speculated , a bird hit could have been the cause. The aircraft was on its way to Lukla, a tourist destination in the lap of Mt.Everest. Aviation accidents are not a rarity in Nepal. In May, an Agni Air Dornier had also crashed.  Sita Air started operations in 2003 with four Dorniers.

Neelam Mathews Sept 28, 2012 This morning, a Sita Air operated  Dornier Fairchild twin engine turboprop,  with Garrett TPE331-10T/-5A engine, crashed on the banks of Manohara in the Bhakatpur district river killing 19 including 16 passengers. Read more on-  http://aerospacediary.blogspot.in/2012/09/nepal-crash-kills-19.html