Two New Budget Airlines to Start Operations in Thailand in 2020
In December 2019, the director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said that two new budget airlines are expected to launch operations in Thailand during 2020. These two will be the first Thai-registered airlines to launch in the country since...
Vietnam Buying Combat Training Aircraft from Russia
According to reports in the Russian media, Vietnam has signed a USD 350 million contract to buy at least 12 Yak-130 combat training aircraft from Russia. The Yak-130 which is intended for training pilots of advanced fighter aircraft, can also be equipped with...
Volocopter Unveils Air Taxi Port Prototype and Completes First Manned Flight in Singapore
The world’s first full-scale air taxi “vertiport” was unveiled on 21 October 2019 during the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Singapore, through a collaboration between Volocopter, the German urban air mobility and air taxi company,...