Garuda Indonesia launched a thrice-weekly Makassar-Raha service on 17 July.
The carrier is deploying ATR 72-600s on the route. This will be operated for 10 months till May 2018, in cooperation with the district government of Muna Island, says Garuda.
On 5 July, Wings Air also started daily services between Makassar and Raha. Raha is the largest town on Muna Island.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
American Airlines’ operations were disrupted by a nationwide ground stop on the morning of 24 December, the height of the winter holiday air travel period.
Cathay Pacific expects a “strong” showing for the second-half financial results, as it approaches full capacity recovery January next year.
A former US Marine Corps pilot who allegedly helped train Chinese military pilots will be extradited from Australia to the USA.
United Airlines is seeking to bolster its transpacific dominance with a newly proposed route to China from the West Coast of the USA.
US start-up carrier Avelo Airlines plans to soon launch its first-ever international flights, to Mexico and the Caribbean, as it establishes new operational bases in Connecticut and Florida.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively awarded 10 hotly contested slots for long-distance domestic flights out of Ronald Reagan National airport in Washington, DC.
