Cebu adds turboprops

Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has placed firm orders for six ATR 72-500s and taken options on eight more. Deliveries of the turboprops are due to begin early next year.

New carrier for Korea

A new airline is being established by private investors in the South Korean city of Busan. The carrier is to be known as Yeongnam Air and it hopes to start operating early in 2008 using Fokker 100 regional jets.

Changi's T3 near completion

Singapore Changi Airport has set 9 January as the date for the start of flight operations at Terminal 3. Upon opening, Terminal 3 will lift to 70 million the number of passengers that can be handled at the airport, which will then have three main passenger terminals and a budget terminal.




Source: Airline Business