Asian Start-Up Airlines

[bafanguy]

A new Vietnamese airline ? Sure, why not:

Viet Nam's tour operator to launch charter carrier

Tour operator Vietravel is planning to launch an own charter carrier based out of Hue Phu Bai International, Bloomberg has reported. The tour operator's CEO...

www.ch-aviation.com

 

[bafanguy]

They just keep comin'. I stopped listing them for a long time but here's another:

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[bafanguy]

Interesting wrinkle on Starlux, a Taiwan start-up. Appears they're funding the cost to their ab initio pilots. However, not sure what "accommodated" means:

"Our cadets will be trained in the United States for approximately one year prior to receiving their Commercial Pilot License, followed by six months of airplane conversion training. All tuition and living expenses during training will be accommodated by STARLUX."

Also not sure what "training contract" means...work off the expenses over a period of years ?:

Admitted individuals shall sign a training contract with STARLUX to obtain the status of a cadet pilot.

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[belchfire]

I don't think I'd go to work for a PRC airline...seriously, they could hire 99% US pilots and then violate any "contract" they established for any reason they invent and it's not like you could successfully mount a class action suit against them either in the People's Republic of Crap or in the US.

Hell, it's not like you could get the recruiter extradited to California to stand trial for breach of contract, theft of intellectual property or anything else for that matter!

 

[bafanguy]

Anyone who can go to the PRC and fly for one of their airlines is a better man than I. Flying Upside Down was a fun read though. The author hinted at a Volume 2 but I haven't seen it yet.

 

[bafanguy]

Not an Asian start up but a European LCC is starting a subsidiary in the ME:

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[bafanguy]

A couple of Thai start-ups. They just keep acomin':

Thai Eastar Jet, Thai Summer head for 2020 certification

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is in the process of certifying two start-ups, Thai Eastar Jet (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) and Thai Summer Airways...

www.ch-aviation.com

 

[bafanguy]

Not Asian but pretty...ambitious:

Jamaica's Oriole eyes LCC niche from late 1Q21

flyOriole (Kingston Norman Manley) plans to launch operations in March 2021 as an ultra-low-cost-carrier, the start-up's management told a press conference in Kingson last...

www.ch-aviation.com

 

[bafanguy]

The start ups just keep coming:

Airline Startup Of The Week: Brazil's Ita

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[bafanguy]

Ambitious:

Taiwan’s Newest Airline Prepares To Launch

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[bafanguy]

Well, they won't trouble finding cheap pilots and airplanes:

Exclusive: Newcomer Greater Bay Airlines seeks Hong Kong approval to take off

Shenzhen tycoon behind carrier eyeing budget market between China, Southeast Asia, and Northeast Asia, sources say.

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[bafanguy]

It's still happening:

Spark Air Plans 2021 Launch in Sri Lanka

MIAMI - A new airline will launch in Sri Lanka next year. Spark Air plans to begin flights in February 2021 with a pair of Airbus A330. Mattala Rajapaksa Intern

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[bafanguy]

They keep trying:

Hong Kong Startup Greater Bay Airlines Seeks Aircraft

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