Air-Britain News – August 2019

taking a 49% stake in the airline, with Khazanah Nasional holding the

remaining 51%.

National Airlines [US] is undertaking a fleet expansion with the

addition of three more B747‑BCFs. The ex‑Cathay aircraft will deliver

in August 2019, 4Q19 and 2Q20. For the passenger side, the airline will

replace its two B757s with A330s by late 2020.

Nauru Airlines [ON/RON] [Nauru] is to wet lease a B737‑300 to Real

Tonga for flights from Tonga to Fiji and New Zealand. The airlines are

also working collaboratively towards implementing a closer long‑term

alliance.

Neos [NO/NOS] [Italy]

23Jun19‑01Sep19 Turin TRN Ibiza IBZ Su 737

Nepal Airlines [RA/RNA] [Nepal] says that due to a cash flow

problem, it will be unable to pay back a US$217 million loan used to

acquire two A330s. The carrier is seeking financial support from

Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

The airline is to auction off its remaining B757 and spare parts, as

it moves an all‑Airbus fleet. The minimum sale price is US$7.8 million

for serial 23863.

Nepal Airlines’ turnaround plan includes capital restructuring and

inducting a strategic partner, says the government, who rescheduled

the interest payment deadline for its loans taken from state‑owned

financial institutions. Currently, it owes US$366 million to various

institutions.

01Jul19‑16Jul19 Kathmandu KTM Delhi DEL 14× Weekly 320(7)/330(4) (x320)

16Jul19‑27Aug19 Kathmandu KTM Dubai DXBDaily (+3 flights)320/330

17Jul19 onwards Kathmandu KTM Delhi DEL 17× Weekly

320(7)/330(4)

(x320)

29Aug19 onwards

(x04Jul19 onwards)Kathmandu KTM Osaka KIX Tu,Th,Sa^330

Nigeria Airways [Nigeria] will be allocated US$131 million from the

federal government as part of the 2019 budget.

Nile Air [NP/NIA] [Egypt]

04Jul19‑10Oct19 Sharm el Sheikh SSH Baghdad BGW Th 320

Nippon Cargo Airlines’ [Japan] B747‑400F, serial 36135, will return to

commercial service soon, operating for Atlas Air (US). Serial 36133 will

follow shortly.

NokScoot [XW/NCT] [Thailand]

01Aug19 onwards Bangkok DMK Shanghai PVG Daily (+3 flights) 772

Nordica [EE/EST] [Estonia] may write off a US$8.7 million loan to

Adria Airways (Slovenia) as it is unlikely to be paid off.

The carrier has reached an agreement with LOT Polish Airlines to

invest in the joint venture, Regional Jet (Estonia).

NordStar Airlines [Russia] planned Moscow Domodedovo –

Krasnoyarsk – Shijiazhuang services, with a B737‑800, from 16May19.

The airline has launched line maintenance stations at its base airports

at Krasnoyarsk and Norilsk, mainly to service its own fleet.

Nordwind Airlines [N4/NWS] [Russia]

07Jun19 onwards Makhachkala MCX Antalya AYT Tu,F 738

Norwegian [DY/NAX] [Norway] chief executive Bjorn Kjos says there

are “several parties” interested in buying the carrier.

Norwegian plans to launch operations out of Santiago by the end

of 2019, with flights to Argentina, Brazil, Madrid, and later Miami.

The carrier will drop its seasonal route from London Gatwick to Las

Vegas following a “comprehensive review of the route” as well as its

Stockholm – Orland service.

Norwegian will have liquidity problems, says Danske Bank

Markets(Denmark), which may possibly force the airline to raise new

Maleth Aero [Malta] will lease its A340‑300 to Surinam Airways to
operate on flights from Amsterdam to Paramaribo.
The carrier has been awarded a foreign air carrier permit from US
regulators.

Malindo Air [OD/MXD] [Malaysia]

01Jul19‑31Jul19 Langkawi LGK Nanjing NKG M,W,F 738
18Jul19 onwards Kuala Lumpur KUL Varanasi VNS Tu,Th,Sa 738

31Jul19 Kuala Lumpur KUL

Taipei TPE‑Sappro
New Chitose CTS Tu,W,Sa Cancelled
09Aug19 onwards Kuala Lumpur SZB Pekanbaru PKU M,W,F,SuATR

14Aug19‑26Oct19 Kuala Lumpur KULDenpasar DPS‑Sydney SYD Daily 738

27Oct19 onwards Kuala Lumpur KULDenpasar DPS‑Sydney SYD Daily 739

Malindo Air has announced service changes for flights to Japan
between August 2019 and October 2019. The planned changes are as
follows:

• Kuala Lumpur – Taipei Taoyuan – Sapporo New Chitose eff
  01Aug19: Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly (Planned increase from 3 to 5
  weekly is now scheduled for the month of July 2019 only)


• Kuala Lumpur – Taipei Taoyuan – Sendai eff 02Aug19: Planned 2
  weekly service removed
  Overall service for Kuala Lumpur – Taipei Taoyuan sector remains
  unchanged at seven weekly.

Malta Air [Malta] has taken delivery of one B737‑800, serial 44782,
the first to be transferred to the airline by parent Ryanair (Ireland).

Mandarin Airlines [AE/MDA] [Taiwan]

04Sep19 onwards Taichung RMQ Tottori TTJ W,Sa E90

MASkargo [Malaysia] relaunched its freighter flights between Kuala
Lumpur and Guangzhou from 04Jun19 until December 2019 with an
A330‑200F.

Medavia [Malta] plans to add scheduled flying and increase its
charter operations.

MIAT Mongolian Airlines [OM/MGL] [Mongolia] plans to launch direct
flights to the USA in 2021 with new aircraft, pending the country’s FAA
Category 1 rating.

Middle East Airlines [ME/MEA] [Lebanon] has signed a firm order for
four A321XLRs, making it the launch airline customer.

Montenegro Airlines [YM/MGX] [Montenegro] will be restructured in
2019‑20 and potentially privatised, says the government, which plans
to invest another US$22.7 million in the airline as it adopts a new
strategy.
Montenegro Airlines wet‑leased an F100, serial 11369, from
Carpatair (Romania) until mid June 2019.

Motor Sich [M9/MSI] [Ukraine] resumed Kiev Igor Sikorsky‑Uzhorod
services twice daily on M, W & F from 05Jun19, using a Yak‑40.

My Indo Airlines [Indonesia] has added its first B737‑400F. The fleet
now includes four B737Fs.

Myanmar Airways International [Myanmar]

17Jul19‑29Aug19 Mandalay MDL Hangzhou HGH W,Su () 319
19Jul19‑31Aug19 Yangon RGN Hangzhou HGH F () 319

Myanmar National Airlines [UB/MMA] [Myanmar]

09Jul19 Yangoon RGN Phuket HKT Tu,F Cancelled

09Jul19 onwardsYangoon RGN‑
Kawthaung KAW

Phuket HKT Tu,F E90

19Jul19 onwardsYangoon RGN Chengdu CTU M,F (*) (+1 flight) 738

Najah Air [Malaysia] is keen to take over Malaysia Airlines should its
turnaround plan be accepted by the government. It is looking at