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Ascent Flights Global Pte Ltd through its subsidiary Ascent Mobility Thailand (Ascent) recently announced plans to launch in Thailand, in partnership with national pioneer and leading helicopter operators, Si-Chang Flying Service Co Ltd (SFS Aviation) and Advance Aviation Co Ltd (Advance Aviation). Be sure to check out the details on Ascent’s upcoming launch plans in Thailand.

The Philippine government is slowly taking steps to open up the economy. Metro Manila is now under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until July 15, 2020 while Region 3, which includes Subic and Clark, is under Modified GCQ (MGCQ). Under GCQ companies are allowed to operate at reduced capacity (50% workforce). While under MGCQ, companies can operate at full capacity but must enforce strict health ...

Last month, the AsBAA Singapore Chapter sent another letter to CAAS on the subject of support for the business aviation community as a result of Covid-19. Last week, AsBAA received a response from CAAS in which the Authority clarified details and provided a contact for technical clarifications going forward. We are pleased to say that the Authority’s response is overall positive and we appreciate ...

AsBAA’s Letter for Proposed Crew Transit Protocols have been sent out to respective government agencies. In relation to this, the chapter is continuously coordinating the alignment of Crew Transit Protocols with government agencies. Separately, the chapter is still pursuing publishing IS-BAO as a potential alternative means of compliance for Business Aviation Regulations. Finally, the Philippine ...

AsBAA Mekong region chapter has released an updated travel restrictions summary from member Asia Flight Services for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Be sure to check the updated summary for the flights you may be arranging for those areas.

AsBAA recently released a sustainability survey to find out more about industry attitudes and trends regarding green aviation. To help potentially widen the data pool from our participants’ answers, we have extended the survey’s closing date to 15 July. The survey will help AsBAA better understand its members’ opinions on this increasingly important topic.

At the invitation of Capt Chester Voo, the new CEO of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), members of AsBAA Malaysia Chapter met with Capt Voo and his team from CAAM at their HQ on Thursday, 2 July 2020 for key discussions affecting the BA/GA industry in Malaysia. At the top of the list was CAAM’s recently-launched efforts to draft new regulations for BA/GA in Malaysia based on ICAO’s ...

Asia Jet Partners Malaysia’s 15-seater Bombardier G5000 has successfully completed its heavy maintenance check at Bombardier’s MRO facility in Seletar, Singapore, and the aircraft has returned safely to its Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur base. CEO Stutijn van Till remarked that the company made crucial upgrade modifications including a refurbished interior, brand new cabin air-filters, and a new ...

Recently, the CAAC announced that a general aviation demonstration area will be built in Shenzhen. The Shenzhen municipal government and CAAC signed an MOU in early May 2020 for the establishment of a coordinated mechanism to support GA development in the city. The MOU covers the construction of a Shenzhen GA airport and a helipad, steady development of helicopter cross-border services, aviation ...

Avstonish is a grassroots world-class commercial and business aviation conference under the themes “Resilience in the face of adversity” and “Innovation in the name of sustainability.” The one day conference will cost only US$425 to attend and will feature keynote speakers, content, an HK AvTech start-up incubator, and paperless networking – including an evening reception featuring the signature ...