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                                                                                Boeing and SilkAir ink
                                                                                pilot training agreement

                                                                                Boeing and Singapore-based carrier
                                                                                SilkAir have announced the signing
                                                                                of a five-year exclusive pilot training
                                                                                agreement aimed at supporting SilkAir’s
          Air KBZ takes first ATR -600                                          fleet transition to Boeing aircraft.
          Myanmar’s domestic carrier Air KBZ has received its first ATR 72-600, a transaction   Under the agreement, Boeing Flight
          financed by Danish finance and leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).   Services will  provide pilot training  for
          A second ATR 72-600 is expected in June this year. “We are pleased to welcome   the airline’s new 737 fleet at Boeing’s
          the new ATR 72-600 to our already existing young fleet in line with our continued   Singapore training campus. SilkAir
          mission to develop and provide superior air transport services that will exceed   CEO Leslie Thng said, “The experience
          customer expectations,” said Air KBZ Deputy MD Khin Maung Myint. He added,   and  expertise  at  Boeing  will  ensure  a
          “The acquisition of these two new aircraft via Nordic Aviation Capital is integral to   smooth transition when we take delivery
          our network expansion from our regional hubs.”                        of our first new 737 next year.”

          Etihad and Garuda
          broaden network
          Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia
          have announced several new codeshare
          destinations in Indonesia, Europe, the
          Middle East, Singapore and Australia, and
          more changes are reportedly planned for
          mid-2013. James Hogan, President and
          CEO of Etihad Airways noted the benefits  ERJ 145 debuts in Bangladesh
          of the codeshare, saying, “Connection   Aviation  services  and  solutions  provider  in  Bangladesh  NovoAir  has  officially
          times to many popular destinations have   inaugurated two Embraer ERJ 145 jets. The two pre-owned ERJ 145 jets will be
          been reduced to under three hours. We   operated on domestic routes, including Dhaka and Chittagong, during their first
          also offer the fastest route from Jakarta   year of operations. NovoAir MD Mofizur Rahman said, “With the introduction of our
          to popular destinations like Manchester,   ERJ 145s, we are pleased to offer an all-jet domestic service which will appeal to
          Geneva and Brussels.”              the business traveller in Bangladesh.”



                              SAID WHAT?!
                               “As the plane suddenly started zooming back into the air, I was
                               among  others  who  started  screaming  fearing  that it  would

                               crash,” said Satwant Singh Sandhu, Punjab police official
                               Nearly 200 passengers on an IndiGo flight had quite a scare, when the aircraft aborted landing to avoid
                               a helicopter “in close proximity” despite clearance from ATC at Chandigarh Airport. But they were
                               overreacting, according to Chandigarh Airport director Captain H. S. Toor. “It was [...] ignorance on the
                               part of passengers, as going around is a normal procedure,” he explained.

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