Thailand's Siam Seaplane outlines operational plans

Costa Rica Green Airways targets zero emissions fleet

Costa Rica Green Airways (GW, San José Tobías Bolaños) is to retrofit its fleet of Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravan EX with zero-emission propulsion technology.

This follows an agreement signed with UK-based MONTE, which specialises in financing zero-emission technologies in the regional aviation market by retrofitting their existing aircraft with new electric, hybrid or hydrogen propulsion technologies as they are developed.

“We will work with Costa Rica Green Airways to identify the most suitable zero-emission propulsion technology for their operations, and will then finance the conversion of their fleet once this technology is approved and certified,” MONTE said in a statement.

Based in San Jose, Costa Rica, the domestic carrier operates its Cessna Grand Caravans on both scheduled and charter flights. The airline aims to be carbon neutral by 2027.

Established in November 2018, Costa Rica Green Airways started off with a twin-engine BN-2. In May 2020, it added a Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100, and in 2021 added two Cessna Caravan EXs. It also operates a Beech (twin...

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Siam Seaplane set to partner Florida's Tropic Ocean Airways

Siam Seaplane (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Tropic Ocean Airways (TI, Fort Lauderdale Int'l), a Florida-based seaplane operator, to "share expertise and skills as well as collaborate where relevant with any other third parties in their mutual objectives", including the sharing of aircraft.

As it works towards its launch, Siam Seaplane said it would employ Tropic Ocean Airways' existing amphibious airline business model, its US FAA-approved training program, and other existing resources for its operations. This includes its fleet of Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravan EX amphibians.

Additionally, Tropic Ocean Airways and Siam Seaplane will work to develop and execute a territory-wide maritime search and rescue (SAR) and a disaster management program to improve resilience and responsiveness.

Tropic Ocean Airways will also assist Siam Seaplane to enact regulations for amphibious aircraft water landings through the sharing of best practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and internal controls. This will then enable Thailand to safely regulate amphibious aircraft traffic.

Tropic Ocean Airways currently operates eleven...

Thailand's Siam Seaplane targets 2Q20 launch