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Air asia Zest

 

 

 

 

Zest Airways, Inc. operating as AirAsia Zest (formerly Asian Spirit and Zest Air), is an airline based at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City,Metro Manila in the Philippines. It operates scheduled domestic and international tourist services, mainly feeder services linking Manila and Cebuwith 24 domestic destinations in support of the trunk route operations of other airlines. In 2013, the airline became an affiliate of Philippines AirAsia operating their brand separately. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila. 

 

Less than a year after the strategic alliance between Philippines AirAsia, the airline was rebranded as "AirAsia Zest". AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes tweeted last September 13 that AirAsia Philippines was moving to Ninoy Aquino International Airport's Terminal 4 in Manila after winding down its domestic and international flights in Pampanga. Although the rebranded airline has yet to be formally announced, ZestAir in its website carried an image of an aircraft featuring AirAsia's signature red livery and the Zest title on the body and AirAsia's signature red livery on the tail. The rebranded airline has a new theme; "AirAsia Zest, the right way to fly."

 

Suspension of Air Operator Certificate

 

On Aug. 16, 2013, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines suspended Zest Air's Air Operator certificate due to a series of safety breaches.

Among the violations were:

 

- No qualified Accountable Manager since July 19, 2013
- Failure to check aircraft logs, flight manifest, weather, etc.
- Failure to present to the CAAP the airman license (Aircraft Mechanic License) during ramp inspection
- Series of occurrences that affected several flight operations
- Refueling with passenger on board involving RP-C8989 on August 14, 2013
- Excessive flight duty time case under the enforcement and legal service

   On August 20, 2013, it was reported that Zest Air was allowed to fly into the skies again