The preliminary report on the crash of Crossair’s Avro RJ100 HB-IXM (msn E3291) indicates that nothing appeared to be wrong with the aircraft. HB-IXM went down in bad weather in a wooded area about five kilometers from Zürich airport on 24 November 2001, while on approach to the airport’s runway 28. […]
BAe 146-100 ZE702 (msn E1124), formerly of 32 Squadron (The Royal) of the Royal Air Force, was registered to Tronos plc as G-CBXY on 18 November, and flown from Northolt to Southend on 25 November. She had been in storage at Northolt since being withdrawn from use at the end […]
Honeywell is suing BAE Systems for cancelling the Avro RJX. Honeywell was to have provided its new AS977 engine for the new type, as well as other equipment. It has filed two writs in the High Court, claiming USD21 million in damages, alleging that it has not been paid for […]
Exeter-based BAe 146 operator Flybe is planning a significant route expansion in March 2003, with several new services from Southampton and Birmingham. The airline will establish a new hub at Southampton, and operate services to Milano Bergamo, Genève, Dublin, Belfast City, and Jersey with a mixture of BAe 146s and […]
British Airways CitiExpress (BACX) will fly their newly acquired Avro RJ100s from London City to Frankfurt, Glasgow, and Paris Charles de Gaulle beginning in April 2003. This will be the first time that British Airways will serve London City. The move is part of an extensive re-structuring of the regional […]
China Eastern is offering the seven BAe 146-300s it acquired in its recent take-over of China Northwest for sale via broker JJM Aviation. All seven were delivered new to China Northwest between late 1992 and early 1994. They have an average 22,000 hours and 15,000 cycles. Unlike other 146s, they […]
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is exploring new freighter variants of the BAe 146. As with other aircraft types, falling residual values as the aircraft age make freight conversion attractive. The 146’s legendary quietness makes the type particularly well suited for the nocturnal freight market, and there are few other options […]
Over a year after BAE Systems abruptly cancelled the Avro RJX program, most of its competitors have encountered problems. The Fairchild Dornier 728 program has fallen victim of the company’s bankruptcy. Although the prototype was rolled out, it never flew. Frantic efforts to save the program appear unlikely to succeed, […]
BAe 146-200 G-JEAX (msn E2136) of Flybe experienced an unexplained, severe, and unexpected movement during normal flight while operating flight BE406 from Birmingham International Airport to Belfast City Airport on 12 December. The flight-deck crew immediately controlled the situation and landed safely at Belfast. The aircraft was carrying 36 passengers and […]
Air Zimbabwe is apparently working to restore its single BAe 146 into service. The series 200 has been parked at Harare since April 2000, a result of the route cutbacks forced on the airline by fuel shortages and plumetting passenger loads due to the country’s tense political situation. It is […]
