Indonesia’s Riau Airlines took delivery of two Avro RJ100s on lease from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft in mid September. RJ100s G-CEFW (msn E3243) and G-CDRK (msn E3265) both departed from Kemble on 16 September. Because all Indonesian-registered aircraft are banned from European Union skies, both departed still wearing their United […]
Another BAe 146 has reached the end of its runway. Parting out of former Ansett series 200 VH-JJT (msn E2098) began at Perth in late September. She had been stored at Perth since Ansett closed down in 2001. She was to have been taken over by the Midlandshire Technical and […]
Romanian regional airline Carpatair returned BAe 146-200 YR-BEC (msn E2062) to Romavia. She had been used to increase capacity on flights to Italy during the busy summer season.
Star Perú has bought the BAe 146-200 that was left stranded when fellow Perúvian airline Aerocondor ceased scheduled passenger operations. OB-1885-P (msn E2087) was repossessed by lessor Tronos in June. Star Perú offered to purchase the aircraft outright. Star Perú has recently placed a former Druk Air BAe 146-100 into […]
Air Panama has withdrawn from its agreement to lease a BAe 146 from Tronos. The airline had signed a lease agreement for former Air Wisconsin BAe 146-200 E2043 with Tronos in May, but ultimately withdrew because of problems securing credit and a dispute with Tronos over switching the lease to OB-1885P (msn E2087), […]
Italian start-up VolaSalerno is planning to add several new routes in the winter. The airline began operations from Salerno on 2 August, and currently flies to Milano Malpensa, Barcelona, and Bucuresti. On 1 December, flights will be added to Verona, Torino, and Catania. Verona will be served with twice-daily roundtrips […]
Lufthansa has agreed to buy a 45% stake in Brussels Airlines parent company SN Airholding SA/NV for EUR65 million. The German airline also has an option to acquire the remaining 55% from 2011, at a price dependent on how Brussels Airlines is performing. The announced deal follows closely the proposal […]
Queenco Leisure International, a Greek casino operator, has acquired BAe 146-200 G-MIMA (msn E2079) on lease from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft. The company has casinos at Loutraki and Rhodos, as well as in Bucuresti. It plans to use the 146 to fly guests to its properties. Originally built for Air […]
When he bought Asian Spirit in May, Filipino businessman Alfredo M. Yao indicated he intended to modernize the airline’s fleet, which included two BAe 146-100s, RP-C2994 (msn E1005) and RP-C2999 (msn E1009), with a third, N146AP (msn E1015), on the way. Rather than attempting to renegotiate the leases on the […]
Flightline is operating a second BAe 146 on services from London City on behalf of BA CityFlyer. Flightline had already been operating BAe 146-200 G-FLTB (msn E2024) from London City to Dublin. With BA CityFlyer launching several new routes out of London City on 8 September, Flightline was once again […]
