Finland’s Blue1 has leased Avro RJ85 EI-RJL (msn E2349) from CityJet for one year, with an option to extend for a second year. She was ferried to Norwich on 12 February for painting, and departed to Helsinki on 6 March in full Blue 1 colors as OH-SAQ Inarijärvi. A little […]
Air Libya began operations with former Flybe BAe 146-300 5A-DKQ (msn E3191 ex G-JEBD) on 17 February. The 146 had been prepared by KLM Engineering at Norwich, then ferried to Kemble on 6 January for HF radio installation. Following an air test on 3 February, she was ferried to Birmingham […]
New Italian Avro RJ operators Italiatour Airlines received its operating certificate from the Italian civil aviation authority, ENAC, on March 11. The airline is planning to begin flights on 1 April, using former Club Air Avro RJ85 I-CLBA (msn E2300). RJ70 I-FASI (msn E1260) will join her soon, from the […]
A new Maltese airline is planning to begin operations in the second half of April using two former Flybe BAe 146-300s. Efly is being formed in Malta by Italian investors to operate charters and ACMI flights. The airline expects to begin operations on 20 April, using BAe 146-300s G-JEBF (msn […]
Swiss will replace its 20 Avro RJ100s with new 110-seat Bombardier CS100s beginning in 2014. The CS100 (previously known as the C110) will be the first variant of Bombardier’s CSeries program. On March 11, the board of Lufthansa confirmed an order for 30 CS100s, with a further 30 on option. […]
Business class is coming back to Brussels Airlines‘ Avro RJs. The airline had discontinued business class following the merger of SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express, focusing instead on a low-cost model with a single cabin, but with a premium fare level, “b.flex”, offering flexible and refundable tickets and additional […]
At a time when most airlines seem to be hemorrhaging money, BAe 146 and Avro RJ operator Atlantic Airways announced it had recorded its 14th successive annual profit in 2008, earning 15 million Danish kroner (US$2.6 million) after tax. The airline operates three BAe 146-200s, two Avro RJ85s, and two […]
