Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor, has announced that Virgin Blue has been selected to take over the passenger service from Perth to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands currently operated by Cobham Aviation Services with an Avro RJ70. Cobham did not bid on the contract when it […]
Grounded Indian Avro RJ70 operator MDLR Airlines is hoping to restart operations in early 2010. The airline suspended operations on October 5. Two of the airline’s Avro RJ70s are in storage at Delhi, while the third (VT-MDN msn E1252) is at Bacău for a C check. Starair Consulting, which is […]
Former CityJet BAe 146-200 N66LN (msn E2031 ex EI-CNQ) was ferried to the Philippines, departing Norwich on 17 December. She had been stored at Norwich since October 2008, following her lease to Nex Aviation/Aer Arann that summer. She was registered to Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee in mid-December and departed […]
Titan Airways subsidiary Snowjet began BAe 146 operations with a flight from London Stansted to Sion on 19 December. BAe 146-200QC G-ZAPO (msn E2176) operated flight ZT6411, bringing 75 passengers to the Swiss airport. She wore her standard Titan livery, but with Snowjet titles. Sion is very close to several […]
Australia’s Cobham Aviation Services has signed a lease contract with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft for two Avro RJ100s, as well as a long-term lease extension on a BAe 146-300. The RJ100s and the 146-300 will be used for a new A$170 million transport contract with Chevron Australia. They will fly […]
TNT Airways has added former Mistral Air BAe 146-200QT I-TNTC (msn E2078) to its fleet as G-BNPJ. She had been in storage at Norwich since June, following the end of Mistral’s BAe 146 operations. After receiving maintenance from KLM Engineering in October, she departed Norwich for Liège on 7 December. […]
Indonesia’s Aviastar Mandiri has bought former Linus Airways BAe 146-200 PK-LNJ (msn E2210) from BAE Systems. PK-LNJ has been in storage at Pondok Cabe since Linus shut down in late April. She was delivered to Aviastar on 7 December. Aviastar will operate the 146 on behalf of Transnusa Air Services, […]
India’s Jagson Airlines is planning to add two Avro RJ85s to its fleet. The airline currently operates three Dornier 228s. Jagson has recently hired MDLR‘s former CEO, Koustav Dhar, as its CEO. Dhar indicated that Jagson would receive two RJ85s, one in late January and one in February, but did […]
The most recent BAe 146 to fly in Indonesia, series 100 PK-VKD (msn E1104) is being operated by Air Maleo on behalf of Penas Air. The aircraft, formerly VH-NJE with National Jet Systems (NJS), was sold in May to leasing company Regional One. A planned lease to Indonesia’s Top Solutions […]
Titan Airways is operating a BAe 146-300 on behalf of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD). Titan leased former Eurowings BAe 146-300 G-BUHB (msn E3183 ex D-AEWB) from BAE Systems to fulfil the contract. Titan CEO Gene Willson said that “[w]e had to work around the clock over the […]
