Former Titan Airways BAe 146-200QT G-ZAPR (msn E2114) was delivered to StarPerú as OB-1978-T. She departed Stansted on 21 July and arrived in Lima three days later. She will now have to receive her certification from the Peruvian civil aviation authorities – a process that is likely to take several […]
FAAM’s BAe 146-301ARA G-LUXE (msn E3001) is operating out of Halifax as part of a study of the emissions from North American forest fires. The campaign, dubbed BORTAS, is a collaboration between several science organisations based in the UK, Canada, and the USA. The 146ARA positioned to Halifax on July […]
Iran’s Mahan Air has added another BAe 146 to its fleet. Series 300 G-BTZN (msn E3149) of Aviation Capital Solutions had been sold to the Ukraine, departing Manston on 17 December 2010. She was noted parked at Kiev Borispol in February, still wearing basic Air Dolomiti colors. The registration was […]
Venuezuelan airline Línea Aérea Mérida Internacional de Aviación C.A. (LaMia) is planning to obtain several Avro RJ85s from CityJet. A first example, RJ85 EI-RJL (msn E2349), was rolled out in full LaMia colors from the Air Livery paintshop in Norwich on 21 July. EI-RJL had been in storage at Norwich […]
New Ghanaian airline Starbow took delivery of the first of two BAe 146-300s. Former Eurowings series 300 9G-SBA (msn E3125 ex G-UKSC/D-AEWM) departed Southend on 13 July, routing via Algiers. The airline’s second aircraft, G-UKHP (msn E3123 ex D-AEWL), is due to follow next month. She was ferried from Bacău […]
Libya’s rebel Transitional National Council put the short-field capabilities of Air Libya‘s BAe 146 to good use on 12 July, when they used her to fly oil and finance minister, Ali Tarhouni, to an improvised airstrip in the Nafusa mountains in western Libya. The route links rebel forces in the […]
Lessor Tronos has acquired two more BAe 146s with an eye to converting them to air tankers, assuming the current trials of series 200 N146FF ‘Tanker 40’ (msn E2049) at Missoula prove successful. The two 146s are both former Flybe series 200s. G-JEAY (E2138) had been in storage at Bacău […]
BAE Systems has completed the sale of its asset management business and its portfolio of 143 regional aircraft, including its BAe 146s and Avro RJs. A new company, Falko Regional Aircraft Ltd, was created to take over the business with the backing of New York-based Fortress Investment Group. BAE Systems […]
Neptune Aviation has resumed testing the Tronos BAe 146 air tanker, series 200 N146FF ‘Tanker 40’ (msn E2049), at its base in Missoula, Montana. An initial series of tests in August 2010 had fallen short of the Interagency Air Tanker Board’s standards with respect to line lengths for the higher […]
WDL Aviation BAe 146-200 D-AMGL (msn E2055) positioned back to Köln on July 1 following the completion of her work on behalf of Swiss airline SkyWork. She had been flying from Bern’s Belp Airport for the last two months, primarily on charter flights to holiday destinations. D-AMGL, on the other […]
