Equatorial Guinea’s Air Annobón began service on 25 January with a flight from Malabo to Bata using BAe 146-300 ZS-SOR Palea (msn E3155). The 146 had been delivered in July 2012, but delays in obtaining an AOC prevented an earlier start of service. She did operate some flights on behalf of […]
Lessor Tronos has acquired former Korongo Airlines BAe 146-200 OO-MJE (msn E2192). OO-MJE had returned to Bruxelles from Lubumbashi in October, for maintenance. With regional airports in the DRC being upgraded to accept Boeing 737s, the 146 was no longer needed there. Sistership OO-DJJ (msn E2196) remains in Lubumbashi to […]
The second former Lufthansa Avro RJ85 was delivered to Canada’s Conair Group in January, for air tanker conversion. RJ85 N354AC (msn E2256) was ferried from Kemble to Abbotsford, British Columbia, arriving on 11 January. On 21 January, she was then ferried to Spokane, via Boeing Field, for interior stripping. Sistership […]
Iran’s Mahan Air has added VIP-configured BAe 146-200 YR-ANJ (msn E2079) to its fleet. The 146 was acquired from Romania’s Alfa Air. YR-ANJ’s registration was cancelled on 12 October and she left Bucuresti’s Baneasa airport on 23 October, as either EK-27004 or EX-27004 (reports differ), and ferried to Tabriz. She […]
Norwegian oil company Statoil chartered WDL Aviation‘s BAe 146-300 D-AWBA (msn E3134) to bring several of its employees who had been evacuated from Algeria back to Bergen. The employees had been flown to Palma after Islamic militants seized the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria. Several Statoil employees at the plant […]
Tajikistan’s Asian Express Airline has taken delivery of its third Avro RJ100. G-BZAT (msn E3320) departed Exeter for Dushanbe on 17 January. She joins RJ100s EY-572 (msn E3374 ex G-CGNT), who was delivered in October, and G-CGNU (msn E3375), who was delivered in December, as well as RJ85 EY-571 (msn […]
The second Avro RJ100 for Air Libya was rolled out in the airline’s new colors at Lelystad on January 17. G-CEIH (msn E3232) had been ferried from Bacău on December 30. She then returned to Bacau for further work prior to delivery. Air Libya took delivery of its first RJ100, […]
Falko announced that it is offering a modification for the Avro RJ85 to allow it to operate into high-altitude airfields. The Hi Alt Mod allows the RJ85 to operate at airfields with elevations up to 13,400ft, compared to the certificated limit of 8,000ft for unmodified aircraft. The modification, which was […]
American freight giant UPS withdrew its offer to purchase TNT Express for US$6.9 billion after it became clear that European Union authorities would block the deal on anti-trust grounds. As part of the deal, TNT’s two airline subsidiaries, TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas, were to have been sold to […]
Indonesian BAe 146 operator Manunggal Air has taken over the BAe 146-100 previously operated by Penas Airlines. PK-VKD (msn E1104) had been parked at Medan’s Polonia airport for several months. After some test flights in early December, Manunggal Air took her over as PK-VTN. She is still wearing Penas’ basic […]
