New Bolivian airline Ecojet took delivery of a former Lufthansa RJ85 D-AVRK (msn E2278). The airline is planning to begin operations in May from its base in Cochabamba. D-AVRK had been retired from use by Lufthansa CityLine in December 2010, and used as a source of spares for some time. In mid 2012 the missing parts […]
Birmingham-based Cello Aviation has added an Avro RJ85 to its fleet. G-LENM (msn E2273) is a former Brussels Airlines example, having flown with that airline as OO-DJL until December 2011. She has been in storage at Kemble since then, eventually being registered G-CGYR. Earlier this year, she received pre-delivery maintenance […]
SkyJet added a new service to Virac, on Catanduanes Island, on April 16. The route — the airline’s third — is operated three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. SkyJet’s BAe 146-200, RP-C5525 (msn E2031), takes 40 minutes to cover the route. Recent news items on SkyJet:
The Irish Times reports that Air France KLM has shortlisted Ireland’s ASL Aviation and Germany’s Intro Aviation as bidders for its CityJet subsidiary. ASL Aviation had previously agreed to take over BAe 146QT operators TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas from TNT Express, but the deal fell through when UPS […]
Australia’s Skyforce has aquired BAe 146-200QC G-ZAPN (msn E2119) from Titan Airways. She concluded over thirteen years of service with Titan her last service for Titan during the night of 27-28 March, with a Stansted to Edinburgh roundtrip carrying mail. She was registered to Skyforce’s parent Pionair Australia (Pty) Ltd […]
