Minden Air began drop tests with its ‘Fireliner’ BAe 146 air tanker conversion on 18 June. As called for by the Interagency Air Tanker Board, BAe 146-200 N446MA/Tanker 46 (msn E2111) has been dropping retardant over a field of thousands of plastic cups. The amount of retardant in each cup […]
Ellinair has taken delivery of its second Avro RJ85. RG85 G-CHIN (msn E2296 ex OO-DJW) had been returned by previous operator Brussels Airlines in June 2012 and stored at Kemble as G-CHIN. She departed to Craiova on 29 March for pre-delivery work by Daedalus Tech, but had to return to […]
Continuing its strategy of linking untapped tourist spots, SkyJet is planning to fly to Baler Airport, in eastern Luzon. The airline operated an initial test flight, on 4 June, using BAe 146-100 RP-C8538 (msn E1015). Baler is one of the country’s top five surfing destinations, as well as being of historical interest. […]
