The Avro RJ70 that Qinetiq Ltd operates on behalf of the Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) has finally received its military serial. Qinetiq acquired Avro RJ70 G-BVRJ (msn E1254) from Malmö Aviation in 2012. After a period of storage and a C check at Boscombe Down, she was flown for […]
The former Formula 1 BAe 146-100 G-OFOA (msn E1006) has been acquired by aircraft and component broker Executive Jet Support (EJS) for parting out. G-OFOA is one of the oldest extant BAe 146s, having initially been built for Dan-Air London as G-BKMN in 1983—indeed, she flew the very first BAe 146 […]
General Julio César Villarroel Camacho, Director of Bolivia’s Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM), has confirmed that the airline has bought Avro RJ70 T7-KMA (msn E1252) as FAB-107. The former MDLR Airways aircraft has been stored at Bacău since the Indian airline shut down in 2009, initially as VT-MDN. She is expected to arrive […]
Conair ferried Avro RJ85 air tanker C-GFVT/Tanker 466 (msn E2253) to Marseilles. She departed Abbotsford on 25 June, and routed via Thompson, Iqaluit, Reykjavik, and Edinburgh, arriving in Marseilles in mid-afternoon of 26 June. Marseilles is the base for France’s Sécurité Civile, which operates the French air tanker fleet. Recent […]
Reports from the Paris Air Show indicate that Airbus is considering fitting a BAe 146 with a 2-megawatt-class turbogenerator and batteries powering electric propulsors as part of its E-Fan X program. The E-Fan X program aims to examine the feasibility of commercial aircraft with fewer than 100 seats with hybrid-electric […]
Bolivia’s EcoJet placed Avro RJ85 CP-3082 (msn E2292) into service on 24 June, operating 8J781 from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz, then 8J842/843 to Trinidad and back to Santa Cruz. She had arrived in Bolivia on 31 May, still wearing the colors of former operator Brussels Airlines. She retains the basic white and gray […]
Cello Aviation‘s VIP-configured BAe 146 G-RAJJ (msn E2108) operated a test flight to Aosta’s Corrado Gex Airport on 15 June. She arrived from Torino as CLJ101A in the early evening, touching down at 1817 local time. On the following day, after a morning of visits by local authorities, she departed […]
After donating her useful parts to help keep North Cariboo Air‘s Avro RJ100s flying, former Atlantic Airways RJ85 OY-RCD (msn E2235) has found a task to keep her busy in her retirement, by serving as a cabin trainer. She had arrived in Calgary on 11 December 2013. She was gradually stripped of useful parts […]
BAe 146-300 YR-AVR (msn E3193) has returned to Greece and is once again flying for previous operator Astra Airlines, whose all-green colors she is still wearing. Romania’s Aviro Air acquired YR-AVR from Astra in 2015. Aviro Air began operating YR-AVR on behalf of Astra on 26 May, under a contract that should run until early […]
Aircraft and component broker Executive Jet Support (EJS) has acquired former Starbow BAe 146-300 D-AEJS (msn E3183 ex 9G-SBC) as a source for parts. Executive Jet Support, based near London Heathrow, provides commercial aircraft, engines, and airframe components to almost 200 operators in over 40 countries worldwide. German airline WDL has already purchased the main […]
