Jota Aviation‘s BAe 146-200 G-SMLA (msn E2047) returned to the airline’s base following a C Check at Medavia’s facility in Luqa, Malta. She had been ferried to Malta on 9 October, and returned to Southend on 10 January, making her once again available for charter. She operated her first such charter […]
The latest Avro RJ85 to be retired by CityJet has arrived at Cranfield on return to lessor. RJ85 EI-RJI (msn E2346) was most recently being used on behalf of Air France; indeed, her last service, was AF1116 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Dublin. In the last few months, she has […]
Australia’s Cobham Aviation Services has taken delivery of former Swiss Avro RJ100 G-CFAH (msn E3384 ex HB-IYQ) on lease from Falko. She had been stored at Cranfield since being returned off-lease in May 2017. She was registered to National Jet Express on 22 December. Still wearing basic Swiss colors, she […]
Avro RJ70 FAB-108 (msn E1230 ex VT-MDM) is being ferried to Bolivia to join Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM) in its new, civil version. She had been parked at Delhi since October 2009, when her former operator, MDLR Airlines, ceased operations. After receiving maintenance, she departed Delhi on 14 January, routing via Abu Dhabi, […]
Cello Aviation‘s new Avro RJ100, G-ILLR (msn E3379) entered service on 12 January, operating a roundtrip from Birmingham to Graz on behalf of bmi Regional as BM1405/1406, replacing the Embraer ERJ 145 that is normally used on the route. G-ILLR had been ferried to Birmingham on 2 January after painting […]
WDL Aviation began operating two of its BAe 146s on behalf of EasyJet, helping to cover routes left vacant by the collapse of Air Berlin and its subsidiaries. In preparation, Series 200 D-AMGL (msn E2055) was ferried from WDL’s base at Köln to Wien as U2 9001 on 10 January, and […]
Astra Airlines BAe 146-300 SX-DIZ (E3206) has left the sunny skies of the Greek islands for the decidedly colder winter skies of Sweden. Beginning 8 January, it is operating on behalf of Sweden’s NextJet, flying twice daily from Stockholm Arlanda to Örnsköldsvik and on to Gällivare, in northern Sweden. NextJet had planned […]
Former Air Botswana BAe 146-100 A2-ABF (msn E1160) is reported to have been parted out to provide spares for SkyJet‘s BAe 146 fleet. She was ferried to the Philippines in August after several years in storage at Gaborone. SkyJet currently operate a series 100, RP-C5255 (msn E1104), and a series 200, RP-C3855 (msn E2087). […]
Ghana’s Starbow Airlines has shut down entirely. The airline had suspended operations on 26 November following an accident to its newly-delivered ATR72-500, and then dismissed many of its employees on 30 November. It’s sole operational aircraft, Avro RJ100 9G-SBE (msn E3332), was ferried to Malta on 30 November. A committee has been named […]
Chile’s Aerovías DAP put the first of its Avro RJ100s into service in late December. CC-ARN (msn E3280, ex T7-IXS) is one of three former Swiss RJ100s that DAP has acquired through lessor Tronos. Recent news items on Aerovías DAP:
