BAE Systems has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support the Royal Air Force’s Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet of four BAe 146s. The CSAT fleet includes two 146 CC2s in VIP configuration and two 146 CC3s quick-change variants. It is operated by 32 (The […]
Iran’s Qeshm Airlines newest Avro RJ100, EP-FQZ (msn E3332 ex M-NONA/9G-SBE), made a test flight on 6 September, wearing the new color scheme introduced earlier this year on one of the airline’s Fokker 100s. The airline acquired the former Starbow aircraft in the spring; she was ferried from Malta to […]
Jota Aviation Avro RJ85 G-JOTR (msn E2294) is taking a short break from flying services on behalf of CityJet this week, operating instead for BA Cityflyer on services from London City. She had already been flying from London City, flying to Dublin on behalf of CityJet. She operated her last CityJet service on […]
After a two-week hiatus, Cello Aviation‘s Avro RJ100 G-ILLR (msn E3379) has resumed flying for Air France subsidiary Hop!. She positioned to Rennes on 1 September, flying in directly from Frankfurt, where she had operated a charter. She operated her first Hop! service the following day, to Nice and back as A5 […]
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified ADS-B (Out) modifications for the BAe 146 and Avro RJ. The modifications were designed by BAE Systems Regional Aircraft and tested on two Avro RJs from two different airlines. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) improves situational awareness by determining an aircraft’s position via […]
WDL Aviation has started a new contract, flying BAe 146-200 D-AZFR (msn E2108) for SAS. She was ferried from Köln to Copenhagen on 2 September, and flew her first SAS service, a roundtrip to Gothenburg as SK 434/433, on the following day. Prior to starting to fly for SAS, she […]
