In October 2015, CityJet announced its intention to replace its fleet of Avro RJ85s with 15 Sukhoi SSJ100 SuperJets. Plans called for the airline to receive four SSJ100s in 2016 and eleven in 2017. The first arrived in May 2016, but in the event, CityJet only received seven SSJ100s, and […]
Bolivia’s government has awarded TAM Empresa Pública (TAMep) a provisional AOC. Decree No.3846 grants the airline a six-month AOC, permitting it to resume operations, which had been suspended in July 2018. The decree noted TAM’s traditional role of serving isolated communities. The airline then announced that it intends to begin […]
SkyJet BAe 146-200 RP-C6358 (msn E2201) conducted a route proving flight to Camiguin, in Northern Mindanao, on 25 March. Known as the “Island Born of Fire”, Camiguin currently has no direct flights to Manila; its only airline service is provided by Cebu Pacific from Cebu. SkyJet had first stated its intention […]
StarPerú BAe 146-200QT freighter OB-1978-P (msn E2114) was broken up at Lima in December 2018. Built at Hatfield in 1988, she had been delivered to Ansett as VH-JJZ in 1989. She was acquired by Titan Airways as G-ZAPR in 2003, and then sold to StarPerú in 2011. StarPerú had hoped […]
There were red faces all around when a WDL Aviation BAe 146-200 being operated for British Airways was sent in the wrong direction on 25 March. D-AMGL (msn E2055) began the day operating BA3270 from Dusseldorf to London City. She was then supposed to return to Dusseldorf as BA3271, but […]
CityJet has painted the second of two Avro RJ85s it is operating two RJ85s on Aer Lingus‘s behalf into that airline’s full colors. EI-RJD (msn E2334) has been flying for Aer Lingus since mid-December, initially all white and since mid-February in interim colors. She ferried from Dublin to Roma Fiumicino […]
CityJet has painted Avro RJ85 EI-RJI (msn E2346) in the full new colors of Aer Lingus. CityJet is operating two RJ85s on Aer Lingus’s behalf, on services between Dublin and London City. Hitherto, they have only worn Aer Lingus titles and logo. EI-RJI was ferried to Roma Fiumicino as EI2404 […]
Neptune Aviation started its 2019 fire season on 7 March. The honor of dropping the first load of the year fell to BAe 146-200 air tanker T-16 (msn E2074), on the Benton fire in the Coronado national forest, along the US-Mexico border. She then spent the night in Silver City, […]
After a prolonged stay in the United Kingdom, Air Libya Avro RJ100 5A-FLE (msn E3382) has returned to service. She had been ferried to Cranfield on 30 July 2018 for a C Check, but then remained parked there even after the check had been completed. She finally left Cranfield on […]
Filipino Avro RJ100 operator Royal Air launched a new route from Clark International Airport to Puerto Princesa City, on Palawan. Avro RJ100 RP-C8960 (msn E3338) operated the first service, RW 868. She landed at Puerto Princesa at 14:12, and was greeted with a water cannon salute. Royal Air operates three […]
