WDL BAe 146 D-AZFR at Ljubliana (Domen Kuhar/Slovenian Aviation Site)
Slovenia’s Adria Airways twice leased in Avro RJs and BAe 146s recently. Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) Avro RJ100 SE-DSX (msn E3255) positioned to Ljubljana on 18 May as JP4006, then operated roundtrips to Sarajevo (JP700/701) and Amsterdam (JP498/499) on Sunday 19 May and to Prague (JP568/569) on 20 May. She then returned to Malmö on the afternoon of 20 May. Then WDL Aviation BAe 146-200 D-AZFR (msn E2108) was leased the following weekend. She arrived from Köln as JP4001 in the early morning of 24 May, then operated a roundtrip to Münich (JP102/103) that same day. Then on 26 May she again operated JP102/103 to Münich, followed by JP342/343 to Paris CDG, before returning to Köln as JP4007. Adria had intended to lease up to 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s, but in early April decided not proceed with the order.
Recent news items on Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA):
- BRA puts Avro RJs up for sale (2019-08-30)
- Two BRA Avro RJs divert on the same day (2019-08-12)
- BRA studies wet-leased jet options (2019-07-14)
- Former BRA Avro RJ100 broken up (2019-05-24)
- BRA to end Avro RJ operations (2019-04-29)
Recent news items on WDL Aviation:
- WDL starts new Air France contract (2019-12-04)
- Second WDL BAe 146-200 ferried to Australia (2019-11-25)
- Pionair buys BAe 146s from WDL (2019-11-12)
- WDL flies Adria’s last services (2019-09-30)
- WDL BAe 146QTs sold to Pionair (2019-09-29)