The USFS issued a new solicitation for “up to five” large air tankers on 3 December. While previous such exclusive-use contracts had generally been multi-year contracts, this solicitation would be for one-year contracts, with options to renew for up to four more years. This approach, which is driven by budget […]
The last two BAe 146 air tankers of Neptune Aviation Services arrived home on 28 November, at the completion of another long fire season. Tankers 02 (msn E2084) and 15 (msn E2103) were the last to remain on call, their fleet mates having returned the previous week. Both were were […]
Pionair is operating BAe 146-200QC VH-SAZ (msn E2148) on behalf of Cobham Aviation Services. She was ferried to Perth on 26 November, and operated her first service, JTE720/721 to Karara Mine under one of Cobham’s FIFO contracts, on the following day. VH-SAZ will operate for Cobham for a few weeks […]
Köln-based WDL Aviation has acquired four Embraer ERJ 190s to replace its BAe 146s. The airline had announced plans to update its fleet in August. WDL currently operates three 146-200s in passenger configuration, and one 146-300QT freighter. Two additional 300QT freighters are being prepared for service. The airline also operated 146-300 […]
Conair now has no less than three of its Avro RJ85 air tankers operating in Australia. The most recent arrival is N366AC/Tanker 363 (msn E2288). She departed Abbotsford in 24 November, routing via Oakland, Honolulu, and Honiara, and arrived in Richmond on 28 November. She will operate as Tanker 163 […]
Kyrgyz airline Tez Jet is advertizing its two Avro RJ85s for sale. RJ85 EX-27003 (msn E2296) and EX-27005 (msn E2305) have both been listed for sale, the former with a total time of 43,240 hours and 33,316 cycles and the latter with a total time of 43,885 hours and 33,147 […]
Conair‘s two Avro RJ85 air tankers operating in Australia, C-GFVK/Tanker 165 Boomer (msn E2268) and C-GVFT/Tanker 166 Hunter (msn E2253), were deployed to Queensland on 27 November to help fight raging wildfires in that state. The two air tankers had been operating in New South Wales, Tanker 165 Boomer since September […]
The days before and after the Thanksgiving holiday are among the busiest travel days in the US. Several of Neptune Aviation Services‘s BAe 146 air tankers joined the rush, heading home to their home base at Missoula after being released from their contracts on 20 November. Tanker 03 (msn E2192) […]
Jota Aviation placed its second BAe 1460-300QT freighter into service. G-JOTF (msn E3186) flew from Southend to Lyon on 22 November, returning the following morning. She then departed again, this time to Liverpool. In the meantime, sistership G-JOTE (msn E3182) was ferried to Hannover on 20 November, then operated a […]
Cobham Aviation Services has received extensions of two of its fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) mining industry support contracts. Oz Minerals has contracted for Cobham to increase its services between Adelaide and the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia’s far north from the current four flights a week to fourteen, using Avro RJ100s. […]
