Filipino BAe 146 operator SkyJet conducted a flight test of the most recent addition to its fleet of BAe 146s. RP-C8537 (msn E2172) flew from Manila to Mindoro on 14 November under the command of Captain John Jatico, then returned to Manila. The former Tez Jet 146 had arrived in Manila in April […]
Australia’s Pionair, which recently bought three BAe 146-300QTs freighters from WDL Aviation, has also bought two 146-200 passenger aircraft from the German airline. The first of these, D-AZFR (msn E2108), left Köln on delivery on 8 November, still wearing the basic livery of previous operator Cello Aviation but without WDL’s titles and […]
Financial problems have apparently forced Greece’s Astra Airlines to suspend operations. The airline started cancelling flights on 9 November. Astra operates a BAe 146-300, SX-DIZ (E3206), as well as two ATR72s and one ATR42. The 146 has had a busy summer, operating a mix of domestic routes and charters. In October, for […]
CityJet‘s long-lasting contract to operate several Avro RJ85s on behalf of Air France and its regional subsidiary Hop! has come to an end at the end of the summer timetable. This contract, which dates to the time that CityJet was owned by Air France, once covered all of CityJet’s RJ85 […]
Filipino airline Royal Air has withdrawn its trio of Avro RJ100s from service. The airline started services using the former Swiss RJ100s in February 2018, initially flying charters and then adding scheduled services. In June, however, it took delivery of an Airbus A319, and a second was added in August. These A319s […]
Bolivia’s TAMep has still not resumed services, which it suspended on 28 September. The airline had announced on 27 September that it would cancel all its services from the following day through 3 October for unspecified “administrative adjustments.” Over two weeks later, services remain suspended, with the booking function on […]
WDL Aviation‘s BAe 146-200 D-AMGL (msn E2055) operated Adria’s last services on 29 September. Liquidity problems forced Adria to suspend most of its flights on 24 September. The airline only operated a single service, to Frankfurt, home of its Star Alliance partner Lufthansa. With most of its aircraft having been […]
Australia’s Pionair has bought WDL Aviation‘s trio of BAe 146-300QTs. WDL had acquired the three freighters from ASL Airlines Spain when that airline ceased operations. At first, the intention was to part them out, but it was later decided to operate them on cargo charters. In the event, only D-AJAM […]
Bolivia’s TAMep announced on 27 September that it would cancel all its services from the following day through 3 October for unspecified “administrative adjustments.” The airline began services on 3 April, using Avro RJ70 CP-3106 (msn E1252). Recent news items on TAMep:
After spending several weeks in New Zealand hauling parcels, Pionair‘s BAe 146-200QC VH-SAZ (msn E2148) proved her versatility by switching to a 48-seat VIP configuration and operating a 25-day luxury charter for tour operator Captain’s Choice. She departed Sydney on 2 September, and made a wide tour through the continent, […]
