Conair keeps adding Avro RJ85s from CityJet. Having already taken EI-RJH (msn E2345) in February and EI-RJX (msn E2372) in April, she has now acquired EI-RJT (msn E2366). EI-RJT operated her last service for CityJet, AF1116 from Paris CDG to Dublin, on 30 April. She left Dublin on 21 May, […]
WDL Aviation BAe 146-200 D-AWUE (msn E2050) returned to Germany after completing a three-week wet lease to Greece’s Sky Express. She had been flying for Sky Express since 20 April. She operated her last flight for Sky Express, GQ214/215 from Athens to Heraklion and back, on 12 May, and then […]
The Indonesian government has parked its VIP-configured Avro RJ85, PK-PJJ (msn E2239). The RJ85 had been operated by the Indonesian Air Force’s 17 Squadron. She flew her last flight on 4 May, and was then parked at Jakarta Halim her with titles and logo removed.
On 6 May, Filipino airline SkyJet inaugurated a new route from Manila to Camiguin, in Northern Mindanao. BAe 146-200 RP-C3855 (msn E2087) operated the first flight. SkyJet currently has two active 146s: RP-C3855 and RP-C6358 (msn E2201). A third series 200, former Tez Jet EX-27002 (msn E2172) was acquired in April […]
Swedish airline Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) has indicated that it intends to withdraw its Avro RJs from service during 2020. Although the airline had ordered Bombardier CS100s and CS300s (now Airbus A220-100s and -300s) as replacements, this order has been repeatedly pushed back and now looks unlikely to ever be […]
CityJet has sold another Avro RJ85 to Conair. The Canadian air tanker operator had already acquired EI-RJH (msn E2345) in February. Now she has also taken EI-RJX (msn E2372). She operated her last service for CityJet, AF171 from Paris CDG to Dublin, on 5 April. By then, her titles had […]
Operations by Royal Air‘s trio of Avro RJ100s at Clark International Airport were suspended for two days after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the area on 22 April. An initial 24-hour closure was extended for an additional day to allow for repairs to airport infrastructure. Affected passengers were offered the […]
Greece’s Sky Express is wet-leasing BAe 146-200 D-AWUE (msn E2050) from WDL Aviation to cover for maintenance on its ATR72s. D-AWUE had been operating in France, for Air France and Hop! She flew her last flight for Hop!, AS3450/3451 from Lille to Toulouse and back, on 19 April, then returned […]
Runway work at RAF Northolt have forced No.32 (The Royal) Squadron to transfer its four BAe 146s to RAF Benson. Northolt’s main runway is closed for resurfacing and other work. The 146s are expected to remain at Benson about six months. The 146s are no strangers at Benson, having been […]
After several months of inactivity, Bolivia’s Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM) resumed operations on 3 April in its new guise as TAM Empresa Pública (TAMep). The airline was awarded a provisional AOC in late March. At present, the airline’s sole aircraft is Avro RJ70 CP-3106 (msn E1252). She operated TAMep’s inaugural service, […]