The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is challenging CityJet‘s plan to operate two Avro RJ85s on behalf of Aer Lingus. In an agreement announced in late August, Aer Lingus will take over CityJet’s existing service between Dublin and London City beginning on 28 October, and CityJet will operate the […]
As the 2018 fire season winds down, Neptune Aviation Services BAe 146 air tankers are beginning to come home to Missoula. Tanker 16 (msn E2074) was the first to head home, on 27 September. Then Tanker 12 (msn E2196) returned on 2 October, and Tankers 10 (msn E2138), 15 (msn E2103), […]
Air France subsidiary Hop! is embarking on a restructuring plan which would entail, among other changes, reducing its reliance on leased capacity from other airlines. This move would reduce its use of BAe 146s and Avro RJs, among others. At present, aircraft operating for Hop! on ACMI leases include Jota Aviation‘s […]
Jota Aviation‘s Avro RJ85 G-JOTR (msn E2294) operated her last service on behalf of CityJet on 30 September. She had been flying on CityJet’s route between Dublin and London City since late May — with occasional short time outs operating charters or for other airlines. After operating WX128 from Dublin […]
Cobham Aviation operated a mini-airlift to Melbourne on 28 September, with no less than four of its Avro RJs flying charters to Essendon Airport bringing fans to watch the 2018 Australian Football League Grand Final between the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Football Club, held the following day (West Coast […]
WDL Aviation‘s BAe 146-200 D-AZFR (msn E2108) ended her month-long contract to fly for SAS. She had been flying for SAS since 2 September, operating from Copenhagen. She flew her last SAS service, a roundtrip to Aalborg as SK1215/1210, on 28 September. She then flew directly to Strasbourg to begin […]
Cobham Aviation Services has placed BAe 146-300QT VH-NJI (msn E3154) into service. Cobham acquired her from ASL Airlines Spain in February, and she was ferried to Australia in early March, arriving in Adelaide on 19 March after a delay en route due to a ground collision at Darwin. After being […]
A Summit Air Avro RJ85 participated in a plane pull for charity at Yellowknife on 15 September. Teams formed by local residents competed to pull her over a distance of 25 feet, against the clock. The local Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) posted the best time, at just under 10 […]
Air Spray‘s BAe 146-200 air tanker N907AS/Tanker 170 (msn E2156) conducted retardant drop tests at Lancaster Fox Field on 20 and 21 September. She then returned to her base at Chico. The grid test measures the coverage of retardant drops, and are required to obtain the approval of the Interagency […]
Qinetiq has acquired former Brussels Airlines Avro RJ100 OO-DWD (msn E3324) as a source of spares for the RJ100 and RJ70 it operates on behalf of the Empire Test Pilots School’s (ETPS). OO-DWD operated Brussels Airlines’ last Avro RJ service on 28 October 2017. She has been stored at Cranfield […]
