Swiss has reduced its once sizable Avro RJ100 fleet to a single example. The airline started 2017 with eight RJ100s, but now RJ100 HB-IYZ (msn E3338) is the only example of the type left in service. The others have been gradually retired. HB-IYR (msn E3382) in late January, -IXO (msn […]
FAAM’s BAe 146-301ARA G-LUXE (msn E3001) had her first commercial customer when she test-flew an optical ice detection probe on behalf of GKN Aerospace. GKN Aerospace’s patented Optical Ice Detector (OID) features a small sensor head with optical fibres arranged to emit laser light into any ice that forms over […]
A group of aviation enthusiasts is working to restore the Avro RJX-100 prototype on display at Manchester airport. BAE Systems donated the development Avro RJX-100, G-IRJX (msn E3378), to Manchester Airport in 2003. She has been displayed at its Runway Visitor Park since February 2003, alongside an HS-121 Trident, a […]
The former Formula 1 BAe 146-100 G-OFOA (msn E1006) has been acquired by aircraft and component broker Executive Jet Support (EJS) for parting out. G-OFOA is one of the oldest extant BAe 146s, having initially been built for Dan-Air London as G-BKMN in 1983—indeed, she flew the very first BAe 146 […]
General Julio César Villarroel Camacho, Director of Bolivia’s Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM), has confirmed that the airline has bought Avro RJ70 T7-KMA (msn E1252) as FAB-107. The former MDLR Airways aircraft has been stored at Bacău since the Indian airline shut down in 2009, initially as VT-MDN. She is expected to arrive […]
Bolivia’s EcoJet placed Avro RJ85 CP-3082 (msn E2292) into service on 24 June, operating 8J781 from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz, then 8J842/843 to Trinidad and back to Santa Cruz. She had arrived in Bolivia on 31 May, still wearing the colors of former operator Brussels Airlines. She retains the basic white and gray […]
Cello Aviation‘s VIP-configured BAe 146 G-RAJJ (msn E2108) operated a test flight to Aosta’s Corrado Gex Airport on 15 June. She arrived from Torino as CLJ101A in the early evening, touching down at 1817 local time. On the following day, after a morning of visits by local authorities, she departed […]
After donating her useful parts to help keep North Cariboo Air‘s Avro RJ100s flying, former Atlantic Airways RJ85 OY-RCD (msn E2235) has found a task to keep her busy in her retirement, by serving as a cabin trainer. She had arrived in Calgary on 11 December 2013. She was gradually stripped of useful parts […]
BAe 146-300 YR-AVR (msn E3193) has returned to Greece and is once again flying for previous operator Astra Airlines, whose all-green colors she is still wearing. Romania’s Aviro Air acquired YR-AVR from Astra in 2015. Aviro Air began operating YR-AVR on behalf of Astra on 26 May, under a contract that should run until early […]
Aircraft and component broker Executive Jet Support (EJS) has acquired former Starbow BAe 146-300 D-AEJS (msn E3183 ex 9G-SBC) as a source for parts. Executive Jet Support, based near London Heathrow, provides commercial aircraft, engines, and airframe components to almost 200 operators in over 40 countries worldwide. German airline WDL has already purchased the main […]
