Australia’s Pionair began BAe 146 freighter operations on behalf of Virgin Australia Cargo (which itself is operating on behalf of TNT) on 13 July, using former Titan Airways 146-200QC VH-SIF (msn E2119 ex G-ZAPN). The flights were supposed to begin on 4 July, but VH-SIF found it hard to get […]
Australia’s Skyforce has acquired the former Vincent Aviation BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO (msn E2130). She has been stored at Auckland since being repossessed by ANCL Investments Ltd after Vincent Aviation was liquidated in October 2014. On 9 April, she was ferried to Sydney Bankstown via Norfolk Island. Then on 24 April […]
Australia’s Skyforce has aquired BAe 146-200QC G-ZAPN (msn E2119) from Titan Airways. She concluded over thirteen years of service with Titan her last service for Titan during the night of 27-28 March, with a Stansted to Edinburgh roundtrip carrying mail. She was registered to Skyforce’s parent Pionair Australia (Pty) Ltd […]
The Royal Air Force has taken delivery of its first BAe 146 C3, ZE707 (msn E2188 ex OO-TAZ). Together with sistership ZE708 (msn E2211 ex OO-TAY), she was modified to RAF standards by Hawker Aviation at Hawarden Airport outside Chester, under sub-contract from BAE Systems. An important part of the […]
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a UKP15.5 million contract to BAE Systems to convert two former TNT Airways BAe 146-200QCs to military configuration. BAE Systems will design the necessary modifications, which involve fitting defensive systems and other military equipment, and will manage the program. The conversions will be […]
The second former TNT Airways BAe 146QC has been painted in Royal Air Force colors. Series 200QC OO-TAZ (msn E2188) flew her last service for TNT Airways on 3 April. Two days later, she was ferried to Norwich, where she received into the RAF’s overall grey colors. She then departed […]
Former TNT Airways BAe 146-200QC OO-TAY (msn E2211) has been painted in Royal Air Force colors. She flew her last service for TNT Airways on 2 March, then was ferried from Liège to Lelystad on March 5. She emerged from the QAPS paintshop on 19 March. Later that day, she […]
The UK Ministry of Defence has published a contract notification for two BAe 146-200QCs. Citing an “urgent operational requirement”, the tender sets a deadline of midnight on 13 January for offers. The deal could be worth as much a UKP6 million (US$9.3 million) for the pair – a good price […]
Titan Airways has awarded BAE Systems a mandate to remarket three of its BAe 146 freighter variants: two series 200QC Quick Change versions, G-ZAPN (msn E2119) and G-ZAPK (msn E2148), and a series 200QT freighter, G-ZAPR (msn E2114). Titan hopes to sell one of the aircraft and replace her with […]
TNT Airways has acquired the two Combi BAe 146-200QCs operated by Axis Airways. TNT intends to maintain the two aircraft in combi configuration and use them for passenger charters beginning in March, complementing their convertible Boeing 737-300s. The first QC, OO-TAY (msn E2211, ex F-GOMA) arrived in January and entered […]
