Equatorial Guinea’s Air Annobón has apparently suspended operations following the revocation of its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) by Equatoguinean authorities. It is not clear when the airline lost its AOC, or for what reason. The airline is reportedly looking for a partner to restart operations as a low-cost carrier. Its […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Air Annobón has returned BAe 146-300 ZS-SBR (msn E3120) off-lease. She was seen parked at Mahikeng Airport on 17 February. She had operated for Air Annobón since mid 2013, when she had replaced 146-300 ZS-SOR (msn E3155). Her departure leaves former CityJet RJ85 3C-MAA (msn E2365) as the airline’s sole […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Air Annobón has taken delivery of a former CityJet RJ85. EI-RJS (msn E2365) operated her last CityJet flight (a Dublin-Paris CDG roundtrip on behalf of Air France) on 22 January, and then was ferried to Norwich the following day. After receiving attention from KLM Engineering, she was ferried […]
BAe 146 SZ-SBR Hegañdt (msn E3120) left South Africa for Equatorial Guinea in late June. She had returned to Lanseria to renew her Certificate of Airworthiness in October 2012, after being painted in Air Annobón‘s colors. However, this was delayed when the Fastjet AMO, who were conducting maintenance on her, went into liquidation. As there […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Air Annobón began service on 25 January with a flight from Malabo to Bata using BAe 146-300 ZS-SOR Palea (msn E3155). The 146 had been delivered in July 2012, but delays in obtaining an AOC prevented an earlier start of service. She did operate some flights on behalf of […]
A second BAe 146 is being prepared for service with Equatorial Guinea’s Air Annobón. The airline is already leasing BAe 146-300 ZS-SOR (msn E3155) from Fair Aviation. SZ-SOR departed Lanseria for Equatorial Guinea on 5 July, but has apparently not yet been able to begin service due to delays in […]
Few would have predicted that Equatorial Guinea would one day have not one but two BAe 146 operators. A new airline, Air Annobón, is planning to operate a BAe 146 on domestic operations, joining current BAe 146 operator Cronos Airlines. Like Cronos, Air Annobón is leasing its 146 from a […]
