After a prolonged stay in Canada, EcoJet Avro RJ85 CP-2814 (msn E2317) returned to Bolivia in late July. She had arrived at TronosJet’s facility at Summerside for C Check on 19 February, but the work took a longer than expected as she required an extensive overhaul of her landing gear as a result […]
This time, there was no last-minute reprieve for Bolivia’s Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM). The airline was forced to suspend operations on 31 July when the latest deadline for it to receive civil certification passed. Just two days ago, the airline had announced that it was “concluding its first cycle of […]
Peruvian economic weekly magazine Semana Económica is reporting that StarPerú‘s owners may be seeking to sell the airline. The airline’s market share has fallen from 6% in 2015 to only 3% at the end of 2017. At its peak, in 2011, StarPerú had a fleet of no less than ten BAe […]
Peruvian BAe 146 operator StarPerú has formed a commercial alliance with Boeing 737 operator Peruvian Airlines. Under their joint “Peruvian Alliance”, the two airlines will codeshare on each others’ flights. StarPerú currently operates two BAe 146-100s and one -300. Several other 146 have been withdrawn from use. StarPerú had earlier tried […]
Bolivia’s Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM) announced on 2 May that it was suspending all services until 11 May to allow for preventive maintenance on its aircraft. TAM’s fleet is believed to include one operational BAe 146-200, FAB-106 (msn E2048). The airline is in the process of converting itself into a civil airline, to […]
The Accident Investigation Group (Grupo de Investigación de Acidentes y Incidentes, GRIAA) of Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics Authority published its final report on the November 2016 crash of LaMia Bolivia Avro RJ85 CP-2933 (msn E2348). The RJ85 crashed while on approach to Rionegro Airport, outside Medellín, while operating a charter flight for […]
Bolivia’s EcoJet ferried Avro RJ85 CP-2814 (msn E2317) to Summerside for C Check. She left her base at Cochabamba on 17 February, heading first to Cali, then on to Bahamas and Charlottetown, before arriving in Summerside on 19 February. TronosJet will carry out the C check. Recent news items on […]
Avro RJ70 FAB-108 (msn E1230 ex VT-MDM) is being ferried to Bolivia to join Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM) in its new, civil version. She had been parked at Delhi since October 2009, when her former operator, MDLR Airlines, ceased operations. After receiving maintenance, she departed Delhi on 14 January, routing via Abu Dhabi, […]
Chile’s Aerovías DAP put the first of its Avro RJ100s into service in late December. CC-ARN (msn E3280, ex T7-IXS) is one of three former Swiss RJ100s that DAP has acquired through lessor Tronos. Recent news items on Aerovías DAP:
Bolivia’s Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM) has been granted additional time to achieve civil certification. The airline had been planning to suspend operations at the end of the year, when its current deadline expired. On 27 December, however, a presidential decree extended the deadline to 31 July 2018. TAM’s General Manager, General Julio César […]
