CityJet‘s contract to operate several flights on behalf of KLM Cityhopper has come to an end. The contract initially called for CityJet to operate two Avro RJ85s on KLM Cityhopper routes to London City and to other European destinations. This was reduced to a single aircraft as KLM Cityhopper’s own Embraer […]
Several Miss Universe candidates were on hand on 8 December to help BAe 146-100 RP-C5255 (msn E1104) inaugurate SkyJet‘s new route from Manila to Camiguin, a small island just to the north of Mindanao. In addition to authorities from the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and the island, the passengers on the inaugural flight […]
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 […]
Start-up Atlantic Star has indicated that it has been informed by the St Helena government that it will not be invited to participate in the next phase of the Air Access tender process. Atlantic Star had proposed basing an Avro RJ100 on St Helena for a twice weekly service to Ascension Island. The RJ100 […]
South Africa’s Airlink operated St Helena’s first commercial airline service on 3 May, when Avro RJ85 ZS-SSH (msn E2285) flew from Cape Town to the Atlantic island. The flight was a charter organized by the St Helena government to cover for repairs to the ship that normally connects the Island to […]
Filipino BAe 146 operator SkyJet added Siargao Island to its network. Siargao Island is touted as the ‘Surfing Capital of the Philippines’ and hosts an annual world surfing competition. Like many other SkyJet destinations, Siargao is a restricted airport, with a runway length of only 1,326m/4,420ft and hot ambient temperatures. BAe 146-100 RP-C5255 (msn […]
Start-up Atlantic Star has bid to operate an Avro RJ100 on scheduled services to St Helena, in response to a request for proposals issued by the St Helena Government. Atlantic Star is proposing to base an Avro RJ100 on St Helena and operate it twice weekly to Ascension Island, possibly with […]
Lessor Tronos operated former Swiss Avro RJ100 T7-IXS (msn E3280 ex HB-IXS) to St. Helena airport in the south Atlantic on 21 October. The flight was intended to test the RJ100’s suitability for operations at the new St. Helena airport, which was built with funding from the government of the […]
Avro RJ85 EI-RJG (msn E2344) of CityJet was damaged in a hard landing at Firenze on 23 March. She touched down hard on landing at the completion of WX281 from London City. None of the passengers and crew on board were injured, but the aircraft suffered substantial damage. The return flight was […]
CityJet Executive Chairman Pat Byrne has warned that higher charges would jeopardize the viability of operations at London City, the airline’s main hub. “The airport is expensive for airlines,” said Mr Byrne, “both in terms of equipment required to operate within the unique physical constraints of the airport, and also in terms […]
