Chile’s Aerovías DAP has acquired BAe 146-100 N114M (msn E1068) from lessor Tronosjet. Originally built for China Eastern in 1986, N114M had been operated in a VIP configuration by Moncrief Oil since 1997. She was acquired by Tronos in May 2017 and ferried to Summerside. Her registration was cancelled in […]
Canada’s Summit Air has added a second Avro RJ100 to its fleet. C-GZRJ (msn E3359) is the former Swiss HB-IYW, acquired from TronosJet. Tronos had taken delivery of HB-IYW in mid-June 2017. Following her arrival in Canada, she was registered as C-FXQJ, and then G-CKRG. She did not end up […]
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 […]
Neptune Aviation has acquired Avro RJ100 VP-LOS (msn E3282) as N479NA. VP-LOS had been intended to operate for BVI Airways, but never did so, as the airline ran out of cash and shut down prior to beginning its planned services from Tortola to the USA (sistership VP-LWW did operate a […]
A second Avro RJ100 is being prepared for Philippine airline Royal Air Charter Service. RJ100 RP-C8962 (msn E3259) was noted at Indopeltia’s facility at Pondok Cabe on 27 December with Royal Air titles in red on the forward fuselage and the airline’s logo on the tail. A former Swiss example, she […]
Avro RJ100 VP-LWW (msn E3274) of BVI Airways was ferried from Fort Lauderdale to Summerside on 26 August. She had been stored at Fort Lauderdale since 7 June, following the end of its contract with Haiti’s Sunrise Airways. She joins the airline’s other RJ100, VP-LOS (msn E3282), who had been undergoing maintenance by Tronosjet. The airline was planning to begin […]
Chile’s Aerovías DAP has taken delivery of a third former Swiss Avro RJ100 acquired through lessor Tronos. The latest addition is RJ100 T7-IYY (msn E3339 ex HB-IYY). She flew her last service for Swiss on 3 April — a roundtrip from Zürich to London City as LX466/467 — and then departed […]
Chile’s Aerovías DAP took delivery of another former Swiss Avro RJ100 just before the end of the year. RJ100 T7-IXP (msn E3283 ex HB-IXP) was acquired through lessor Tronos. Her last service for Swiss had been a roundtrip from Zürich to Milano Linate as LX1616/LX1617 on 19 December. She was ferried to Cranfield on the […]
BVI Airways has taken delivery of its second Avro RJ100. VP-LWW (msn E3274) was previously operated by Swiss, and was acquired via Tronos. She is currently being outfitted at Tronos’ base at Summerside. Recent news items on BVI Airways:
BVI Airways Avro RJ100 VP-LOS (msn E3282) Spirit of the Virgin Islands undertook proving runs from Fort Lauderdale to and from Terrence B. Lettsome Airport on Beef Island on 10-11 November. VP-LOS then returned to Summerside, via Westchester/White Plains, for further work by Tronos. Completion of the proving runs is […]
