Czech travel agency Discovery Aviation suspended scheduled operations on 4 January. The airline cited problems at its Kunovice Airport base as the main reason for the suspension. The company says it intends to resume scheduled services in March; in the meantime, it will concentrate on charter flights. Flightline and WDL […]
Filipino airline Asian Spirit is negotiating with BAE Systems to acquire four BAe 146s. The aircraft would likely include two series 100s and two series 200s being returned off-lease by Australia’s National Jet Systems. Although negotiations have not yet concluded, one of the aircraft concerned was noted at Adelaide in […]
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing criticism over his use of a Queen’s Flight BAe 146 for personal vacation travel. Blair and his family used a BAe 146 of RAF 32 (The Royal) Squadron to fly to Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh resort in late December. The Prime Minister and […]
Over a year after Lufthansa announced its intention of re-aligning its regional operations under the Lufthansa Regional brand, the first Avro RJ85s of CityLine have been repainted. They now sport large ‘Lufthansa Regional’ titles under the window, with smaller ‘Operated by CityLine’ titles above. They retain the standard Lufthansa tail […]
Exeter-based Flybe ended services at London City on 10 January, when they transferred their last remaining route, to the Isle of Man, to EuroManx. Flybe’s predecessor Jersey European first served London City in 1999, when they took over CityJet’s route to Dublin. In subsequent years, the airline built up a […]
