SN Brussels Airlines has decided to retain its fleet of BAe 146s and Avro RJs. The airline had been examining options to replace the type on its shorthaul European services. After an extensive study of the available options, however, it concluded that keeping the Avro RJs was the most cost-effective […]
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is examining the possibility of re-launching the BAe 146QT passenger to freighter conversion. 29 146s were converted during the 1980s by installing a large upward-opening freight door in the rear fuselage — 1 series 100QT, 13 series 200QTs, and 10 series 300QTs pure freighters, and five […]
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft introduced a Life Extension Programme for the BAe 146 to allow it to continue operations for at least another 20 years. The Programme includes two new manuals, the Corrosion Protection and Control Programme (CPCP), and the Supplementary Structural Inspections Document (SSID). The CPCP covers corrosion; it […]
Flightline‘s VIP-configured BAe 146-300, G-BPNT (msn E3126), is flying in support of the concert tour of rock band U2, and has received a special paint scheme.
Italian airline Club Air had added a former Azzurra Air Avro RJ85, EI-CNJ (msn E2300), to its fleet. The addition gives the airline a rather eclectic fleet, as it already operates two early build series 200s (msns E2012 and E2014, originally built for Air Wisconsin), a mid-production series 200 (msn […]
Mesaba began operating Avro RJ85s into Washington’s National Airport on 2 May. The service, operated on behalf of Northwest Airlink, comes in from Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the morning. A roundtrip is then operated to Detroit before the return leg to Grand Rapids in late afternoon. The RJ85 is the […]
Eurowings has begun to take delivery of the six former KLM uk/buzz BAe 146-300s it is leasing rom BAE Systems. The first, D-AEWP (msn E3165), arrived on 29 April, and entered service soon thereafter. The aircraft are painted in Lufthansa Regional colors, but cannot carry the airline’s titles because of […]
As planned, British Airways CitiExpress has begun retiring its BAe 146s. Series 200 G-MIMA (msn E2079) was the first to leave the fleet. She flew her last revenue service (BA4328 from London Gatwick to the Isle of Man) on 3 May, and was then ferried to Stansted and stood down. […]
Certification issues have delayed the entry into service of a fire fighting version of the BAe 146. Minden Air is converting a former Air Wisconsin BAe 146-200 to the fire fighting role with the assistance of BAE Systems. They had hoped to have the new air tanker in service in […]
Another airline is joining the roster of BAe 146/Avro RJ operators. After being dormant for several years, Swedish airline Transwede Airways AB is planning to resume operations using a former Azzurra Air Avro RJ70 leased from Air Malta. The RJ70 was recently rolled out in the airline’s colors at Malmö’s […]
