BAE Systems has agreed to sell its asset management business and its portfolio of BAe 146s and Avro RJs to New York-based Fortress Investment Group for US$187 million. The sale includes BAE Systems’ entire portfolio of regional aircraft, including 107 BAe 146 and Avro RJs, as well as 44 turboprops […]
Bulgaria Air‘s BAe 146-200 LZ-HBZ (msn E2103) returned from Iran in late May, and rejoined the airline’s own fleet. She had been flying for Taban Air since September 2009. A series 300, LZ-HBD (msn E3131) remains on lease to the Iranian airline. Recent news items on Taban Air: Recent news […]
It was deja vu all over again at Air Botswana, as it took delivery of BAe 146-100 A2-ABF (msn E1160) for the third time. The airline had first leased A2-ABF from 1991 to 1994, and then again from 2005 to 2009. She has been at Southend since, awaiting conversion to […]
Cello Aviation scored a considerable coup when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II chartered BAe 146-200 G-RAJJ (msn E2108) for her state visit to Ireland. G-RAJJ carried H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the official party from Northolt to Dublin’s Casement Aerodrome on 17 May, where they were […]
New airline Starbow is planning to operate two BAe 146-300s on domestic services within Ghana. The airline’s first BAe 146, former Eurowings series 300 G-UKSC (msn E3125 ex D-AEWM) was rolled out at Southend on 18 May after painting by Air Livery. Starbow’s livery was designed by Dutch company Lila […]
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft and Design Q continued their tradition of unveiling new design concepts for the Avro Business Jet (ABJ) at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) show in Genève. The new design, dubbed the ABJ ‘Eleganté’, is aimed at customers “who appreciate the space and grandeur […]
BA CityFlyer contracted Atlantic Airways to operate an Avro RJ85 on its behalf, to cover for the late delivery of an Embraer 190. E-Jet deliveries have been delayed by a shortage of General Electric CF34 engines, which require some parts built at a factory in Japan that was affected by […]
A study of cabin fume events conducted by Cranfield University found no evidence that fume events in airliner cabins cause danger to the crew or to passengers. The study, contracted by the United Kingdom’s CAA and the Committee on Toxicity, measured air samples on a series of regular flights on […]
Aegean Airlines has ended Avro RJ100 operations after 12 years. The airline’s two remaining RJ100s flew their last services on 2 May: SX-DVA (msn E3341) on flight AEE455, from Kalamata to Athens, and SX-DVB (msn E3343) on flight AEE407, from Kerkyra to Athens. These two RJ100s had been the airline’s […]
