Canada’s Conair Group has begun flight-testing its air tanker conversion of the Avro RJ85. Former Lufthansa RJ85 N839AC (msn E2270 ex D-AVRI) was modified at Conair’s Abbotsford base. She has been painted in the colors of Conair’s US subsidiary, Aero-Flite. In June, AeroFlite had received a contract from the US […]
Indonesian BAe 146 operator Penas Air appears to have suspended operations, at least with their BAe 146-100 PK-VKD (msn E1104), which has been parked at Medan’s Polonia airport, on North Sumatra, since at least the beginning of July. Reports from early in the year indicated that staff had not been […]
Air France KLM is seeking investors for its wholly owned subsidiary CityJet, which operates 22 Avro RJ85s. Depending on the offer, Air France could sell a partial stake in the Irish airline or sell it outright. “CityJet is studying different options with new investors,” said CityJet CEO Christine Ourmieres. “We […]
