Australia’s Cobham Aviation Services is adding former CityJet Avro RJ85 G-CDYK (msn E2329 ex EI-RJA). She had operated her last CityJet service, AF1078 from Paris CDG to Dublin, on 3 March. She was then ferried to Cranfield on 13 March, returning off-lease to Falko, taking up once again her previous […]
Air Madagascar has abandoned its plan to lease two Avro RJ85s to replace two Boeing 737-300s whose leases are expiring at the end of the year. The airline changed its mind after considering the cost of re-training its pilots and maintenance staff, none of whom have any experience with Avro […]
Ghana’s Starbow Airlines resumed operations on 4 November. Operations had been suspended in the wake of the hydraulic failure experienced by BAe 146-200 9G-SBD (msn E2059) on 28 October, to allow the airline’s remaining aircraft to be inspected. Although a statement by Deputy Transport Minister Joyce Bawa Mogtari on 29 […]
The bankruptcy of its Australian unit in May has led to the downfall of New Zealand’s Vincent Aviation. Vincent Aviation (Australia) ceased operations and was liquidated in May. According to Vincent’s founder and owner, Peter Vincent, the major reason for its problems was mining company Rio Tinto’s last-minute cancellation of […]
