Venezuela’s Estelar, Avior announce partnership
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Nigeria's Xejet adds wet-leased E190
Xejet (4U, Lagos) is wet-leasing an E190 from Windrose Airlines (7W, Kyiv Boryspil) for the introduction of a premium economy product between Lagos and Abuja, CEO Emmanuel Iza has confirmed to ch-aviation. He said the ACMI contract with the Ukrainian carrier will run for three months initially. ADS-B data shows that UR-EMA (msn 19000494) was [...]
EASA declines comment on safety audit at Air Arabia Maroc
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has declined to comment on a report that it flagged serious safety concerns at Air Arabia Maroc (3O, Casablanca Mohamed V) regarding scheduling practices that allegedly compromise fatigue management guidelines. "EASA does not comment in any way on the outcomes of our Third Country Operators (TCO) decisions or [...]
France's Jet Corporate loses AOC
Jet Corporate has "ceased activity" as a commercial aircraft operator as of August 1, 2024, a ch-aviation review of French civil aviation authority records shows. The Lyon Bron-based company operated a single Cessna Citation Jet 1+, F-HRCA (msn 525-0650), which remains active but is now based out of Caen. It operates with no operator's callsign [...]
Germany's Unicair adds first Learjet 45
Unicair (UNI, Cologne/Bonn) has expanded its fleet with the addition of its first Learjet 45, marking the German operator's first non-XR variant of the aircraft, according to ch-aviation research. D-CHLP (msn 45-005) completed its first flight under Unicair's 'UNI' code on November 6, 2024, between Copenhagen Roskilde, where it had been stored since September 2022, [...]
Air Belgium retires last A330-900
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US's Gridiron Air completes Part 121 certification
Gridiron Air (RZN, Fort Worth Alliance) completed its Part 121 supplemental air carrier certification on October 30, 2024, allowing it to proffer its two B777-200ERs to the charter market. "Our B777-200ER fleet will be a market disruptor. With four distinct cabin zones, including 28 lie-flat seats and seating for up to 288 passengers in unmatched [...]
Dominican Republic's Air Century adds first GIV-SP
Air Century (Y2, Santo Domingo La Isabela) has introduced its first Gulfstream Aerospace jet to its executive charter fleet with the addition of a GIV-SP. HI1111 (msn 1473) completed its first flight under Dominican registration on July 21, 2024, from Kinston to Miami Opa-Locka. Configured for up to 13 passengers, the 22-year-old jet was initially [...]
Lufthansa, Italy economy minister to meet over ITA – report
Lufthansa Group has declined to comment on reports that CEO Carsten Spohr and Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italy's minister of economy and finance, are to meet at the weekend to resolve an alleged last-minute impasse over the acquisition of state-owned ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino). A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on November 5 that [...]
Brasil Vida Taxi Aereo adds Learjet 45XR, Astra SPX
Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo Congonhas) has taken delivery of two new light jets, one Learjet 45XR and one Astra SPX, ch-aviation research has revealed. The Learjet, PS-BMV (msn 45-160), was ferried from Fort Lauderdale Executive via Fort de France and Manaus International to the operator's base at Goiania over the course of September [...]