Australia's Aerlink retires only ATR42-500
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Taiwan's Mandarin Airlines orders an incremental ATR72-600
Mandarin Airlines (AE, Taichung Ching Chuan Kang) has ordered one incremental ATR72-600 directly from ATR - Avions de Transport Régional with delivery planned for the first quarter of 2026. The aircraft will become the sixteenth ATR72-600 in Mandarin Airlines' fleet which comprises twelve of the type, including two delivered earlier this year. It has three [...]
COMAC rebrands ARJ21 as the C909
COMAC (Shanghai Pudong) has rebranded its first aircraft type, the ARJ21-700 regional jet, as the C909, in line with the designation used for the C919 narrowbody type. The first ARJ21 with the new branding is B-099A (msn 10156) which has been painted in the new livery at Shanghai Pudong airport and is expected to be [...]
Daemyung says no interest in controlling Korea's t'way Air
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Korea's Eastar Jet to grow fleet to 20 aircraft in 2025
Source: ch aviation Read more: Korea's Eastar Jet to grow fleet to 20 aircraft in 2025
Boeing again delays B777X deliveries, axes B767F program
Boeing (BOE, Washington National) has again pushed back its first B777-9 and B777-8F deliveries, will end production of the B767F, and intends to axe around 17,000 workers, according to President and CEO Kelly Ortberg. "Our business is in a difficult position, and it is hard to overstate the challenges we face together," Ortberg said in [...]
Chile’s SKY Airline eyes A321neo(XLR) delivery in late 2025
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US's Jet Up Aviation retires last GIV and Phenom 300
Jet Up Aviation has retired its last GIV and Phenom 300 from its Part-135-certified fleet, as reported by ch-aviation research. The GIV, registered as N18TD (msn 1145), was the final aircraft of its type operated by Jet Up Aviation before its retirement from its Part 135 fleet. The 33.3-year-old jet was inactive from May to [...]
Brazil’s Azul eyes capital raise after lessor agreement
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) is now looking to raise fresh capital after securing a deal with 92% of its lessors and OEMs to strengthen its cash generation and eliminate approximately USD545 million from its current debt balance. First reported by Reuters, the airline’s chief executive, John Rodgerson, said the company had [...]
JetSMART Argentina deploys Chilean A320 for domestic ops
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