Iran's Pars Air adds first B737-300
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Islamabad details PIA asset and liability transfer plans
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Malaysia Airlines to outsource narrowbody freighter ops
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) has appointed MJets Air Sdn Bhd as its dedicated narrowbody freighter operator for its cargo entity MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (doing business as MASKargo), according to an April 5 Bursa Malaysia filing. The short-term contract will run from May 1 to October 31, 2024. MJets Air is the commercial [...]
UK's Ascend Airways completes AOC upgrade
Ascend Airways (YD, London Gatwick) has obtained an upgraded Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the UK Civil Aviation Authority as it prepares to relaunch as a passenger ACMI/charter specialist with a B737-based fleet. The British carrier, known as Synergy Aviation (Fairoaks) until last year's acquisition by Avia Solutions Group, was issued the new AOC on [...]
UK's One Air establishes East Midlands base
One Air (HC, London Stansted) has relocated its base in the United Kingdom from London Heathrow to Nottingham East Midlands, from which it will now serve its scheduled charter flights to Hong Kong International and other charters. "East Midlands Airport has a lot of important plus points which make it attractive for all-cargo operations, including [...]
Denmark's Sunclass eyes accelerated neo rollover, mulls ACMI
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Türkiye's Zafer Air adds first ACJ319-100
Zafer Air (HMZ) has taken delivery of its first bizliner, ACJ319-100 TC-VHZ (msn 3542), ch-aviation research has revealed. The 15.9-year-old aircraft formerly operated by Global Jet Luxembourg (SVW, Luxembourg), was first in service for the Turkish business charter specialist on March 12, 2024. It seats up to 18 passengers and is based out of Ankara [...]
Russia's Aurora to create a UAV subsidiary
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Pakistan's PIA still holding onto debt as more losses posted
The Pakistani government is yet to shift debts and liabilities accrued by PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) into a separate entity, despite media reports it has already done so. It is moving to sell between 51% and 100% of the consistently lossmaking airline and wants to decouple the liabilities from the balance [...]
Russia's Polar Airlines to resume Q300 ops
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