Rano Air (R4, Kano) continues to operate domestic services with three of its five in-house E145s, ADS-B data confirms, dispelling Nigerian media reports that its operations have dwindled to one aircraft. Nigeria's Business Hallmark news site reported last week that Rano Air had scaled down to one aircraft, claiming that a leasing company had reclaimed [...]
One Air (HC, London Stansted) - the United Kingdom's sole operator of B747 freighters - is lobbying the new labour administration in Westminster to establish a bilateral agreement with the European Union to ease post-Brexit bottlenecks. These include difficulties hiring pilots and engineers and accessing maintenance facilities due to the UK's exit from the EU [...]
Drukair (KB, Paro) has signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for three A320-200Ns and two A321-200NY(XLR)s to expand its international network. A statement issued during the 2024 Farnborough Air Show said deliveries are planned to begin only in 2030. The state-owned Bhutanese flag carrier will deploy them out of the country's [...]
Avcon Jet (AOJ, Vienna) has taken delivery of its first Challenger 3500 super mid-size business jet, ch-aviation research has revealed. OE-HOZ (msn 21008) was delivered to the carrier directly from Bombardier Business Aircraft (Montréal Trudeau) on July 1, 2024, flying from Montréal Trudeau to Vienna already under its Austrian registration. After a test flight around [...]
AlisCargo (CP, Milan Malpensa) resumed flight operations on July 19, 2024, deploying its only B777-200F from Milan Malpensa to Hong Kong International on behalf of its parent company, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. I-MSCA (msn 68230) was delivered to the Italian operator on June 30-July 1, 2024, ferrying directly from Everett to Milan Malpensa. The airline [...]
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) have asked the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve the de facto transfer of Hawaiian’s international route authorities to Alaska Air Group as part of their merger process. In a joint application, the companies also requested the reissuance of Hawaiian and Alaska’s international [...]
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Billion Air has added its second owned and operated business jet, namely Bombardier Business Aircraft Challenger 350 N808JM (msn 20782), ch-aviation research has revealed. The 5.5-year-old aircraft was registered to the New York-based private aircraft and limousine service provider on June 14, 2024. The next day, it operated from Sioux Falls to San Diego McClellan [...]
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