State-owned Mexicana, NLU, see 2025 budget cuts
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Colombia’s Policía Nacional acquires E145
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Australia's Airflite Flying College adds Q300, eyes Part 121
Airflite Flying College (Moorabbin) has taken delivery of its first DHC-8-Q300 as it pursues a Part 121 Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), necessary to operate larger aircraft in-house. In the interim, the company has confirmed to ch-aviation that the turboprop will be available for lease to other operators. The 22-year-old De Havilland Aircraft of Canada turboprop, [...]
Cyprus' Euroavia Airlines certifies, to launch by late 4Q24
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SkyUp MT to wet-lease A321s for winter, summer seasons
SkyUp MT (U5, Malta International) is set to bolster its capacity over the Winter 2024 and Summer 2025 seasons by wet-leasing in two A321-200s, enabling it to further expand its operations from its Hurghada, Sharm el Sheikh, and Zanzibar bases. The carrier also plans to launch a European base in Summer 2025 where these aircraft [...]
JetNetherlands retires its only Citation X
JetNetherlands (JNL, Amsterdam Schiphol) has retired its sole Citation X, PH-PKX (msn 750-0313), which was recently deregistered in the Netherlands, ch-aviation research has revealed. This was also the only Citation X operated by ASL Group, which incorporates JetNetherlands alongside two other carriers. The 11.8-year-old Cessna Aircraft Company jet last flew under its Dutch registration on [...]
Finnair to add wet-leased B737 capacity from mid-2Q25
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US's AirMed International to retire Hawker 800s, eyes CL605s
AirMed International (MEJ, Birmingham, AL) aims to replace its fleet of Hawker 800 aircraft with Bombardier Business Aircraft Challenger 605s by 2025, the operator's president, Denise Treadwell, revealed in an interview with the International Travel & Health Insurance Journal. The company currently operates three Hawker 800-series aircraft, comprising one BAe-125-800(SP) and two Hawker 800XPi(2)s. “This [...]
Dominican Republic’s Air Century sells Saabs, ATR, Citation
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Canada's Execaire looks for international growth
Execaire Aviation (Montréal Trudeau) is evaluating opportunities for growth outside Canada, mainly in the United States, as the Canadian business aviation market nears saturation, its president Michael Fedele told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview during the NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. "When you look at that 600 [business jet] aircraft fleet within Canada, there's a practical [...]