Stark Airways ceased Hawker charter operations with the retirement of the sole Hawker 800XPi from its Part 135-certified fleet in December 2024, ch-aviation research has revealed. N655MD (msn 258655), a 20.6-year-old aircraft, was operated by Stark Airways since 2021 and is currently not listed as Part 135-certified. Following this retirement, Stark Airways' charter fleet now [...]
Jet Linx Aviation (JL, Omaha Eppley) retired its sole Citation Jet 1+ from its Part 135-certified fleet in December 2024 after half a year of operations, ch-aviation research has shown. The 18.4-year-old aircraft was last active under the 'JTL' code on December 29, flying between New Orleans International and San Antonio International. It is currently [...]
L.J. Aviation (LJY, Latrobe) retired the sole G450 and Citation Jet 4 Gen2 from its Part 135-certified fleet in December 2024, ch-aviation research has revealed. The Gulfstream Aerospace aircraft, N986SP (msn 4140), was last active under L.J. Aviation's 'LJY' code on December 19, flying between Chicago Midway and Pittsburgh International. The 16.2-year-old jet was operated [...]
South Africa's consumer watchdog has announced it is investigating overbooking and/or overselling at FlySafair (FA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) after the airline was widely criticised on social media for admitting to the practice following a consumer complaint. National Consumer Commission (NCC) acting commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu has urged consumers to come forward and provide information that could [...]
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Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) will reportedly postpone the planned 2026 retirement of its seven A380-800s due to delays in the arrival of new aircraft and increased passenger demand. The decision, first reported by the Korean-language Asia Business Daily, is yet to be officially confirmed by the airline. One of the A380s, HL7619 (msn 96), [...]
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