Brazil’s VoePass to keep São Paulo slots – report
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Ryanair adds brand-new Challenger 3500 for corporate use
Ryanair Holdings has added a brand-new Challenger 3500 for corporate use, ch-aviation research reveals. The Bombardier Business Aircraft, registered in the Isle of Man as M-ABSU (msn 21052), was delivered on March 26, 2025, directly from the manufacturer's facilities at Montréal Trudeau to Dublin International, before continuing to London Stansted the same day. Until now, [...]
Nigeria's NG Eagle to replace E145 with B737 Classic
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Belavia eyes A330 imported via Gambia – report
Belavia (B2, Minsk National) is in advanced negotiations to add three A330-200s currently stored at Minsk National under Gambian registrations assigned to "Magic Air", a company which previously intermediated in the delivery of an A320-200 to sanctioned Cham Wings Airlines (SAW, Damascus), Reuters reported. The Belarusian flag carrier tentatively plans to induct the aircraft into [...]
Germany's Windrose Air resumes Phenom 100, CJ2 operations
Windrose Air Jetcharter (QGA, Berlin Brandenburg) has added a Phenom 100EV to its air operator's certificate and is preparing to induct a Citation Jet 2, the company confirmed to ch-aviation. The additions mark the resumption of operations for both types after a five- and two-year gap, respectively. The Phenom 100EV, D-IHCR (msn 50000450), is a [...]
Croatia's Jung Sky to begin fleet upgrade in 2026
Jung Sky (JSY, Zagreb Franjo Tuđman) plans to begin a fleet upgrade in 2026, co-founder and co-owner Krešimir Jung has told the Croatian news website tportal. The company intends to replace the two Citation Jet 2s it operates with more and larger aircraft, though the specific types have not yet been disclosed. "Starting the fleet [...]
Lessor seeks CFM engines from Tunisia's Express Air Cargo
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Kenya Airways open to more than one investor – chairman
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) may consider multiple investors rather than just one, though no specific number has been determined yet, according to chairman Michael Joseph. Speaking on Kenya's NTV television about potential strategic financing options for the national carrier, Joseph indicated a preference for a single investor but acknowledged this might be challenging [...]
Tunisair aiming for active fleet of 21 aircraft by YE26
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US's Alerion Aviation eyes same-type growth
Alerion Aviation (Long Beach) wants to prioritise growth around aircraft types it already operates as it facilitates more efficient operations, its chairman Bob Seidel told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview. "We target the types of aircraft we already operate because we know them and because we already have a crew. One of the biggest challenges [...]