Malta's government continues to employ 51 people and allocates EUR2.3 million euros (USD2.3 million) annually to Air Malta (Malta International), the country's finance minister, Clyde Caruana, revealed earlier this week during a parliamentary question-and-answer session. Caruana's statement came in response to a query from parliamentary member Mario de Marco. Air Malta ceased operations in March [...]
Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal (F3, Jeddah International) will soon place an order for ten A330-900N aircraft, according to Reuters. As previously reported in ch-aviation, the airline had decided to place a widebody order but was undecided about the type. Aside from a single wet-leased A330-200, flyadeal has exclusively relied on Airbus narrowbodies to date. flyadeal [...]
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has taken delivery of a new B737-8(BBJ), which it will lease to the Republic of Korea Air Force (Seoul Gimpo). Once in service, the aircraft will ferry around government VIPs and other officials. The BBJ will be entered onto the Korean register as HL8566 (msn 63448). ADS-B flight tracking data [...]
MACS - Micronesian Air Connection Services intends to begin scheduled passenger services in 30 to 60 days, owner John Stewart told the newspaper Marianas Variety this week. The airline recently received a 100% tax break for 22 years from Northern Marianas (CNMI) authorities. Once operating, it will break the monopoly in CNMI inter-island flights currently [...]
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) and Abra Group signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “aligning terms and conditions for a potential business combination" between Azul and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas). If the merger proceeds, Azul and GOL will maintain separate operations and their respective operating certificates while [...]
Mokulele Airlines (MHO, Kona) has grounded its entire fleet on January 15, 2025, "due to maintenance and an abundance of caution". The airline did not disclose the nature of the problem nor how long it expected it to last. The carrier, which is a division of Southern Airways Express and a subsidiary of Surf Air [...]
STAjets (KFB, Santa Ana, CA) resumed charter operations with Hawker Beechcraft aircraft following the addition of a Hawker 800XPi(2) to its Part 135-certified fleet in December 2024. The operator has also retired its only G280 and final Phenom 300E jets, as revealed by ch-aviation research. The Hawker 800XPi(2), N906AS (msn 258569), is a 22.6-year-old aircraft [...]
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Solairus Aviation (TWY, Novato) retired its final Citation Sovereign from its Part 135-certified fleet in December 2024, ch-aviation research shows. N636BC (msn 680-0239), a 16.2-year-old aircraft, had been part of Solairus Aviation's fleet since 2023. The company previously operated two other Sovereigns, including one from 2012 to 2016 and another added in 2021 and retired [...]
Leviate Jet Management (SBE) added the first two of six HondaJets to the Part 135 fleet as part of an expansion plan announced late last year. Managing Partner Rob Rosenberg confirmed to ch-aviation that the operator expects the remaining four HA-420s to enter charter service by the end of January, with a potential seventh unit [...]