FlyOnE Pty Ltd, trading as FlyOnE (Australia) (Perth Jandakot), has acquired Rottnest Air-Taxi (Perth Jandakot). The acquisition includes Rottnest's air operator's certificate (AOC) and fleet. In a March 10 media release, FlyOnE CEO Korum Ellis said the purchase marks a critical step in the company's plans to expand and optimise air transport services. FlyOnE ran [...]
Clay Lacy Aviation (CLY, Van Nuys) has resumed Citation Sovereign charter operations with the addition of N120CB (msn 680-0074) to its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research reveals. The 18.7-year-old jet, configured for up to eight passengers, is based at Seattle Boeing Field. It was previously operated privately in the United States after being retired from [...]
Elite Air (United States of America) (ELZ, St. Petersburg/Clearwater) has added its first Challenger 605 to its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research shows. The jet was previously operated by the same company under the Part 91 certificate. N450RH (msn 5809) is a 15.8-year-old Bombardier Business Aircraft recently reimported to the United States, where it was [...]
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Presidential Aviation (PRD, Fort Lauderdale Executive) is in the process of expanding its Part 135 fleet by three aircraft, chief operating officer Yoharner Echemendia told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview. These will be two Challenger 604s and one G650, but Echemendia could not reveal the registrations of the aircraft as the process of adding them [...]
Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International) and Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) have sued the US Department of Transportation (DOT) over the allocation of slots at Washington National. Both argue that they should have been awarded two slots, while asserting that Alaska Airlines was ineligible due to its codeshare agreement with American Airlines. In January [...]
Pinnacle Aviation Charter (Scottsdale) has retired its sole Premier I from its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research reveals. N964TS (msn RB-129), a 20.2-year-old jet configured for up to six passengers, had been part of Pinnacle Aviation Charter's fleet since 2011. It was last active on December 30, 2024, flying between San José, US and Scottsdale, [...]
Silver Air (United States of America) (SIS, Santa Barbara, CA) has phased out the Citation Mustang from its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research shows. N74TM (msn 510-0384) is a 13.5-year-old jet configured for up to four passengers. It joined Silver Air’s charter fleet in late 2023 after being retired from the Part 135 certificate of [...]
Thrive Aviation (TIV, Las Vegas Henderson), a division of Corporate Flight International, has resumed Phenom 300 charter operations with the addition of N800VU (msn 50500045) to its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research shows. The 13.9-year-old jet, configured for up to eight passengers, began operating under Thrive Aviation’s ‘TIV’ code on February 13, 2025, flying between [...]
Air Zimbabwe's single B767-200ER has been used to repatriate almost 200 injured soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi to their home countries after they were evacuated from rebel M23-controlled Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ADS-B data shows the evacuation flights with Z-WPF (msn 24867) were operated by South African [...]