International Jet Management (IJM, Vienna) has retired its sole Challenger 350, as confirmed by ch-aviation research. OE-HNL (msn 20852) was last active under the 'IJM' code on November 9, 2024, flying between Paris Le Bourget and Nice. Configured to accommodate up to nine passengers, the Bombardier Business Aircraft joined International Jet Management's fleet in 2020. [...]
The newly installed government in Syria reopened the country's airspace to overflights on December 15, 2024, after a week-long closure. Minister of Transport Bahaa el-Din Sharm said the country's two main airports, Damascus and Aleppo, will reopen "in the coming days". The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) removed its Notice to Air Personnel (NOTAM) closing [...]
The European Union has included Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) on its updated Air Safety List, banning the African carrier from flying to, from, or over the bloc's airspace. The decision is based on an audit by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which identified serious, although unspecific safety concerns. The EU also [...]
Avialpes Jet has retired the sole corporate jet within its fleet, a Citation Mustang, ch-aviation research has revealed. F-HSHB (msn 510-0259), operated by Avialpes since 2018, was active until May 1, 2024, flying between Salzburg and Annecy. The 15.1-year-old jet remained parked there until September 10, when it flew to Paris Le Bourget. Between December [...]
Aero-Dienst (ADN, Nuremberg) has taken delivery of its first Global 5500, as shown by ch-aviation research. D-ARCG (msn 60141) was delivered to Nuremberg directly from Bombardier's facilities at Montréal Trudeau on December 5, 2024, flying under the 'ADN' code. This is Aero-Dienst's first Bombardier Business Aircraft Global jet, complementing its existing fleet of a Challenger [...]
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CemAir (5Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will not be impacted operationally by a South African court ruling ordering the airline to return all equipment in its possession owned by airport groundhandler Swissport South Africa by December 15. This is the word from CEO Miles van der Molen, who told ch-aviation that the matter was an "ongoing [...]
The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Group has adopted its first-ever "political resolution", calling for a wide range of changes to the European Union's aviation and economic policy. Among other things, the holding is advocating the suspension of the 2021 EU-Qatar open skies agreement due to alleged corruption during its negotiations. "The competitive distortions that impact [...]
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) wants to axe an order for twenty-five B737-10s, according to Bloomberg. The order was placed in mid-2022 when the carrier was involved in a dispute with Airbus. However, the relationship has since improved and the B737 MAX variant is reportedly no longer required. Currently, the B737-10 is not expected [...]