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 [...]
WEJET commenced Gulfstream Aerospace charter operations with the addition of a first G200 in December 2024, ch-aviation research has shown. N573PT (msn 127), a 19.2-year-old aircraft, was previously operated under the Part 135 certificate of Presidential Aviation and flew under its 'PRD' code for the last time on October 27, between Denver Rocky Mountain and [...]
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Riyadh Air (RXI, Riyadh) is gearing up to accept its first aircraft, a B787-9, which it plans to use as a technical spare and for training. In a January 9, 2025, statement, the start-up said the leased aircraft was due to arrive in Riyadh shortly and is separate from the March 2023 widebody order placed [...]
State-owned SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) has developed a new five-year corporate plan after the government abandoned ambitions last year to sell a majority stake in the flag carrier. SriLankan's chairman, Sarath Ganegoda, told reporters that the plan, which follows on from a five-year plan released in 2019, emphasises operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and customer [...]