Spain's AlbaStar plans fleet renewal, Flybondi wet-leases
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Nigerian court issues arrest warrant for ex-Dana Air boss
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant for Jacky Ramesh Hathiramani, the former managing director of dormant Dana Air (9J, Lagos), following his repeated failure to appear in court to respond to longstanding financial crime charges involving a total sum of NGN1.37 billion naira (USD825,000). Hathiramani, who was due to appear [...]
US's Silver Air aims for charter management growth
Silver Air (United States of America) (SIS, Santa Barbara, CA) plans to modestly grow its fleet, sticking to its current business model of managing aircraft with heavy charter availability, President and Chief Executive Jason Middleton told ch-aviation at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. "We will grow until a point where we cannot maintain the level of [...]
US's FlyExclusive moves ahead with Challenger rollover
FlyExclusive (JRE, Kinston) has gotten "over the hump of a really challenging time", with 18 out of its 37 non-performing aircraft now sold and most of the remainder due to leave the fleet by the end of 2024, Founder, Chief Executive, and Chairman Jim Segrave told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview at NBAA-BACE in Las [...]
Brazil to grow ministerial VIP fleet
Brazil is advancing plans to acquire additional aircraft for ministerial travel, a decision prompted by the government's recent confirmation that it is seeking a replacement for the presidential jet following an incident on October 1. President Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s administration aims to bolster the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB) VIP transport [...]
Argentina’s Royal Class eyes Dornier fleet, scheduled ops
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Bulgaria's Compass Cargo Airlines launches China ops
Compass Cargo Airlines (HQ, Sofia) debuted scheduled cargo flights connecting Liège, via Sofia, and Zhengzhou, marking its entry into the Chinese market. The first flight was operated with the carrier’s sole B747-400FSCD, LZ-CJA (msn 26559), on November 1, 2024. The airline has since been flying daily, although it has not published a schedule for the [...]
DRC's Congo Airways fixes mid-4Q24 relaunch date
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Croatia's Trade Air ends A319 operations
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Air Algérie to receive first of 15 new aircraft in late 2Q25
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