Gridiron Air (RZN, Fort Worth Alliance) completed its Part 121 supplemental air carrier certification on October 30, 2024, allowing it to proffer its two B777-200ERs to the charter market. "Our B777-200ER fleet will be a market disruptor. With four distinct cabin zones, including 28 lie-flat seats and seating for up to 288 passengers in unmatched [...]
Air Century (Y2, Santo Domingo La Isabela) has introduced its first Gulfstream Aerospace jet to its executive charter fleet with the addition of a GIV-SP. HI1111 (msn 1473) completed its first flight under Dominican registration on July 21, 2024, from Kinston to Miami Opa-Locka. Configured for up to 13 passengers, the 22-year-old jet was initially [...]
Lufthansa Group has declined to comment on reports that CEO Carsten Spohr and Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italy's minister of economy and finance, are to meet at the weekend to resolve an alleged last-minute impasse over the acquisition of state-owned ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino). A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on November 5 that [...]
Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo Congonhas) has taken delivery of two new light jets, one Learjet 45XR and one Astra SPX, ch-aviation research has revealed. The Learjet, PS-BMV (msn 45-160), was ferried from Fort Lauderdale Executive via Fort de France and Manaus International to the operator's base at Goiania over the course of September [...]
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FlyMex (NTG, Toluca) has added its first Global Express, namely XA-OOK (msn 9106), ch-aviation research has revealed. The 23.2-year-old Bombardier Business Aircraft was ferried from Vienna via Zurich and Bangor International to Toluca on June 28-29, 2024, still under its previous registration, OE-IRP, and under the 'AXA' code of RP Aircraft Management (AXA, Vienna). It [...]
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) and its parent holding company Abra Group have announced a support agreement that will enable the Brazilian airline, currently undergoing Chapter 11 financial reorganisation in the United States, to reduce its debt by approximately USD2.5 billion. The reduction will be achieved by converting a substantial portion of [...]
Ventura Air Services (VNT, Farmingdale) aims to increase its fleet to around 30 aircraft in the next two to three years, targeting a split of around fifteen Citation Excels and fifteen Challenger 604/605s, its president Sam Wolf told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview during the NBAA-BACE convention in Las Vegas. "These are two of the [...]
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