Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is to reintroduce two previously stored B767-300ERs to passenger service in 2025. The airline confirmed the move in its third quarter earnings presentation on November 1, 2024. Mark Galardo, EVP for revenue and network planning and president, said the two aircraft were previously part of the airline's mainline passenger fleet. [...]
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Jet Concierge Club has expanded its UK-registered fleet with its first Challenger 650, as shown by ch-aviation research. Eurocontrol RVSM data indicates the aircraft was operated by Jet Concierge Club while under its former Isle of Man registration. G-RFTW (msn 6134) completed its inaugural flight under UK registration and Jet Concierge's 'JCO' code on October [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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