The Gabonese junta headed by interim president General Brice Oligui Nguema has taken over the B737-700(BBJ) owned by Sylvia Bongo, the wife of ex-president Ali Bongo, Mondafrique has reported. The former ruling family reportedly hoped the transfer of Sylvia Bongo's private aircraft to the junta would improve her conditions while under detention. The former first [...]
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Japanese start-up JCAS Airways (Osaka Kansai) has raised JPY300 million yen (USD2.1 million) in its first Pre-Series A funding round, according to a September 18 media release from the carrier. The airline says it has raised approximately JPY450 million (USD3.13 million) to date. "We have raised funds from companies in Toyama Prefecture, where a route [...]
Central Mountain Air (9M, Smithers) has inducted its first DHC-8-Q400 into operations, deploying it out of Dease Lake on mining charters in cooperation with the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC). C-GWUG (msn 4479) was delivered to the airline and ferried to Calgary in mid-August 2024. It began test flights in Calgary and Lethbridge on September [...]
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Skyservice Airlines (Toronto Pearson) has opened its new Fixed Based Operator (FBO) facilities at Seattle Boeing Field airport to support its growth in the United States' Pacific Northwest region. The new facility covers 6,600 square metres (71,000 square feet) and comprises a 4,740-square-metre (51,000-square-foot) hangar capable of handling the newest-generation ultra-long-range business jets, passenger and [...]
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Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), a local affiliate of Al-Qaeda, attacked Mali's Bamako Airport on September 17 in its largest assault on the capital in years, setting fire to the presidential B737-700(BBJ). Videos released by the militia and seen by ch-aviation show fighters setting fire to one of the CFM International CFM56 engines of [...]