Riyadh Air (RXI, Riyadh) has ordered sixty A321-200neo ahead of its stated launch in the first half of 2025. The Saudi start-up and Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) both confirmed the deal on October 30 following a signing ceremony in Riyadh. The narrowbody commitment was first alluded to earlier this year. The state-backed start-up did not [...]
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Let's Go Air has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with its first business jet, a Premier I, adding to its existing turboprop operation, ch-aviation research shows. Premier I N264DL (msn RB-27) joins the Pennsylvania-based operator's charter fleet alongside a Beech (twin turboprop) King Air B200. The 23.1-year-old jet was initially registered in the United States, [...]
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United Nigeria Airlines (UN, Enugu) is to wet-lease in an E190 and an A320-200 to boost domestic capacity during the IATA Northern winter season. The E190 is being sourced on a one-year wet-lease from Marathon Airlines (O8, Athens), starting on November 1, 2024. The Greek ACMI/charter specialist also said it would add a further two [...]
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t'way Air (TW, Daegu) appears to have secured B777-300ERs from Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and has filed a 2025 northern summer schedule using the type on the Seoul-Paris CDG and Seoul-Rome Fiumicino routes from late April, according to Routes Online. The schedules data indicates that t'way will operate the B777-300ER thrice weekly to France [...]
Honaker Aviation has introduced its first Citation Ultra, adding N83HA (msn 560-0487) under the Part 135 certificate of AEM Aviation in October 2024, ch-aviation research shows. All Honaker charter flights are flown by AEM Aviation. The 26-year-old jet accommodates up to seven passengers and has been US-registered throughout its operational life. It was previously included [...]
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) will lay off 73 employees by December 17 following parent Hawaiian Holdings' recent USD1.9 billion merger with Alaska Air Group, affecting 57 workers in Hawaii and 16 on the United States mainland, primarily from duplicative non-contract roles. This is according to news reports citing a letter from Alaska Airlines' senior vice [...]