Honduras investigates 2014 presidential jet acquisition
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CEIBA corruption cases to be prosecuted in Eq Guinea
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Air Serbia to lease two E195s from Denmark’s Runway Leasing
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Ukraine seizes two An-148s from Russia's Ilyushin Finance
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Air Tanzania blames B787-8 grounding on engine shortage
Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) has blamed a shortage of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 replacement engines for the six-month grounding of one of its B787-8s in Malaysia, but the engine replacement was now proceeding, and 5H-TCJ (msn 66133) was expected to return to Tanzania at the beginning of June. A Rolls-Royce spokesperson confirmed that "Air [...]
Denmark's Blackbird Air adds Phenom 300Es, eyes Praetor
Blackbird Air (BBB, Billund) has taken delivery of two E505s and is planning to induct its first Praetor 600 "within a couple of weeks" as it gets ready for the summer charter season. OY-BBL (msn 50500773) and OY-BBF (msn 50500768) were inducted into the Danish register in January 2024 and both entered into service that [...]
Guernsey's Aurigny looks further afield for ACMI capacity
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Austrian Airlines to wet lease E195 to cover damaged A320neo
Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) will wet lease in E195 capacity from sister airline Air Dolomiti (EN, Verona) between June 1 and October 2024 to cover for a damaged A320-200N. The Italian carrier will operate Austrian's route from Vienna to Venice Marco Polo, maintaining the current frequency of 4x daily departures. "The wet lease cooperation with [...]
Austria's MJet sees lasting inflow of first-time flyers
Business customers who began using private charters during the Covid-19 pandemic have remained loyal to the market even as scheduled carriers rebuild their networks, driving demand for aircraft management and charter for Austria's MJet (Austria) (MJF, Vienna), Chief Executive Darko Cvijetinovic and Chief Commercial Officer Antonia Gilbert told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview at the [...]
Switzerland's AXIS Aviation integrates S Africa's Absolute
Swiss-based aircraft management firm AXIS Aviation (BQA, Zurich) has expanded to South Africa by integrating Absolute Flight Services (TTN, Johannesburg Lanseria), a move the company said represents a significant development in its global expansion plans. AXIS anticipates rising demand for business aviation in Africa, with chairman Niall Olver commenting in a statement: "This expansion means [...]