Canada’s Air Liaison urges Baie Comeau fuel subsidy
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US's Everts Air Alaska adds first C408 Combi
Everts Air Alaska (5V, Fairbanks International) has taken delivery of the first-ever SkyCourier 408F equipped with Combi interior conversion option, manufacturer Textron Aviation announced. N418RE (msn 408-0029) was ferried from Wichita Beech Factory to Everts' Fairbanks base between June 27 and June 29, with stops at Billings, Walla Walla, Seattle Boeing Field, and Petersburg James [...]
Brazil’s Azul sees Blackrock grow shareholding to 5+%
US investment fund Blackrock Investment Management has announced the acquisition of more preferential shares and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos), upping its percentage of outstanding preferred shares in the Brazilian airline to 5.061% as of July 4, according to a filing to the market. Blackrock has denied [...]
US's ConocoPhillips acquires its first E145 business jet
ConocoPhillips Aviation (Houston Intercontinental) has acquired its first E145XR. ch-aviation has identified the 11-year-old aircraft as N284CP (msn 14501178). It was formerly with Intel Aviation (Sacramento Mather) but was purchased by a company associated with ConocoPhillips earlier this year and transferred between the operators in late May 2024. ConocoPhillips Aviation's existing fleet includes two Gulfstream [...]
Denmark's Maersk Air Cargo takes first B777-200F
Maersk Air Cargo (DJ, Billund) has taken delivery of the first its two B777-200Fs on order from Boeing. OY-MAC (msn 67867) was handed over to the cargo carrier on July 11, 2024, and ferried from Everett via Moses Lake, Greenville/Spartanburg International, and Bangor International to Billund on July 11-13. Maersk Air Cargo owns the freighter [...]
Portugal's Sevenair continues domestic PSO with no pay
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Former Benin Golf boss eyes Congolese start-up
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Nigeria eyes A330 for presidential jet
The Nigerian federal government plans to purchase a foreclosed A330 from an unnamed German bank for use as a new presidential jet, reports the Premium Times newspaper. The government has reportedly offered around USD100 million for the widebody, valued at USD600 million due to its VIP configuration. According to Premium Times, the aircraft was repossessed [...]
UK's West Atlantic to trim B737s amid Royal Mail cuts
West Atlantic (United Kingdom) (NPT, Nottingham East Midlands) will retire two B737-300(F)s and three B737-400(SF)s after the carrier's largest British customer, Royal Mail, announced plans to cut its postal flight network significantly. The carrier hinted at adding A321s as it moves forward. The airline's spokesperson told The Loadstar that it will have "a smaller UK [...]
Brazil’s Abaeté Taxi Aéreo adds first King Air C90
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