Air Inuit (3H, Kuujjuaq) has taken delivery of C-FTUZ (msn 40855), its first of three B737-800(SF)s, as it looks to enhance its cargo capacities and replace its older B737-200C fleet. C-FTUZ was ferried from Kelowna to Montréal Trudeau on July 7, ADS-B data shows. The aircraft, which previously operated for Comair (South Africa), was converted [...]
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The government of Ebonyi State in south-eastern Nigeria has disclosed plans to procure four aircraft for its own start-up airline to make optimal use of the new Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in the state capital, Abakiliki, according to several local news reports. The plans were disclosed by Ebonyi's Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Ngozi [...]
Libyan Express (LB, Misurata) is planning to induct its first turboprop aircraft, namely an ATR42-500. The charter specialist posted a job advertisement for ATR42-500-rated pilots on June 30. The development was confirmed later by Maltese aviation website, MAviO News, which reported that the Libyan carrier was in "final stages" of acquiring the ATR - Avions [...]
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Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation owes Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) USD211,000 for breaching contract terms related to the failed Nigeria Air (NWB, Lagos) joint venture between the two parties, the Ethiopian carrier's CEO, Mesfin Tasew, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, according to several local news reports. The airline [...]
Sun-Air (EZ, Billund) has reduced its scheduled flights to one route between Billund and London City, accompanied by a shift to charter and ACMI business, according to ch-aviation research. The British Airways franchise partner's booking platform has been narrowed to the above destinations, but no official statement has been posted on the website. The airline [...]
The Government of Rio Negro, an Argentinian province, has issued a public tender, 30/24, for the sale of two aircraft, one Cessna Aircraft Company Citation V Ultra, LV-KFB (msn 560-0270), and one Piper (twin piston) Aztec, LV-JYL (msn 27-4723). The Cessna Citation V Ultra is listed with a base price of USD2.57 million, while the [...]
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