Business jet charter operator Penske Jet (Pontiac Oakland County International) has acquired its first Bombardier CRJ200ER, according to ch-aviation research. The aircraft, N501LS (msn 7584), transferred to Penske from VS Service (Columbus John Glenn, OH) on May 21, 2024. Penske Jet is a division of Penske Corporation. According to Federal Aviation Administration data, Penske also [...]
Skyservice Business Aviation (SYB, Toronto Pearson) has acquired its first Dassault Aviation 2000EX, according to ch-aviation research. C-FVMW (msn 258) transferred over from a British Columbia based holding company called 1809218 Ontario Limited on May 29, 2024. Skyservice is an established business jet charter operator that also offers FBO and MRO services. In addition to [...]
Copa Airlines (CM, Panamá City Tocumen International) has taken delivery of its first B737-8, HP-9801CMP (msn 44203), which was ferried from Seattle Boeing Field to Panama City Tocumen International on July 3, ADS-B data shows. The company still has twenty more MAX 8 aircraft on order, plus one B737-10. It has planned the MAX 8's [...]
US-based Van Rooyen Group has acquired a Falcon 7X from Trident Aviation, according to ch-aviation research. The almost 16-year-old aircraft, N7MR (msn 26), exited Trident on June 1, 2024. It was the only 7X in the charter operator's fleet. Federal Aviation Administration records show Van Rooyen acquired the jet through TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee. [...]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the suspension of ten private jet operators, citing as the reason their alleged failure to commence recertification as directed to control the illegal use of private aircraft for commercial gain. This follows repeated warnings from the regulator to private jet owners that they risk having their licences [...]
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne International) has been included in a line-up of state-owned companies targeted for an in-depth financial audit ordered by Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. According to numerous Senegalese news reports, Faye has instructed the country's public spending watchdog (l'Inspection générale d’État - IGE) to look into the financial management [...]
The Nigerian Customs Service has grounded a Gulfstream G650ER owned by a "leading Nigerian bank" over NGN1.9 billion naira (USD1.2 million) owed in unpaid customs duties for two other aircraft formerly owned by the bank, the newspaper Punch reported. The customs authorities asked the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency [...]
Zest Aviation has taken delivery of its first Challenger 650 business jet, VT-ZTT (msn 6090). The 7.3-year-old aircraft was deregistered from the United States on March 21, 2024, having been stored for one year at Atlanta Fulton County. It was then ferried to India, where it operated its first test flight around Ahmedabad on April [...]
The board of Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) has approved adopting a limited-duration shareholder rights plan in response to Elliott Investment Management L.P. acquiring a significant amount of its common stock. The airline made the announcement via a July 3 regulatory filing and follows Elliott, a so-called activist investor, building a circa 11% stake [...]
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