DR Congo's Mont Gabaon Airlines adds first ATR72 freighter
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flyCAA (BU, Kinshasa N'Djili) took delivery of its first B767-200(SF) freighter at Kinshasa N'Djili late on July 22. The 39-year-old 9S-PSB (msn 23141) arrived on the flight number of US-based Air Transport Services Group cargo subsidiary Air Transport International, where it formerly flew under the registration N791AX. The aircraft was last owned by Cargo Aircraft [...]
Skyward Express (OW, Nairobi Wilson) has signed an agreement with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) to purchase a used DHC-8-Q400 as part of the newly-announced DHC OEM Certified Refurbishment Programme that aims to keep the Dash 8 family of aircraft in service. In an announcement at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, De [...]
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Satena (9R, Bogotá) has ordered eight DHC-6-400s from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) with deliveries scheduled to start later this year. De Havilland said in a statement that the six Twin Otters will help the state-owned Colombian carrier provide essential air connectivity throughout the country by opening up access to remote communities. [...]
Phenix Jet Cayman (CPJ, Grand Cayman Island) has retired its only Falcon 900B, which was also its last operated Dassault Aviation aircraft, ch-aviation research has revealed. VP-CAY (msn 148) was last active on June 26, 2024, flying from Toronto Pearson to Bangor International and Fort Worth Meacham. It was then re-registered by an undisclosed operator [...]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOA, Lakeland) has firmed an option for a G550 from Gulfstream Aerospace, increasing its order book for the type to two. The aircraft will support hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, atmospheric research, and other NOAA missions. The US government agency will spend USD106 million on the custom-equipped aircraft, scheduled for [...]
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flydubai (FZ, Dubai International) has revealed that it will not receive the fourteen B737 MAX it was due to receive this year, and that Boeing’s latest delivery update has impacted its expansion plans. The Dubai-based low-cost carrier said all of the aircraft delivered so far in the first half of 2024 were from the backlog [...]
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) has ordered twenty more B777-9s from Boeing (BOE, Washington National). Announced during the 2024 Farnborough Air Show, the order was finalised earlier this year and listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website. Until this announcement, the carrier had forty passenger B777-9s on order along with thirty-four B777-8Fs. [...]