Russia's UAC gets approval for MC-21 serial production
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India's DGCA backs down in airfare pricing data probe
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Nepal Airlines reinstates some domestic routes
Nepal Airlines (RA, Kathmandu) is restoring domestic operations out of Kathmandu after a three-month hiatus, initially on two routes. The Nepalese flag carrier resumed flights to Bhojpur on March 25, and plans to establish regular flights Taplejung starting April 5, the government-owned newspaper The Rising Nepal reported. Neither airport sees any other scheduled traffic. The [...]
Costa Rica's HeliJet launches Bombardier operations
HeliJet has added its first Bombardier Business Aircraft, namely a Challenger 604, ch-aviation research shows. The 28.2-year-old jet, configured for up to 10 passengers, is registered in Aruba as P4-SGF (msn 5334) and was delivered to HeliJet on March 26, flying from Dallas Love Field to San José Tobías Bolaños. It was previously registered in [...]
Brazil’s VoePass to keep São Paulo slots – report
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Ryanair adds brand-new Challenger 3500 for corporate use
Ryanair Holdings has added a brand-new Challenger 3500 for corporate use, ch-aviation research reveals. The Bombardier Business Aircraft, registered in the Isle of Man as M-ABSU (msn 21052), was delivered on March 26, 2025, directly from the manufacturer's facilities at Montréal Trudeau to Dublin International, before continuing to London Stansted the same day. Until now, [...]
Nigeria's NG Eagle to replace E145 with B737 Classic
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Belavia eyes A330 imported via Gambia – report
Belavia (B2, Minsk National) is in advanced negotiations to add three A330-200s currently stored at Minsk National under Gambian registrations assigned to "Magic Air", a company which previously intermediated in the delivery of an A320-200 to sanctioned Cham Wings Airlines (SAW, Damascus), Reuters reported. The Belarusian flag carrier tentatively plans to induct the aircraft into [...]
Germany's Windrose Air resumes Phenom 100, CJ2 operations
Windrose Air Jetcharter (QGA, Berlin Brandenburg) has added a Phenom 100EV to its air operator's certificate and is preparing to induct a Citation Jet 2, the company confirmed to ch-aviation. The additions mark the resumption of operations for both types after a five- and two-year gap, respectively. The Phenom 100EV, D-IHCR (msn 50000450), is a [...]
Croatia's Jung Sky to begin fleet upgrade in 2026
Jung Sky (JSY, Zagreb Franjo Tuđman) plans to begin a fleet upgrade in 2026, co-founder and co-owner Krešimir Jung has told the Croatian news website tportal. The company intends to replace the two Citation Jet 2s it operates with more and larger aircraft, though the specific types have not yet been disclosed. "Starting the fleet [...]