Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International) and Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) have sued the US Department of Transportation (DOT) over the allocation of slots at Washington National. Both argue that they should have been awarded two slots, while asserting that Alaska Airlines was ineligible due to its codeshare agreement with American Airlines. In January [...]
Pinnacle Aviation Charter (Scottsdale) has retired its sole Premier I from its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research reveals. N964TS (msn RB-129), a 20.2-year-old jet configured for up to six passengers, had been part of Pinnacle Aviation Charter's fleet since 2011. It was last active on December 30, 2024, flying between San José, US and Scottsdale, [...]
Silver Air (United States of America) (SIS, Santa Barbara, CA) has phased out the Citation Mustang from its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research shows. N74TM (msn 510-0384) is a 13.5-year-old jet configured for up to four passengers. It joined Silver Air’s charter fleet in late 2023 after being retired from the Part 135 certificate of [...]
Thrive Aviation (TIV, Las Vegas Henderson), a division of Corporate Flight International, has resumed Phenom 300 charter operations with the addition of N800VU (msn 50500045) to its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research shows. The 13.9-year-old jet, configured for up to eight passengers, began operating under Thrive Aviation’s ‘TIV’ code on February 13, 2025, flying between [...]
Air Zimbabwe's single B767-200ER has been used to repatriate almost 200 injured soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi to their home countries after they were evacuated from rebel M23-controlled Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ADS-B data shows the evacuation flights with Z-WPF (msn 24867) were operated by South African [...]
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Springfield Aircraft Charter and Sales (IBG, Kansas City Downtown) has commenced charter operations with Citation-series aircraft following the addition of its first Citation Excel to its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research reveals. N11CP (msn 560-5245) is a 22.9-year-old jet configured for up to nine passengers and based at Everett. Previously operated by Erin Air since [...]
Odyssey Airways has added its first Citation Jet 2+ to its Part 135-certified fleet, ch-aviation research reveals. N476JD (msn 525A-0426) is a 16.4-year-old aircraft configured for up to eight passengers. Previously operated privately in the United States, it performed a test flight around Dothan, its former base, on November 27, 2024, before flying to Tampa [...]
Skyway Aviation (Tampa International) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of its first Vision Jet, ch-aviation research reveals. N85AH (msn 44), a 7-year-old aircraft configured for up to seven passengers, was previously operated privately in the United States. The jet is primarily operating out of Naples Municipal and Tampa International. Skyway Aviation's [...]
Lanier Flight Express (Gainesville, GA) has added its first Citation Jet 2+ to its Part 135-certified fleet exclusively composed of Citation-series aircraft, ch-aviation research shows. N525HD (msn 525A-0301) is a 19-year-old jet previously operated privately in the United States. Before joining Lanier Flight Express' charter fleet, it was primarily active between Springfield, MO and Alton, [...]