Jet Linx Aviation (JL, Omaha Eppley) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of its first Learjet 75, Citation Jet 4 Gen2, and Citation Jet 1+, according to ch-aviation research. N1215V (msn 75-017) is a 10.5-year-old Learjet 75 previously operated in the United States by Northern Jet Management. Its final flight under the [...]
An Australian Federal Court judge has ordered Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) and the country’s Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) into compensation negotiations over the illegal sacking of 1,683 ground workers in 2020. Justice Michael Lee handed down his judgement in Sydney on October 21, 2024, in the matter of Transport Workers’ Union of Australia v [...]
Japan Post-owned logistics company TOLL Group is close to buying aeromedical and charter carrier Pel-Air Aviation (PFY, Sydney Kingsford Smith), according to The Australian Financial Review. Pel-Air is a sister carrier of Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga), which is currently in administration and up for sale. The newspaper said TOLL had agreed to [...]
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Thrive Aviation (TIV, Las Vegas Henderson) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet in the United States by adding its first Learjet 60XR, according to ch-aviation research. The newly inducted N425GS (msn 60-425) is 11.5 years old and was previously flown privately in the US. It flew from Wichita Eisenhower to Las Vegas Harry Reid on [...]
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American Jet (Argentina) (AJB, San Fernando, AR) has announced plans to enter the scheduled passenger market and add up to nine aircraft starting in 2025. In a brief announcement on social media, the charter specialist said it is targeting 50- to 100- seaters, which will allow it to launch “regional regular routes”. Pilots and cabin [...]
Emirates (EK, Dubai International) has placed a firm order with Boeing (BOE, Washington National) for five additional B777-200Fs, though the delivery dates have not yet been disclosed. The airline has now been confirmed as the previously undisclosed buyer of several B777Fs included in Boeing's public order data from September 2024. This new announcement adds to [...]
FlyEgypt (FT, Cairo International) has terminated flight operations and attempted to go into liquidation only to be thwarted by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA), local media have reported. Various reports indicate the ECAA refused the privately-owned airline's request to surrender its operating licence and have its aircraft removed from the Egyptian register citing outstanding [...]