Sudan Airways started wet-leasing from Jordan Aviation

Sudan Airways has started wet-leasing a Jordan Aviation (R5, Amman Queen Alia) B737-400, JY-JAQ (msn 27826). The Sudanese carrier currently operates a two other B737s: a B737-300, 4L-AJO (msn 28673), and a B737-500, 4L-AJV (msn 27356), both of which are leased from Vista Georgia (AJD, Tbilisi). ...

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TAME Launch its first Europe flight during 2014

 TAME Ecuador is looking to launch its first flights to Europe during 2014. TAME operations manager Patricio Banderas said studies had already been completed with   Barcelona El Prat and Madrid Barajas currently under consideration. Speaking to Ecuador's El Telégrafo, When asked whether the airline's sole A330-200 would be adequate to service the route, Mr Banderas said while the...

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Volga contract wins by AK Bars Aero

AK Bars Aero has won a three year contract to operate subsidized intra-regional flights within the Volga Federal District. The announcement comes after the airline was recently audited by the Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). The carrier will operate the following routes out of Kazan Int'l: Kirov, Orenburg, Penza, Samara Kurumoch, Saransk and Saratov Tsentralny. Also included...

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M346 Jet trainer slected by Polish Armed Forces

The €280 million ($383 million) contract for eight aircraft also includes training, technical and logistics support.  Poland has chosen the Alenia Aermacchi M346 jet trainer to meet its requirement for a new generation lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT).The company will also provide simulators and other training devices and options for a further four aircraft. The contract is scheduled to...

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Emirates to launch A380 on London Gatwick route

Emirates plans to begin flying regular A380 service to London’s Gatwick airport, becoming the first operator to serve London’s second airport with the Airbus SAS double-decker jet. Emirates from March 30 will replace the current Boeing 777-300ER planes on one of its three daily services into the airport, the airline said in an e-mailed statement....

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Bahrain Internatinal Air Show 2014

Show Programme Thursday 16th January 2014  0700 hrsParticipant Access 0900 hrsVisitor Registration and Show Opens 1000-1230 hrsTrade/Customer Demonstration Flights 1330 - 1630 hrsFlying Display 1700 hrsShow Closes 1930 hrsGala Din...

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RUAG Aerospace will sell 10 Do228s to Venezuela Air Force

Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (Maracay) will take delivery of ten Do228s from Swiss aviation firm, RUAG Aerospace (Lucerne), following the recent signing of a contract between the Venezuelan government and the Swiss in Caracas. The contract encompasses the sale of the aircraft as well as training, spare parts and ground support equipment. The ten aircraft comprise eight new Dornier 228 New Generation and two pre-owned Dornier 228-212s. Configured for passenger transport, the Dornier 228 fleet will...

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Chines domestic carriers doubles in 2014

Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) , China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao), China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) and Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou) will be the biggest beneficiaries of CNY912million (USD150million) in subsidies the Civil Aviation Administration of China will disburse to local carriers in 2014. WCARN says the subsidies on offer for 2014 are more than double those for 2013...

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Turkish Airlines start stavropol First international flight from summer 2014

Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Atatürk) will become the first scheduled carrier to operate international flights out of Stavropol, Russia when it launches a 4x weekly service to Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen in Summer 2014. Airline Route says service will be on-board a B737-800. At present, Stavropol's sole connection is to Moscow with flights provided by Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo), Moskovia Airlines...

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Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition

Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition  (ABACE) held at Shanghai China from April 15 to 17, 2...

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Businees Aircraft Finance, Registration & Legal Conferance

The Conference for Anyone Involved in Buying, Selling, Financing or Registering Business Aircra...

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Tahi Lion Air take two B737-800s in 2014

Thai Lion Air (SL, Bangkok Don Mueang) will in February take delivery of two B737-800s and not two B737-900(ER)s as previously announced. According to Thai Aviation, the Lion Airlines (JT, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) subsidiary is still looking to acquire B737-900(ER)s with plans to operate eight of the type alongside the two B737-800s come year-end 2014. Thai Lion Air launched operations earlier...

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GOL Posponed plans to launch dominicana

Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) has postponed plans to launch Gol Dominicana (Santo Domingo Las Américas) until 2014 pending the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Dominican civil aviation authority ( Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil - IDAC). According to airline representative, Santiago Mejia, Gol had all the requisite logistics...

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FAA Certification of Ohana by Hawaiian will complete in January

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has resumed the certification process of Ohana by Hawaiian, a process that could be complete by as early as January 2014. The regulator notified Ohana’s owner Hawaiian Airlines and operator Empire Airlines that it could begin the final phase of certification, which includes flight tests and proving runs, earlier in December, says Empire president and chief executive Timothy Komberec. “We are preparing the...

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Delta Airlines Pledge Profitable

Delta Air Lines says it is confident of meeting its stated goal of reversing negative fortunes at its Trainer refinery in 2014 after losing approximately USD100 million at the facility during 2013, having bought it for USD180 million in 2012, including a USD30 million subsidy from the Pennsylvania state government. Throughout 2013 the carrier’s excitement over Trainer’s prospects subsided...

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