Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to add A321XLRs with new engines in 2026
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W, Abu Dhabi International) will take its first A321-200NY(XLR)s in 2026, deploying them mainly on routes connecting Abu Dhabi International with points in Western Europe, Wizz Air Holdings CEO József Váradi told The National, an Emirati newspaper.. The low-cost holding wants to wait until Pratt & Whitney delivers upgraded GTF Advantage engines for the new type, which is ...
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Austria's Euro Flight Aviation Services retires only CJ4
Euro Flight Aviation Services has retired its sole Citation Jet 4, ch-aviation research indicates. The Austrian-based private jet charter company will continue to operate two sister Citation Jet 2+ aircraft.
Spain's Gestair Private Jets retires only Citation Sovereign
Gestair Private Jets (GES, Madrid Barajas) has retired its sole Citation Sovereign, EC-MLV (msn 680-0215), according to ch-aviation research.The 16.4-year-old jet had been part of the Spanish operator’s fleet since 2017. The aircraft was actively operating until June 25, completing a flight between Santander and Zurich, where it remained parked until November 8.
Sri Lanka's Air Ceilão applies for AOC, outlines route plans
Sri Lankan start-up Air Ceilão has applied to the country's civil aviation authority for an air operator's certificate and hopes to be in the air by May 2025.. An Air Ceilão spokesperson confirmed to ch-aviation that the AOC application was submitted and that the carrier aimed to start operations using two A320 Family aircraft.
Virgin Australia tackles Qatar Airways alliance concerns
Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane International) has responded to claims that its proposed integrated alliance with Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) will result in an open-ended wet lease arrangement relying on foreign labour and see cutbacks in existing partnership benefits.In contrast, the carrier says the impending alliance presents a …
US’s Neptune Aviation to add converted A319 airtankers
Neptune Aviation Services has announced it will add Airbus aircraft to its fleet, with the first of the converted A319-100 airtankers expected to be operational for the 2027 wildfire season.. Its fleet is currently composed of ten BAe 146-200s, the ch-aviation fleets module shows. While it did not disclose the actual number of A319s it plans to include in its operations, it does expect to ...
Germany's Heron Aviation ceases Learjet operations
Dec 30, 2024 · Heron Aviation (HRN, Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH) ceased operating Learjet aircraft following the retirement of the single Learjet 35A it had in the fleet since 2020.The operator confirmed to ch-aviation that it had sold the aircraft. D-CFCF (msn 35A-413) was last active on January 14, 2024, flying between Bursa Yenisehir and Cologne/Bonn, where it has remained parked since.
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