Monthly Archives: April 2009

Safi Airways to fly to Frankfurt

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Safi Airways (Kabul) will add its first route to Europe on June 15 when it launches three flights between Kabul and Frankfurt with Boeing 767-200 equipment.

Boeing 737 crashes in Africa

Centrafrique Air Express (Brazzaville) lost a Boeing 737 (believed to be 737-268 TL-ADR, msn 21281) yesterday (April 29) on a cargo flight between Brazzaville and Harare. The airliner crashed about 140 nautical miles southeast of Brazzaville near the village of Massamba in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three crew members were killed.

Royal Air Maroc’s CN-RNT makes a hard landing

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Royal Air Maroc’s (Casablanca) Boeing 767-36N ER CN-RNT (msn 30843) operating as flight AT 42 from Casablanca to New York (JFK) apparently made a hard landing at JFK on April 20 according to The Aviation Herald. Here is the link for further information:

http://avherald.com/h?article=418b9b6f&opt=0

JetBlue is planning to add JFK-St. Lucia flights

JetBlue Airways (New York-JFK) is planning to add the New York (JFK)-St. Lucia route in the fall subject to government approvals.

Continental to resume Newark-Athens

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Continental Airlines (Houston) will resume seasonal service on the Newark-Athens route on May 2 running through September 7, 2009. The route will be assigned to the Boeing 767-200 ER.

Seagle Air’s first Airbus A320

Ex-TAP Portugal Airbus A320-211 OM-HLD (msn 234, ex CS-TNO) makes its first visit to Zurich in full Seagle Air 2007 colors. Copyright Photo: Adrian Arzenheimer.

Seagle Air (Bratislava) added its first Airbus A320 on April 8, 2009.

Preliminary Report for Turkish Amsterdam crash

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Here is the link for the preliminary report on the Turkish Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 crash at Amsterdam:

http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/docs/rapporten/Prelimenary_EN.pdf

REX to retire Metro freighters on May 29

REX-Regional Express Airlines (Wagga Wagga) will retire its last Fairchild Swearingen Metro 3 freighter on May 29. The company now has three dedicated SAAB 340 freighters to replace the Metros.