Canadian North (Yellowknife) will launch a new weekly and seasonal Iqaluit-Halifax-St. John’s route from June 20 through September 5. The new route will be operated with Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-36Q C-GCNW (msn 28760) departs from Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL).
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Current route map with the new seasonal route to the Maritimes:
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) will launch a new route linking Stockholm (Arlanda) with Vilnius, Lithuania starting on May 8. The new route will be operated three days a week.
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best/AirlinersGallery.com. The Boeing 737-300 is slowly being phased down, now to 10 aircraft. The pictured 737-3K2 LN-KKF (man 24326) displays Fridtjof Nansen on the tail.
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Airwork Group (Airwork NZ Limited) (Auckland) Boeing 737-3B7 (SF) ZK-TLC (msn 23705) operated under the Toll Group brand was involved in an incident on the runway today (January 26) at Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field of World War II) in the Solomon Islands. The aircraft had just landed when the right main gear collapsed on the runway on the roll-out. No one was injured in the incident according to the National. Three crew members were on board. The incident closed the single runway airport.
Airwork operates seven Boeing 737s.
The company describes itself in its prospectus:
Airwork Holdings Limited is a specialist provider of services to the aviation industry, operating through a number of companies and business divisions (together โAirworkโ).
Airwork owns, operates, leases, maintains, upgrades and supports helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and provides a complete solution to clients, according to the clientโs requirements.
Airworkโs operations are backed by a world class maintenance, repair and overhaul business which has extensive local and international certification and is one of only a few service centres anywhere in the world to have approved supplier status from a number of the global helicopter and engine manufacturers, including Honeywell and Eurocopter.
Read the full report from the National: CLICK HERE
Captain Alaska added these comments on the incident on Reddit:
This happened less than 12 hours ago, and not much is know about why. All that is known is the right main gear collapsed shortly after landing. You can see this, as the reversers are deployed, meaning the aircraft was safety established on the runway before being deployed, and the collapse occurred later on.
Both pilots were completely uninjured, along with the onboard engineer.
There are major problems with this accident, as as far as we know, the aircraft is sitting roughly in the middle of the only runway.
Honiara International Airport does not have a tug or anything to pull the 737 off the runway, and also does not have any equipment capable of lifting or moving/placing the 737 on something to move it. As of right now, all air traffic (exception of small aircraft/helicopter) cannot land until the 737 is cleared, as there is not enough runway.
Edit: They are now getting a bulldozer to shove the aircraft aside, to allow essential aircraft to land. (Honiara is a small island community, and relies on air traffic)
Edit 2:ย More photos
Top Copyright Photo: Micheil Keegan/AirlinersGallery.com. ZK-TLC is pictured before the incident arriving at Perth. The airframe was formerly a passenger aircraft operated by USAir/US Airways as N388AU and N519AU before it was converted to a freighter and sold to Airwork in 2007.
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Bottom Copyright Photo: Captain Alaska. A photo taken at the scene today at Honiara.
Small Planet Airlines (Italy) (Rome-Fiumicino) lost its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) on January 17, 2014 due to concerns of Italy’s ENAC of its financial fitness. The Italian version of Small Planet was an independent company and was using the Small Planet name and brand under a franchise agreement.
The original Small Planet Airlines (Lithuania) (formerly flyLAL Charters) (Vilnius) ย and (Warsaw) is still operating and issued this statement:
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) has issued a decision to suspend the operating license of โSmall Planet Airlines Italiaโ in Italy.
โSmall Planet Airlines Italiaโ is an independent company and is related to โSmall Planet Airlinesโ only by franchise agreement. The suspension of the license of the Italian company shall in no way affect our companies in Lithuania and Poland.
The Italian company โSmall Planet Airlines Italiaโ is owned by โAeroserviziโ (64.5%) and โAvia Solutions Groupโ (35.5%), whereas โSmall Planet Airlinesโ based in Lithuania and Poland are owned by the management of the company, Vytautas Kaikaris (70%) and Andrius Staniulis (30%).ย Mr. Kaikaris sold his 4.5% stake in โSmall Planet Airlines Italiaโ in April, 2013.
โSmall Planet Airlinesโ, holder of Polish and Lithuanian Air Operator Certificates, is an independent European leisure airline.
Copyright Photo: Nik French/AirlinersGallery.comย (all others by Small Planet Airlines). Small Planet Airlines Italia was operating two Boeing 737-300s. Boeing 737-3L9 LY-FLE (msn 27061) of the Lithuania version of Small Planet arrives at Manchester.
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Grand Cru Airlines (Vilnius) started ACMI and charter operations on June 21, 2013 with a single Boeing 737-300. A second 737-300 was added and a third will be added next year. Now the new company is planning to add its first Airbus A320.
The airline issued this statement:
On June 21, 2013 one of the newest companies in the market, Grand Cru Airlines began offering charter flights and providing “Wet Lease” (ACMI), “Dry Lease” and “Hybrid Lease” services, started flights from Vilnius along with its recently acquired Boeing 737-300.
Grand Cru Airlines acquired another Boeing 737-300 aircraft which will also be used for leasing and charter flights. The company announces that during the winter season aircraft will be actively used for flying passengers to Antalya, Bodrum, Heraklion, and Sharm El Sheikh. Currently it is also capable of cargo transportation but for the time being Grand Cru Airlines priority is passengers.
Though the competition in this field is high, the company is not afraid of hardships since it is leasing its aircraft on flexible and affordable conditions. Grand Cru Airlines is planning to acquire the third Boeing 737-300 in 2014. The company will also have an opportunity to acquire one Airbus A320 type aircraft so that it could adapt to the changing market in the future.
The airline also explains its unique name:
The term “grand cru” describes a vineyard in France where high quality wine is produced and refers to a class that is an official grade of French wine. Generally, “grand cru” indicates something that possesses a favorable and positive reputation. Therefore, this term is widely applied to describe different products.
Literally, “grand cru” refers to “belief without any doubt” and defines reliable, valuable, and top quality things.
Basically, Grand Cru Airlines has the same characteristics: potential for great growth by reason of its essential values.
Image: Grand Cru Airlines.
Discovery Air (Lagos) is another new airline in Nigeria. The first Boeing 737-300 has been painted in this bright color scheme at Southend. Former Virgin Express and Brussels Airlines Boeing 737-36N OO-VEH (msn 28571) is now registered as N571TP with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest. It is due to become 5N-BQO on delivery.
Southwest Airlines’ (Dallas) flight WN 345 from Nashville to New York (LaGuardia) operated with Boeing 737-7H4 N753SW (msn 29848) skidded off the runway last night (July 22) on landing at LGA ending up in the grass. After touchdown the nose wheel collapsed on landing, pressing back into the fuselage. Three passengers and five crew members were transported to a local hospital due to back and neck pain. The incident closed the airport and caused severe delays.
Southwest Airlines issued this statement:
Southwest Airlines flight 345 landed at New Yorkโs LaGuardia at 5:40 PM Eastern Monday evening from Nashville. There were 150 people on board including Customers and Crew. Three Customers and five Crew Members were transported to local hospitalsโall have been treated and released.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, was last inspected July 18, 2013. The aircraft entered service in October 1999. Southwest is working with both the NTSB and Boeing in a preliminary investigation of this event.
Overnight, the aircraft was removed from the runway. Southwest has resumed full operations at LaGuardia.
We express our utmost gratitude to emergency responders and Southwest Employees who assisted us last night.
In other news, Southwest announced it willย introduce new service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, beginning on February 13, 2014.
The new route is the next step in the integration process between Southwest Airlines and its wholly owned subsidiary,ย AirTran Airways.ย Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Internationalย is AirTran’s top airport in terms of daily departures, andย Reagan Nationalย ranks eighth. In addition to the once-daily Southwest flight betweenย Atlantaย and Washington, D.C., AirTran will continue to operate five daily nonstop flights between the cities.
Southwest is also introducing a new nonstop flight between Baltimore/WashingtonInternational Airportย andย Dayton International Airport on February 13. Seasonal service between Reno/Tahoe and Chicago (Midway), Las Vegas and Albany, and Long Island MacArthur and Ft. Myers will resume on February 13, 2014.
Top Video: This video shows the aircraft landing.
Sideral Air Cargo is a new cargo airline in Brazil. On August 31 the new company took delivery of its first freighter. Boeing 737-3S3 (SF) PR-SDL (msn 24060, ex N312AW) was converted by AEI-Aeronautical Engineers. Further details are welcome.
Sama Airlines Boeing 737-3L9 HZ-AMC (msn 24570) JED (Pepscl) (ceased operations), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Sama Airlines (Damman) ceased all operations on August 24, 2010. The low-cost carrier was operating six Boeing 737-300s.
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Copyright Photo: Pepscl. The special green and white Boeing 737-3L9 HZ-AMC (msn 24570) is pictured between flights at Jeddah.
Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-322 PR-GLO (msn 23952) GRU (Marcelo F. De Biasi) (737-300 now retired), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Gol Transportes Aereos (Sao Paulo) has now retired and parked its remaining Boeing 737-300s.
On the financial side, parent Gol Linhas Aรฉreas Inteligentes S.A. has reported a $30 million second quarter loss. Read the full report:
Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi. The last 737-300 to be operated was this ex-United 737-322 PR-GLO (msn 23952) pictured at Sao Paulo (Guarulhos).
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