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PAL Airlines adds two cities, its first international route and plans to lease two Boeing 757-200s

PAL Airlines Boeing 737-322 CC-ACE (msn 24669) SCL (Alvaro Romero/ModoCharlie.com) (first 737-300), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

PAL Airlines (Aerolinea Principal Chile S.A. dba) (Santiago) is celebrating one year of scheduled operations in Chile. The company has announced two new cities. Arica will be served from September 9, 2010 and Copiapó (both in northern Chile) from August 19, 2010 with two flights a day from Santiago from Monday through Friday and one flight on weekends.

The airline has also announced its first international scheduled route. Córdoba in Argentina will be added from September 15 2010 using the recently arrived Boeing 737-300 CC-ACE, with four flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

PAL also announced an agreement with Pegasus for a new cargo service called “Intelligent Freight” or overnight cargo. Among their clients are the Chilean Mail and mining companies in the northern regions of Chile.

On the fleet side, Boeing 737-200 CC-CZO was flown to Africa early in August and will be replaced by a similar aircraft due to arrive in the middle of this month. The “new” Boeing 737-200 will receive the Chilean registration of CC-ACD.

Finally, there are advanced talks with Privilege Style for the possible leasing of two Boeing 757-200 aircraft for the upcoming summer season starting in January 2011.

Copyright Photo: Alvaro Romero/ModoCharlie.com. Newly-acquired ex-United Airlines Boeing 737-322 CC-ACE (msn 24669) arrives back at SCL.

FlyLAL Charters changes its name to Small Planet Airlines

Image: Small Planet Airlines.

FlyLAL (Charters) (Lithuanian Airlines) Boeing 737-322 ES-LBC (msn 24664) AYT (Ole Simon) (now Small Planet Airlines), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

FlyLAL Charters (Vilnius) in July 2010 decided to change its name and brand. The company will be now known as leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines.

This summer Small Planet Airlines operates a total of seven Boeing aircraft and performs flights from Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Italy. The airline possesses the Air Operator Certificates (AOC) granted by three European countries (Lithuania, Estonia and Poland) and has started certification process for acquiring the fourth in Italy. Small Planet Airlines performs charter flights inside the EU as well as to other countries.

The current Boeing 737 Classic aircraft will be gradually replaced with Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, more modern and capable of flying longer distances. This will enable Small Planet Airlines in cooperation with tour operators to offer a broader range of destinations. The first two Boeing 737NG aircraft will arrive in summer 2011.

Gol Transportes Aereos to retire its last Boeing 737-300 next month

Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-322 PR-GLO (msn 23952) GRU (Marcelo F. De Biasi) (the last -300 to be retired), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Gol Transportes Aereos (Sao Paulo) will retire its last Boeing 737-300 in August.

Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi. Ex-United Airlines Boeing 737-322 PR-GLO (msn 23952) arrives back at Sao Paulo (Guarulhos).

Astraeus is now operating Boeing 737-33A G-STRJ for Iceland Express

G-STRJ B737-300 Iceland Express C, originally uploaded by maarten-sr.

Astraeus Airlines (London-Gatwick) is now operating its Boeing 737-33A G-STRJ (msn 25119) for Iceland Express (Keflavik). The airliner still wears the Seagle Air color scheme but now with Iceland Express titltes.

Will Jat Airways be merged into Turkish Airlines?

Jat Airways Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANW (msn 24141) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Jat Airways’ (Belgrade) days may be numbered as an independent state carrier. The struggling flag carrier is being offered by Serbian government officials as a possible merger partner with growing Turkish Airlines. Leaders from both Serbia and Turkey pledged to speed up merger discussions

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Copyright Photo: Rolf Wallner. The Jat Airways’ fleet desperately needs to be upgraded. Jat Airways’ Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANW (msn 24141) arrives at Zurich.

PAL Airlines to add ex-United Boeing 737-322 N394UA as CC-ACE

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PAL Airlines (Santiago) will soon add ex-United Airlines/Aero Contractors Boeing 737-322 N394UA (msn 24669) as CC-ACE as it upgrades and replaces its older Boeing 737-200 fleet.

Air Bucharest is a new airline in Romania

Air Bucharest (Bucharest) is a new airline in Romania. The new company has leased Boeing 737-3L9 YR-TIB (msn 27924) from Ion Tiriac Air.

Jat Airways’ fleet shrinks, can it survive?

Jat Airways Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANW (msn 24141) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Jat Airways (Belgrade) fleet is shrinking. According to this report only seven aircraft were operational on Sunday. Will it need a cash injection to survive?

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Central Charter Airlines (Slovakia) is ready to receive its first aircraft

CCA-Central Charter Airlines (Slovakia) (Bratislava) is the new subsidiary of CCA-Central Airlines (Czech Republic) (Prague). The first aircraft, ex-Air China Boeing 737-36M B-2504 (msn 28333), now registered OE-IAK, will become OM-CCA on delivery. The new airline is planning to operate charter flights from BTS.