Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Aria Air (Tehran) restarted operations on October 14. ย It previously shut down on July 25, 2009.
Aria Air restarts operations
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Aeroflot’s first SkyTeam logojet
Copyright Photo: Yvan Panas. Airbus A330-343X F-WWYX (soon to be VP-BCQ) (msn 1058) climbs at Toulouse in the SkyTeam colors.
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) will soon take delivery of Airbus A330-343X registered VP-BCQ (msn 1058, ex F-WWYX). It is the first aircraft painted in the SkyTeam color scheme.
Bellview Airlines suspends operations
Copyright Photo: Keith Burton. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Bellview Airlines (Lagos) has suspended its regional operations following the suspension of its London Heathrow services (the company was planning to restore LOS-LHR on November 1). Further complicating matters, IATA has now suspended its B3 code and advised all travel agents not to book on the carrier.
Bellview started as an IATA approved travel agency in Lagos, Nigeria in 1989 and participated in the repatriation ofย South African exiles funded by Australia care for refuge (AUSTCARE) between 1990-1991.ย Two years later, it leased a 30-seat Yak-40 and commenced charter operations on October 1, 1992. In 1993 the company commenced scheduled passenger services within Nigeria using a DC-9-32 series aircraft leased directly from the McDonnell Douglas.
Southern Air to operate two 777Fs for Thai
Copyright Photo: Ken Petersen. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Southern Air (2nd) (Norwalk and Anchorage) will operated two Boeing 777F long-range freighters for ย Thai Airways International (Bangkok) from BKK to Europe starting in early 2010. On July 30, 2007 Southern Air was acquired by Oak Hill Partners and it was merged with Cargo 360 forming Southern Air Holdings. At the time Oak Hill Capital Partners anticipated Southern Air would soon operate a fleet of six Boeing 777F freighters for its ACMI operations. Southern Air is also intending to operate the new 747-800F in the future. Southern Air currently operates a fleet of Boeing 747-200F and 747-300F freighters.
Press release:
finance.yahoo.com/news/THAI-to-be-First-Regional-prnews-1948509025.html?x=0&.v=1
Nigerian Eagle receives first 2 Embraer ERJ 195s
Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez. Embraer ERJ 190-200LR (195) 5N-VNH (msn 19000210) passed through Palma de Mallorca on October 15 on delivery.
Nigerian Eagle Airlines (Lagos) has taken delivery of its first two new Embraer ERJ 190-200LRs (195s) registered 5N-VNH and 5N-VNI.
Republic to acquire 10 ERJ 190s from US Airways
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Republic Airways Holdings (Indianapolis) has now confirmed our earlier report. The holding company will acquire 10 Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (ERJ 190-100ARs) from US Airways. The first four (N961UW and N963UW have already left US) will enter service flying for its subsidiary Midwest Airlines (probably operated by Republic Airlines) in November and December. The other six will enter service in the first quarter of 2010 for its “branded operations” (believed to also include some flying for Frontier Airlines). Republic will apply $35 million it loaded to US Airways towards the purchase.
Press release:
finance.yahoo.com/news/Republic-Airways-to-Acquire-bw-3710826396.html?x=0&.v=1
JAL’s task force submits restructuring plan
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
JAL-Japan Airlines’ (Tokyo-Haneda) today (October 14) received the government-ledย task force proposal. ย The plan proposes the followingย restructuring plan. It includes the following:
– replace all current executives
– cut over 9,000 employees
– cut pension payments by 50 percent
– ask banks to forget JPY300 billion of debt
– raise JPY150 billion through debt-equity swaps
– spin off subsidiaries
– cut all unprofitable routes
The plan still not has been ratified, and thingsย like pensions need to be approved by the retiree’sย union. ย The debt also needs to be renegotiated with the banks. ย Either way JAL will be a much smaller airline and group.
Will AirAsia X’s Raiders logojet play in Asia?
Copyright Photo: Pedro Pics. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
AirAsia X (Kuala Lumpur) and the NFL Oakland Raiders have taken a bit of a gamble with the Oakland Raiders logojet as American football is not known very well in Asia. Will it bring passengers to Oakland and vice-versa?
News link:
www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/14/will-raiders-follow-with-asian-touchdown.html-0
Republic to pull ERJ 170s out of Hawaii
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Republic Airways Holdings (Indianapolis) has answered our question of what they would do with the three Shuttle America (Indianapolis) Embraer ERJ 170s operating for subsidiary Mokulele Airlines in Hawaii. The holding company yesterday (October 13) announced that it had reached an agreement with Mesa Air Group (Phoenix) to form a joint venture (JV) to combine the jet routes currently flown by both Mesa (go!) and Republic (Mokulele). Under the agreement, Embraer ERJ 170 routes currently operated by Shuttle America (Republic Airways) will be transitioned to jet service provided by go! (Mesa Air Group). The three ERJ 170s will be returned to the mainland by November and will be operated in Republic Airwaysโ branded network (probably for either Frontier or Midwest).
Under the terms of the JV agreement, Mokulele shareholders will contribute their ownership of Mokulele to the JV and will own 25 percent of the new unnamed venture. Additionally, current Mokulele shareholders will be obligated to fund up to $1.5 million to capitalize the JV. Republic, which is the majority shareholder of Mokulele, will forgive Mokuleleโs $3.1 million outstanding debt to Republic, net of surrendered aircraft deposits.
Here is the full press release from Republic Airways Holdings:
finance.yahoo.com/news/Republic-Airways-Forms-Joint-bw-794256419.html?x=0&.v=1
The press release by the Mesa Air Group states both the go! and Mokulele Airlines brands will continue under the JV. Therefore both airlines will continue to operate under their brands although it unclear what aircraft Mokulele Airlines will operate.
finance.yahoo.com/news/Mesa-Announces-Joint-Venture-prnews-1012591534.html?x=0&.v=1
China Eastern unveils a new logojet
Copyright Photo: Wu Weiqiang. Airbus A330-343X B-6127 (msn 781) is pictured at Beijing in the special color scheme.
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) has introduced this colorful new logojet dedicated to Expo 2010’s volunteers.
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