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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.

Vertir Airlines Cargo acquires its first Boeing 747

VERTIR CARGO AIRLINE 747SR-81F EK-74711(cn559), originally uploaded by Savvas Garozis.

Vertir Airlines (Yerevan) is a new charter airline based in Armenia. The cargo airline has acquired its first Boeing 747.

Copyright Photo: Savvas Garozis. Ex-Elite Cargo Airlines Boeing 747SR-81 (SF) EK-74711 (msn 22711, ex SX-DCB) is pictured at Athens on June 19.

Oxygene Afrique to serve Africa from Paris

Oxygene Afrique (Oxygene Airways) (Paris) is a new French airline planning to serve Africa. The start-up carrier has applied to the DGCA for authority to operate passenger flights to the continent.

The new company initially would fly to Bamako and Dakar with two Boeing 767-300s. Cotonou (Benin), Luanda (Angola) and Brazzaville (Congo) are also targeted in the second phase of expansion, if approved.

Copyright Photo: Robert Collazo. The first aircraft has already been painted at Miami. Ex-Flyglobespan Boeing 767-319 ER N381LF (msn 29388) will be leased from ILFC.

Air Mekong is a new airline in Vietnam

Air Mekong (Ho Chi Minh City) is a new airline in Vietnam. Air Mekong will begin operations with four Bombardier CRJ900s. The pictured ex-Myair EI-DUY (msn 15112) was the first aircraft for the new carrier after repainting at Shannon yesterday (June 14). EI-DUU was also painted yesterday and will be followed by EI-DUM and EI-DUX.

Nesma Airlines takes delivery of its first aircraft

Copyright Photo: Ex-bmi Airbus A320-232 G-MIDR (msn 1697) became SU-NMA with Nesma Airlines, a new airline. Named "Bertha", the airliner is pictured at Toulouse on June 11 as it prepares to depart to Cairo.

Nesma Airlines (Cairo) today (June 11) took delivery of its first (of two) Airbus A320, leased from ILFC.

Nigerian Eagle Airlines changes its name to Air Nigeria

Air Nigeria Boeing 737-33V 5N-VND (msn 29337) SNN (Trevor Mulkerrins) (new name for Nigerian Eagle Airlines), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Nigerian Eagle Airlines (Lagos) has changed its name to Air Nigeria.

Copyright Photo: Trevor Mulkerrins. Boeing 737-33V 5N-VND (msn 29337) at Shannon is the first aircraft to receive the new titles.

FlyLAL Charters creates a Polish subsidiary

FlyLAL Charters (Vilnius) in April created a new Polish subsidiary. The first aircraft is this ex-United Airlines Boeing 737-322 SP-HAA (msn 24664).

Star Airways takes delivery of its first aircraft

A320 N415MX (ZA-RED) STAR AIRWAYS, originally uploaded by shanairpic.

Star Airways (StarAirways.al) (Tirana) is a new airline in Albania. On April 2 it took delivery of this ex-Mexicana Airbus A320-231 N415MX (msn 415) due to be re-registered as ZA-RED. The first A320 is leased from ILFC.

Pacificflier.com commences operations with A310 CS-TEI

Copyright Photo: Peter Gates. HiFly's Airbus A310-304 CS-TEI (msn 495) is pictured at Brisbane today still painted in Oman Air colors and devoid of any branding for the new carrier.

PacificFlier.com (Koror) commence operations on March 30 between Clark Field (near Manila) and Palau. The new airline finally added Brisbane and the Koror-Brisbane scheduled route on March 31 (delayed from January 7, 2010) with Airbus A310-304 registered CS-TEI (msn 495), leased from and operated by HiFly (Lisbon). The new airline is the new flag carrier of the Republic of Palau. It has the full backing of the government of the Republic of Palau.

PacificFlier.com to start operations on March 31

PacificFlier.com (Koror) will finally add Brisbane and the Koror-Brisbane scheduled route on March 31 (delayed from January 7, 2010). The company will introduced these flights with its only Airbus A310-304 registered CS-TEI (msn 495), leased from HiFly. The new airline is the new flag carrier of the Republic of Palau. It has the full backing of the government of the Republic of Palau.

The Airbus A310-300 will be flown in a two cabin configuration of Economy and Premium Economy sections. 18 Premium Economy seats offer 54″ pitch and 21″ width, while the rest of its economy seats offer 32″ pitch and 18″ width.