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Wizz Air Ukraine evolves and moves its assets to Kiev and western Ukraine

Wizz Air Ukraine (Kiev) has announced a new route that will connect the Ukrainian capital of Kiev with Naples in Italy. The route will be operated with Airbus A320 aircraft starting on June 14 2014.

Wizz Air Ukraine’s route network from Kiev will now consist of a total of 14 routes to six different countries.

Meanwhile the company is suspending flights from the eastern Russian-speaking city of Donetsk (above map) in the Ukraine to Budapest, Rome (Fiumicino), Bergamo (Orio al Serio, near Milan), Larnaca and Dortmund.

The low-fare carrier is moving based aircraft from Donetsk to the ethnic Ukrainian city of Lvov in western Ukraine (above map) given the tension in the Ukraine between the eastern and western portions of the Ukraine.

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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.

Flybe to operate four Q400s for Olympic Air

Flybe (Exeter) will wet lease and operate four of its Bombardier DHC-8-400s (Q400s) for the newly-reorganized Olympic Air (Athens). The turboprops will be operated from August 2009 through September 2010.

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Transaero Airlines adds two Boeing 737-800s

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News Link:

www.airtransportnews.aero/article.pl?id=17761

Air France issues statement on pitot probes

The doomed Airbus A330-203 F-GZCP (msn 660) is seen before the tragic crash. Copyright Photo: Ole Simon.

Link:

http://alphasite.airfrance.com/s01/?L=1

Air Sylhet ends scheduled operations

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Air Sylhet (Akal Air) (Birmingham) ended scheduled operations on April 27, 2009 after flying for less than a month. Operations began on April 4 but many flights ran late or were cancelled with its wet leased Boeing 757-225 TF-LLY (msn 22691).