Air Anka (Turkey) expects to receive permission to fly in the coming days and be able to start flying as early as August 2o22, with three A330-300 and two A330-200. The carrier will begin with cargo flights.
Aero Contractors (N2, Lagos) has suspended its scheduled passenger flight operations citing what it called a harsh operating environment. The suspension was effective from July 20, it said in a statement the previous day, pledging that services could return “in the next few weeks.”
The decision to suspend scheduled flights had been carefully considered, it added, as most of its aircraft were undergoing maintenance. The airline’s maintenance facility Aero MRO, its Aero Training School, its Aero Helicopters operations, and its charter services are not affected, it assured.
“Due to the impact of the challenging operating environment on our daily operations, the management of Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd. wishes to announce the temporary suspension of its scheduled passenger service operations,” the statement said.
“We are working to bring these aircraft back to service in the next few weeks. [...] The past few months have been very challenging for the aviation industry and airline operators in particular. The high cost of maintenance, skyrocketing fuel prices, inflation, and forex scarcity resulting in high foreign exchange rates are affecting our operations.”
It stressed: “We are working assiduously to return to service as quickly as possible and assure our esteemed customers and stakeholders of our determination that our short absence will not create any major void in the market.”
Aero Contractors denied plans to shut down earlier this year, and in late May local media reported that Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service had sealed the offices of key managers at the embattled carrier after it allegedly failed to transfer NGN350 million naira (USD842,500) in owed taxes.
At the time of the newly announced shutdown, the Independent Nigeria newspaper reported that the airline also owed two groundhandling companies - Skyway Aviation Handling Company and Nigerian Aviation Handling Company - over NGN100 million (USD240,000) as of the end of June 2022.
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Aero Contractors currently operates one B737-400, three B737-500s, one DHC-8-Q200, and one DHC-8-Q300. All are leased except the Q200.
The Danish shipping giant said the three new-build widebody jets would be based in the United States and used to run trans-Pacific flights (i.e., between North America and Asia) on Maersk's behalf starting later this year.
Cargofacts has since revealed the three jets to be msn 67025, 67026, and 67027 with operations to China to start in the final quarter of this year.
Maersk's own fleet consists of twelve B767-200(F)s (five -ERBDSFs, six -PCs, and one -SF) and three B767-300Fs (one -ERBDSF and two Fs) that are still on the Star Air (Denmark) (DJ, Copenhagen Kastrup) AOC.
Jetlines (CJL, Toronto Pearson) has announced that it will launch flight operations on August 15, 2022, initially with two domestic routes out of Toronto Pearson, subject to regulatory approval.
The start-up plans to operate 5x weekly each to Moncton and Winnipeg Int'l."Canada Jetlines is fully staffed and ready to fly subject to final government approval, which is expected well before August 15. As a start-up during the pandemic, we emphasize preparation and collaboration and are currently staffed to welcome guests to travel with us," Chief Executive Eddy Doyle said.
The Canadian start-up currently operates a single A320-200 transferred from its former parent, GLOBALX (G6, Miami Int'l). GLOBALX's shareholders own a 25% stake in Jetlines.
Jetlines plans to grow its fleet to fifteen A320 Family aircraft by 2025 as it expands its leisure-focused network to other domestic destinations, as well as the US, Cuba, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, Bahamas, and other Caribbean nations.
The start-up has yet to complete its certification drive. Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows it operated proving flights between Moncton and Kitchener on July 5, 2022.
About Jetlines
A Request For Proposals (RFP) that was addressed to all lessors, commercial banks, and financial institutions said only that the ideal aircraft should feature CFM 56-7B26 engines among other relatively standard requirements.
The state-owned carrier gave no indication as to when the contracts would commence but noted they should be benchmarked in US dollars. The tender is not open to brokers or intermediaries.
Submissions can be in English or Spanish and must be entered by 2359L (0259+1Z) on August 10, 2022.
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