sábado, 16 de maio de 2026
AIRPORT - Taoyuan (Taipei) - Taiwan International (Chiang Kai Shek) (TPE / RCTP) Taiwan
FLEET - Cessna Skycourier To Support Expanded Inter-Island Service For Air Marshall Islands
The Cessna SkyCourier has reached a new milestone with the recent delivery of the first aircraft into the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The 19‑passenger variant delivered to AIR Marshall Islands Inc. (AMI) is equipped with the optional passenger‑to‑freighter conversion kit, enabling the aircraft to transition between full passenger and full cargo configurations. The delivery marks a significant milestone in strengthening essential air service across the country.
With communities comprised of widely dispersed islands, regional air service plays an important role in supporting commerce, travel and vital freight transport in the region. The SkyCourier's flexible cabin configurations and strong runway performance will help AMI streamline inter-island services.
“Built with customer needs and operational efficiency at the forefront, the Cessna SkyCourier provides a dependable platform to support consistent, day‑to‑day operations,” said Juan Escalante, vice president, SkyCourier sales. “The aircraft was designed for operators like AIR Marshall Islands who require adaptability and unparalleled performance across a wide variety of missions.”
Based in the capital, Majuro, AIR Marshall Islands is a commercially operated airline owned by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. With an additional SkyCourier expected to deliver this year, AMI selected the aircraft to enhance connectivity and expand services throughout the nation’s atolls and outer islands.
The SkyCourier’s high payload capability and versatile design will allow AMI to transport both passengers and cargo more efficiently, including essential goods such as food, medical supplies, mail and other critical freight.
Captain Albon Jelke, general manager & CEO of AIR Marshall Islands, Inc.
“The delivery of our Cessna SkyCourier represents a significant milestone for AIR Marshall Islands (AMI) and its mission to provide dependable air transportation across the Republic of the Marshall Islands,” said Captain Albon Jelke, general manager & CEO of AIR Marshall Islands, Inc. “The SkyCourier’s high payload capability and versatile design will allow AMI to transport both passengers and cargo more efficiently, including essential goods such as food, medical supplies, mail and other critical freight.”
FLEET - Trans Island Airways puts sole E135 up for lease
Trans Island Airways (TIA) has put the only E135 in its fleet up for lease, available immediately as a dry lease or for damp lease/wet lease starting in the third and fourth quarters of 2026.
To do so, the charter specialist has contracted aircraft marketing company Skyworld Aviation, which is offering the Embraer regional jet for lease contracts. The aircraft is configured with 19 corporate seats but can be reconfigured to 30 seats.
“Skyworld and TIA have worked together for a number of years, starting with the purchase of a DHC-8-300 which was later sold to Air Inuit. TIA then went on to purchase three E135s, two of which were quickly sold on by Skyworld, and one E135LR is now being offered for dry lease contracts,” Skyworld said in a statement.
According to ch-aviation fleets data, Trans Island Airways also operates two Learjet 60s.
CH Aviation / Photo: Trans Island
NEW AIRLINE - AirMuj, a Tanzanian cargo start-up, is preparing to enter the region’s air freight market with ambitions to link East Africa to the Middle East.
Co-founded by CEO Mujtaba Inayatali and COO Jibril Intalo, the company is transitioning from a 25-year-old family-run sea freight operation in Dubai into an ad-hoc air cargo carrier based in Dar es Salaam. Having run a successful shipping business, their passion for aviation pushed the friends to build something new in Africa, Inayatali told our journalist Hilka Birns in an interview on the sidelines of AviaDev Africa 2025 in Zanzibar.
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sexta-feira, 15 de maio de 2026
AIRLINE HISTORY DEFUNCT - Kiwi International Air Lines was a American airline that operated from September 21, 1992 to March 24, 1999.
Photo: Flyingphotos - Newark, USA
It had its headquarters in the Hemisphere Center in Newark, New Jersey adjacent to Newark Liberty International Airport.Kiwi International Air Lines was founded by a group of Eastern Air Lines pilots in a plan to re-employ former Eastern pilots, flight attendants, managers, and other contract and non-contract employees who had lost their jobs when Eastern Air Lines went into bankruptcy in 1989. The former airline pilots originally formed a group and called themselves Kiwis because they were no longer flying, just like the flightless Kiwi birds. The airline operated a fleet of Boeing 727-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft. In its brief history, the airline flew 8 million passengers without incident.
IATA - ICAO
Call sign - KP
KIA - KIWI
Commenced operations - September 21, 1992
Ceased operations - March 24, 1999[1]
Hubs - Newark
Secondary hubs:
Atlanta
Chicago–Midway
FLEET - IAI and Fly Meta begin the inaugural conversion of the 777-300ERSF in Seoul (South Korea)
Photo: Ton Jochems-BUD
AI today inaugurated its new 777-300ERSF conversion line in South Korea with the induction of an aircraft for Fly Meta at the Sharp Technics K facility.
The 2013-vintage unit 41818 (ex-Turkish Airlines) arrived in Seoul (ICN) from Istanbul (ISL) on May 1. IAI hopes to complete conversion in about 180 days, it told Cargo Facts
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AI today inaugurated its new 777-300ERSF conversion line in South Korea with the induction of an aircraft for Fly Meta at the Sharp Technics K facility.
The 2013-vintage unit 41818 (ex-Turkish Airlines) arrived in Seoul (ICN) from Istanbul (ISL) on May 1. IAI hopes to complete conversion in about 180 days, it told Cargo Facts
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NEW AIRLINE - FlyCristal Airways is a Zimbabwean start-up airline, founded by Johannes Simau, designed to provide passenger, cargo, and charter services with a focus on business travel.
Scheduled to start operations (as of late 2025/2026 plans) with a hybrid model of passenger and cargo Initial Domestic Routes: Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Kariba, and Victoria Falls.Regional & Future
Plans to link Zimbabwe with South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town). Long-term goals include routes to London, Dubai, Mumbai, and Guangzhou.
Fleet: Secured a 19-seater Let 410, with plans for Embraer EMB 120, Bombardier CRJ200, and Boeing 737 aircraft for regional expansion.Regulatory Status: Regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ).
Fly Cristal
FLEET - AnimaWings (Romania) plans to expand to 14 aircraft by the end of 2027.
The aircraft are configured with 137 to 180 seats.
Image: AnimaWingsROUTES - TUI Airways (UK) plans winter 2026/27 season long-haul flights in partnership with tour operators
Ton Jochems
B787-8 will operate on routes from Bratislava to La Romana and Phu Quoc, and from Prague to Cozumel, La Romana, Phu Quoc and Punta Cana.
NEW AIRLINE - Binani Air conducts its first commercial flight with an Embraer ERJ-170.
Binani Air conducted its first commercial flight from Abuja to Yola on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
quinta-feira, 14 de maio de 2026
Allegiant completes acquisition of Sun Country Airlines
Both airlines will continue to operate as separate carriers in the near term, maintaining their respective brands as well as loyalty schemes. They have a combined fleet of 193 aircraft, comprising twenty-eight A319-100s, eighty A320-200s, and seventeen B737-8-200s under Allegiant Air’s certificate and forty-four B737-800s, three B737-900ERs (with two more coming), and twenty-one B737-800(BCF)s under Sun Country’s certificate. Allegiant also has thirty-three aircraft on order (twenty-three B737-8s and ten B737-8-200s, and eighty more on option).
Through this combined fleet, they serve nearly 175 cities. “By bringing together two strong airlines with similar business models, we are creating a more differentiated and durable airline, one well positioned to deliver lasting value for our customers, team members, and shareholders,” Anderson added.
Sun Country’s historical base in Minneapolis will remain an important operating centre for the combined company. Allegiant, meanwhile, has twenty-two bases across the United States: Allentown International, Appleton Outgamie County Regional, Asheville, Mesa Gateway Airport, Bellingham, Nashville International, Cincinnati International, Des Moines, Fort Lauderdale International, Flint, Grand Rapids, MI, Indianapolis International, Las Vegas Harry Reid, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Punta Gorda, FL, Pittsburgh International, Provo, Savannah International, Orlando Sanford, Sarasota/Bradenton, Knoxville McGhee Tyson, and Destin-Fort Walton Beach.
Financially, Allegiant expects to realise about USD140 million in annual synergies within three years after closing the deal and integration, driven by combined network, scale efficiencies, fleet optimisation, and procurement benefits.
Besides operating scheduled passenger flights, Sun Country Airlines also offers cargo operations for Amazon Prime Air, and has charter contracts with casinos, Major League Soccer, collegiate sports team, and the US Department of Defense. This will complement Allegiant’s own existing charter business and diversify the combined revenue base, the company said in a statement.
Anderson will serve as CEO of the combine company, with Robert Neal as president and chief financial officer. Jude Bricker, Sun Country’s former CEO, was appointed as a member of the board of directors.
CH Aviation / Duncan StewartCalifornia Science Center Installs The Korean Air 747 Experience In The Future Samuel Oschin Air And Space Center
Event commemorates the first artifacts installed in the Korean Air Aviation Gallery
(Los Angeles, CA, May ) – The California Science Center has reached another major milestone in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center with the installation of the first artifacts in the Korean Air Aviation Gallery. Thanks to the generous support of Korean Air, these include one of the signature attractions of the gallery, The 747 Experience, a 70-foot forward section of a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 aircraft fuselage, alongside four dramatically suspended aircraft from the Science Center’s collection, which will eventually include approximately 20 aircraft on display. Building construction on the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center was completed in April and artifact and exhibit installation are well underway and will continue for several months. An opening date has not been set.
The upcoming Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is part of the California Science Center’s 200,000 square-foot Phase III addition, spanning four floors and including 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. The new Air and Space Center will showcase a diverse collection of 100 artifacts, including rare and historic aerospace objects, integrated with 100 new exhibits, featuring hands-on, interactive experiences across three main galleries: the Samuel Oschin Shuttle Gallery, the Korean Air Aviation Gallery, and the Kent Kresa Space Gallery.
The Korean Air Aviation Gallery explores how the pursuit to master the sky involves tradeoffs among four forces of flight – lift, thrust, drag, and weight – that affect every aircraft ever flown, whether it flies high, low, fast, or slow. The gallery will have three primary thematic areas: Learning to Fly, Everyday Flight, and Advanced Aviation.
Highlights will include The 747 Experience which comprises the 70-foot front section of the upper and main decks alongside the cockpit of a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 aircraft, and includes a simulated flight from Los Angeles to Seoul, Korea, in The 747 Experience Theater; the Wind Tunnels exhibit where guests will experiment in a wind tunnel lab, investigating the connections between the forces of flight through experiments with both weight and lift and thrust and lift; and the Design a Plane exhibit where guests will learn how planes can be engineered to meet the requirements of different flight missions.
The aircraft already installed and suspended from the ceiling of the Korean Air Aviation Gallery include a Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (U.S. Navy’s first supersonic fighter jet); a Convair F-106A Delta Dart (the fastest single-engine turbojet-powered airplane); a Pitts Special S-1C (aerobatic kit biplane); and a Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.4 (first jet with operational vertical/short takeoff and landing capabilities) – the first artifact installed in the gallery.
To recognize this milestone, California Science Center President and CEO Jeffrey N. Rudolph was joined by major donor Walter Cho, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air and Hanjin Group, in making commemorative remarks. Following the program, guests were invited to tour the new gallery, experiencing the first glimpse of the future Korean Air Aviation Gallery.
“We are delighted to celebrate the installation of the first artifacts in the future Korean Air Aviation Gallery, including the Korean Air Boeing 747-400, and to have Walter Cho, Chairman of Korean Air and Hanjin Group, here with us to mark this milestone, ” said Jeffrey Rudolph, President and CEO of the California Science Center. "Together, we are creating a one-of-a-kind educational resource that will benefit not only the children and youth of our shared Los Angeles community, but will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, explorers from across the globe. We are deeply grateful to our colleagues at Korean Air for their tremendous generosity and partnership in creating a world-class science learning experience in our future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center."
“For more than five decades, Los Angeles has served as a second home for Korean Air, and we are proud to support the California Science Center’s mission of innovation,” said Walter Cho, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air and Hanjin Group. “Our vision for the Korean Air Aviation Gallery is to spark curiosity and wonder in the next generation. By showcasing the science and imagination behind flight, we want to inspire young visitors to become the pilots, engineers, and innovators of tomorrow.”
Reaching this exciting installation milestone has been enabled by the tremendous generosity of the philanthropic community – led by the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation and the State of California, along with Korean Air and the Kresa Family Foundation. Thanks to more than 1,100 individuals, foundations, and corporate donors, the California Science Center Foundation has now raised over $393 million toward the $450 million EndeavourLA Campaign goal.
The California Science Center Foundation broke ground on the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in 2022. Over a six-month period beginning in June 2023 and ending in early 2024, the entire authentic space shuttle stack was lifted into its “ready-to-launch” vertical configuration at 180 feet tall, consisting of the flown orbiter, Endeavour, mated to real solid rocket boosters and ET-94, the last remaining flight-qualified external tank, and placed inside the Samuel Oschin Shuttle Gallery. Building construction was completed in April 2026 and artifact and exhibit installations continue in all three major exhibit galleries. The Air and Space Center will nearly double the California Science Center’s educational exhibition space and will allow guests of all ages to investigate scientific and engineering principles of atmospheric flight and the exploration of the universe. The new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be open to the public general admission-free.
The California Science Center’s Project Director, Dennis R. Jenkins, manages the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center project, assembling the team that installed the space shuttle stack and overseeing the building team that includes architect ZGF, general contractor hub MATT Construction, engineer Arup, steel fabricator Plas-Tal Manufacturing, scaffolding and shuttle protection by BrandSafway. Exhibit design has been led by Science Center curatorial team and Evidence Design.
For more information, visit EndeavourLA.org.
The California Science Center
NEW AIRLINE (New Zealand) - Queenstown Air Charter is a brand-new, high-end private charter arm recently launched by the long- standing New Zealand operator Glenorchy Air on 16Apr2026.
All flights are operated by Glenorchy Air, based at Queenstown Airport.
It operates with four state-of-the-art Cessna and Daher turboprop aircraft. In the winter of 2026, you will receive the Tecnam P2012, built to order, directly from Capua, Italy. This twin-engine piston aircraft will have IFR capability, allowing for even greater flexibility and reliability in all weather conditions.Mount Cook
Nelson
Blenheim
Kaikōura
Christchurch
West Coast
Te Anau + Manapouri
Dunedin
Invercargill
Napier
It operates with four state-of-the-art Cessna and Daher turboprop aircraft. In the winter of 2026, you will receive the Tecnam P2012, built to order, directly from Capua, Italy. This twin-engine piston aircraft will have IFR capability, allowing for even greater flexibility and reliability in all weather conditions.
Destinations:
South Island
Queenstown
Nelson
Blenheim
Kaikōura
Christchurch
West Coast
Te Anau + Manapouri
Dunedin
Invercargill
North Island
Wellington
TaupōNapier
Stewart Island
Oban
NEW AIRLINE (Mozambique) - Safari Air Africa is a Beira-based charter company in providing air charter and shuttle services throughout Southern Africa
Offers both scheduled seat-in-plane services and private, flexible, tailor-made charter flights.
Connects key locations in Mozambique, with a focus on tourism and remote areas.
Utilizes Cessna 206 aircraft, among others.
NEW AIRLINE - AltaWings was incorporated in late 2025, targeting the regional passenger and light cargo market
It initiated the formal application process with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) in Jan2026. The airline has recently filed its intent to add its first major aircraft, a Fokker 50 and is targeting the start of scheduled services connecting Nairobi to regional hubs like Kisumu, Eldoret, and potentially Juba (South Sudan) in late 2026
NEW AIRLINE - Andaman Airways is a planned scheduled carrier based out of Port Blair (IXZ)
NEW AIRLINE - Santo Domingo de Aviação (Sadoavi) is a new low-cost airline from the Dominican Republic, established in 2021 and in the final stages of certification in 2024-2025 to operate commercial flights
New Dominican low-cost airline takes steps to begin operations
The Sadoavi company will start with aircraft with a capacity for 150 passengers. It will establish its operations headquarters in Puerto Plata
The company will begin offering services aboard Boeing 737-300 aircraft, with a capacity for 150 passengers. This will allow it to add 300 passengers to the more than 3,100 that Dominican airlines make available for commercial aviation in the country.
AIRLINE - KaiserAir is a premier Bay Area-based aviation company offering luxury private jet charters, aircraft management, and FBO services in Oakland and Santa Rosa, operating since 1946
Photo: Duncan Stewart-LAX-KAISER AIR / BOEING 737-700 / N737KA
IATA - KI
ICAO - KAI
Callsign - KAISER
Full Name - KaiserAir, Inc.
Country - United States
Headquarters - Oakland International (OAK / KOAK)
Official Site - kaiserair.com
They operate a fleet of Boeing 737-700/800s and Gulfstream jets for private, VIP, and corporate travel, with a 76+ year perfect safety record.
Provides travel for professional sports teams (e.g., San Jose Sharks), corporations, and government clients.
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