FLEET / NEW LIVERY - Skymark received its first Boeing 737-MAX 8, JA738A.

It is the first Japanese company to receive this type of aircraft.

Photos: SkyMark

AIRPORT - Dusseldorf Rhein-Ruhr Int'l Airport-EDDL-Germany

Photos: Markus Altmann
 

JAL JAPAN AIR LINES / A350-1000 / JA02WJ

Duncan Stewart - LAX
 

WESTJET / Boeing 737 MAX 8 / C-GIWJ

Photo: Duncan Stewart
 

AIRPORT - Zurich Airport-Switzerland

Paul Bannwarth
 

RWANDAIR / 9XR-WP / A330-300

Ton Jochems - BRU
 

REBRANDING - Vision Air is now SkyUp MT

Vision Air, the Moldovan subsidiary of the SkyUp Airlines group, has officially completed its rebranding and will now operate as SkyUp MT (previously listed in local records as SkyUp Nistru).

By aligning its identity with the parent brand, the airline positions itself for more optimized operations in Europe and other continents.

The airline continues to strengthen its presence in Chisinau (KIV).

NEW AIRLINE - SkyHop Aviation (India) is moving towards launch after securing its AOC, along with a successful series of test flights utilizing its DHC6 seaplanes

 Photo: SkyHop

FLEET - Guyane Express Fly has ordered a new “next-generation LET” scheduled for delivery at the end of June 2026.

The carrier’s attempt to acquire an ATR42 from Air Antilles (Guadeloupe) was blocked by the Pointe-a-Pitre court.

Destinations
MPY - MARIPASOULA
XAU - SAÜL
CAY - CAYENNE
LDX - SAINT-LAURENT-DU-MARONI
OYC - CAMOPI
GSI - GRAND-SANTI

Photo: Guyane Express

NEW AIRLINE - Akij Bashir Aviation (Bangladesh) obtained its license to operate as a commercial airline from the CAA of Bangladesh.

 

FLEET - Astral Aviation Targets five Boeing 777-300ER Freighters by 2031

kenyan cargo carrier astral aviation expects to begin operating converted boeing 777-300er freighters in 2027 and aims to introduce up to five of the large twin-engine aircraft over the next five years, its founder and chief executive said on april 29, 2026 during a presentation at the cargo facts emea conference.

Newsaero / Photo: Astral

AIRLINE HISTORY DEFUNCT - DutchBird was an Amsterdam-based charter airline founded in 2000 that ceased operations in December 2004

Flyingphotos-Faro

Operating from Schiphol Airport, it specialized in flights to Mediterranean, Egypt, Tunisia, and Canary Islands destinations using a fleet of Boeing 757-200 and Airbus A320-200 aircraft

IATA - 5D 

ICAO - DBR

Callsign - DUTCHBIRD

Country - Netherlands

Founded - 2000

Ceased operations - Dec 2004

Fleet 

Airbus A320-200 - 2 
Boeing 757-200 - 3

Included Boeing 757-200 (PH-DBA, PH-DBB, PH-DBH) and Airbus A320-200 (PH-BMC, PH-BMD).

VINTAGE Aircraft - SATA INTERNATIONAL / B737-400 / CS-TGW, CS-TGZ

CS-TGZ - Lisboa

CS-TGW - Lisboa

CS-TGW - Lisboa

CS-TGW - Faro

Photos: Flyingphotos

CS-TGW

EC-251 - Boeing 737-400 - Nortjet Feb 1989
EC-EMY - Boeing 737-400 - Nortjet Apr 1989
EI-CEW - Boeing 737-400 - Air Tara Apr 1992 
SU-BLL -  Boeing 737-400 - Transmed Airlines Jul 1992 
F-GNFS - Boeing 737-400 - Trans Alsace Nov 1993
EI-CEW - Boeing 737-400 - MarkAir Apr 1994
TC-AFZ - Boeing 737-400 - Pegasus Apr 1995 
TC-AFZ - Boeing 737-400 - Air Alfa Nov 1998
TC-AFZ - Boeing 737-400 - Air Algérie Sep 1999 leased from Pegasus
TC-AFZ - Boeing 737-400 - Pegasus Mar 2000
CS-TGW - Boeing 737-400 - SATA International May 2001 
TC-JKB - Boeing 737-400 - Turkish Airlines Jul 2004 
PK-KMA - Boeing 737-400 - Adam Air - Mar 2007
N316DV - Boeing 737-400 - GECAS Apr 2008

CS-TGZ

B-18673 - Boeing 737-400 - China Airlines Nov 1996 

TC-IAG - Boeing 737-400 - Istanbul Airlines Dec 1998 
OO-CTG - Boeing 737-400 - CityBird Apr 2000 
F-GLTG - Boeing 737-400 - CityBird FranceApr 2001 
N120AF - Boeing 737-400 - GECAS Nov 2001 
CS-TGZ - Boeing 737-400 - SATA InternationalApr 2002 
VT-SJC - Boeing 737-400 - Air Sahara Sep 2005 
VT-SJC - Boeing 737-400 - JetLite Apr 2007 



N491MT Boeing 737-400AFT - Aircraft Finance Trust (AFT)Apr 2009


JA737G Boeing 737-400Skynet Asia AirwaysSep 2009

JA737G Boeing 737-400Solaseed AirJul 2011

VINTAGE Aircraft - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines / PH-AGI / Airbus A310-203

Flyingphotos - Lisboa

PH-AGI - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Mar 1985

N429FE - Airbus A310-200(F) - FedEx Express - Dec 1996 - Cargo

AIRLINE HISTORY DEFUNCT - Panair (Panair - Compagnia Aerea Mediterranea) was an Italian airline based in Palermo, operating from 1979 to 2003

Flyingphotos - Lisboa - B737-400-EI-PAM

 

Founded as an executive operator, it operated mainly with two Boeing 737-400s on the Rome-Palermo route, often in codeshare with Alitalia and Meridiana, before ceasing operations after the 2002/2003 bankruptcy.

It operates executive and medical evacuation flights, mainly with Cessna Citation aircraft.
In 2001, it began charter operations with medium-capacity aircraft, particularly with operations from central and southern Italy to international destinations. The aircraft chosen is the B737.
The aircraft with registration EI-PAM received its original registrations from the aircraft G-BNNK, which in Italy briefly belonged to National Jet Italia, a British Airways franchisee. The aircraft had arrived from the United Kingdom in April of the same year. The hybrid paint scheme, with the lower part of the aircraft painted entirely blue, actually refers to this origin. The aircraft had previously flown with British Airways and Dan Air London.


In 2002, it began regular operations on the Palermo-Rome route, carrying over 195,000 passengers. But this also marked the end of the line for the airline, which would accumulate huge losses. At the time, there was fierce competition on this route. The charter flight division accounted for just over a third of regular passengers, with just over 73,000. During this period, it also operated flights between Pantelleria and Lampedusa.

FRONTIER AIRLINES / A320NEO / N390FR

Photo: Duncan Stewart
 

SPECIAL COLOURS - ALASKA AIRLINES / N651QX / EMBRAER ERJ-175 - "Honoring Those Who Serve"

 Photo: Duncan Stewart 

Compass Air Cargo / LZ-CJC / B747-400F

Ton Jochems - AMS
 

Allegiant (US) expects three more B737 MAX deliveries in 2Q 2026, along with one more A320 retirement.

The carrier has the option to accelerate A320s retirements if elevated fuel prices persist. with plans to exercise its MAX options. The combined fleet, post Mid May 2026 closing of Sun Country (US), will stand at 172 passenger aircraft.

Aviator / Photo: Allegiant

FLEET - Mexicana Receives First Of 10 Embraer E190-E2 Jets

Mexicana de Aviación has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2 , the initial aircraft in an order for 10 units of the type.

The jet, registered XA-MXF , left Embraer’s production site in Brazil on May 1 and arrived in Mexico City the following day. It is configured with 108 seats, compared with 132 seats on the airline’s Embraer E195-E2 fleet.

Mexicana has already incorporated five E195-E2 aircraft since 2025, part of a broader 20-aircraft order split evenly between the two variants.                            

Mexicana said the E190-E2 will support the launch of new domestic routes from June, including Acapulco, Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Tuxtla Gutiérrez and the Bajío region.
Photos: Mexicana de Aviación