AIRPORT - EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

 Paul Bannwarth

AIRLINE HISTORY DEFUNCT - Vision Airlines is primarily recognized as a former US-based charter and regional sightseeing carrier (formerly Vision Air) headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada

Flyingphotos - Miami - N732VA - Boeing 737-300

It previously operated tours of the Grand Canyon and charter flights, but ceased operations in 2017.

The airline also operated charter flights for their tour services in northern Arizona and Nevada including the Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Monument Valley out of North Las Vegas Airport utilizing Boeing 737 and Dornier 228 aircraft. 

In addition, during the summer months, Vision Airlines transported white water rafters to various destinations along the Colorado River. 

They also operated charter service for TravelSpan Vacations to Georgetown, Guyana and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and were operating Boeing 737 jetliners on behalf of People Express Airlines until this new start-up air carrier ceased all flights

IATA - V2
ICAO - RBY
Callsign - RUBY
Country - United States
Founded - 1999
Ceased operations - May 2017
Subsidiaries - Vision Air
Base / Main Hub - Las Vegas North Air Terminal (VGT / KVGT)
Bases - Gulfport Biloxi (GPT / KGPT)
Miami International (MIA / KMIA)

Fleet:

Boeing 737-300 - 1

Boeing 737-400 - 4

Boeing 737-800 - 1

Boeing 767-200 - 4

Boeing 767-300 - 1

British Aerospace Jetstream 32 - 3

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 - 1

Dornier Do-228-200 - 15

Dornier Do-328 - 9

AIRLINE HISTORY DEFUNCT - SkyKing Airlines, historically known as Sky King, Inc., was a US-based charter carrier that specialized in private ad-hoc flights, casino charters, and US-Cuba routes.

Flyingphotos - Miami - Boeing 737-4Q8 - N916SK

The airline ceased all operations and officially rebranded as Songbird Airways

Founded in 1990 and originally based in Sacramento, California, the airline was named in honor of its first customer, the NBA’s Sacramento Kings.

Operating a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, the charter carrier, based at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida, flew extensively on behalf of Customer Service Providers to Cuba and also operated deportee flights for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy multiple times—notably in 2010, 2012, and 2022—before officially being acquired by AerLine Holdings LLC.Rebranding: In 2015, the US Department of Transportation approved Sky King's corporate name change to Songbird Airways, a brand under which it continued limited operations before eventually folding.

IATA - 5K
ICAO - SGB
Callsign - SONGBIRD

Country United States
Founded Jul 1990
Ceased operations Jun 2015

 C&T Charters is a Miami-based company specializing in licensed charter flights from the U.S. to Cuba. Founded in June 1991 by businessman John Henry Cabanas, it holds the necessary OFAC licenses and has used aircraft that were historically operated by SkyKing Airlines (later operating as Songbird Airways) on routes to Havana and Camagüey.

HYBRIDS C/S - Eurowings (SmartWings) / Boeing 737-86N / OK-TVV

Markus Altmann

 leased for the summer season 2025, with additional operated by Smartwings sticker

SPECIAL STICKER - YTO Cargo Airlines / Boeing 757-28S(PCF) / B-2853 - "Tmall Taobao World (

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INDIGO CARGO / Airbus A321-211P2F / VT-IKY

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VINTAGE AIRCRAFT - Air Transport International / Boeing 767-200 / N712AX - "SEEPUERO RICO

Flyingphotos - Barcelona, Spain

 

B-2551 - CAAC Airlines - Oct 1985 2x PW
N712AX - ABX Air - Dec 2007
N712AX - Sky King - May 2009
N712AX - Air Transport International - Mar 2011
N712AX - Dynamic Airways - Dec 2011
HS-DCM - Asian Air - Jan 2014
N712AX - Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) - Nov 2016
N712AX - TVPX Trust Services

KALITTA AIR / BOEING 777-300ER(F) / N780CK

Duncan Stewart
 

AIRPORT - Kaohsiung - International (KHH / RCKH) Taiwan

Photos: S.H.Yang
 

FLEET - TAROM (Romania) expects to receive its first B737 MAX in July 2026 as the carrier’s restructuring plan continues

 

A second MAX will arrive in August and a third in March 2027 — with a total of four arriving on lease from CDB Aviation (Ireland).

FLEET - T’way Air (South Korea) is currently returning two B737-800 back to lessors, as part pf plans to replace the -800 with the B737-8.

The carrier is in talks to add ten aircraft by the end of 2027, on top of the five A330-900.

FLEET - easyJet to accelerate A319 exit to 2029

easyJet (London Luton) will accelerate the phase-out of its remaining A319-100s by one year, and plans to exit the type's operations by the end of September 2029, the carrier divulged in its half-yearly results.

The airline said that the hastened exit, made possible by accelerated deliveries of A320neo family aircraft, would generate approximately GBP250 million pounds (USD336 million) of incremental annual cost efficiencies in the financial years 2027 (October 2026-September 2027) and 2028. easyJet previously planned to exit the A319 type by 2030.

The A319 was once the mainstay of easyJet's fleet, comprising more than three-quarters of all aircraft at its peak in 2010-2011 (155 units in 2011). easyJet began taking A319s in 2004 to gradually replace first the legacy B737-300s and then its B737-700s. ch-aviation data shows the LCC currently operates forty-four A319s via the easyJet UK AOC, and another thirty-five via easyJet Europe.

The aircraft are being gradually replaced by A320-200Ns and A321-200NX, allowing the airline to upgauge its fleet.

"By replacing our A319 sub-fleet with more efficient A320neo family aircraft, we are structurally improving returns across the business," chief financial officer Jan De Raeymaeker said during an earnings call. "An A320neo delivers a 24% reduction in fuel burn per seat compared to an A319, increasing to around 30% for an A321neo."

The airline's new-generation fleet currently comprises seventy-six A320-200Ns and twenty-four A321-200NX across the British, Austrian, and easyJet Switzerland AOCs. It also operates 180 A320-200s. The airline has 284 unfilled orders for A320neo family aircraft, which it plans to take by 2034. It expects another 14 new aircraft by September 2026, 30 in the following 12 months, and 43 in the 12 months after that. Including deliveries, the airline's fleet will grow by 11 aircraft in financial year 2027, and by another eight in the next one.

CH Aviation

ROUTES - Aeroregional / Air China / American Airlines

Aeroregional (Ecuador) will launch a new direct air route between Quito and Rio Hato on 17 July 2026, with B737-400.

Air China will end its Wenzhou – Milan Malpensa flight on 31 May 2026, which operates with A330-200.

American Airlines (US) will drop the New York JFK – Bridgetown route on 07 September 2026, which is operated with B737-8.

Photo: Duncan Stewart

HiSky (Moldova) plans Bucharest – New York JFK service in winter 2026/27 season, effective 25 October 2026 with A330.

FLEET - Azul (Brazil) has begun introducing the Cessna C408 SkyCourier to its fleet, an aircraft with capacity for up to 19 passengers that will be operated by Azul Conecta.

Photo: Azul Cargo

 

FLEET / ROUTES - Western Global to resume MD-11F operations this weekend

Western Global Airlines has become the second — and only remaining — MD-11F operator to fly one of the trijet freighters for the first time since the FAA grounded the type in November 2025. The 1998-vintage, CF6-powered unit 48781 operated to Columbus, Ohio (LCK), from Fort Myers, Fla
Photo: Duncan Stewart

FRONTIER AIRLINES / A320NEO / N316FR - Shelly the SEA TURTLE

 Duncan Stewart

FRONTIER AIRLINES / A320NEO / N354FR - Scarlet the TANAGER

Duncan Stewart