-CityFlyer Express has taken delivery of its fifth Avro RJ100, and has placed orders for two further aircraft for delivery in mid-1999. The airline, which operates British Airways franchise services from Gatwick, has also placed two options.
-Atlas Air has placed a third 747-200 freighter with a consortium of South American airlines led by the Colombian carrier LAS. The freighter was previously leased to British Airways, but has been replaced by Atlas' first 747-400F.
-Six ex-Garuda MD-11s have been returned to Boeing and are stored in Marana awaiting delivery to Vasp (two) and Varig (four).
-British Aerospace Asset Management Turboprops (AMT) has placed an ex-Wings West BAe Jetstream 32EP with Auckland, New Zealand-based charter airline Air National. In a separate deal, BAe AMT has placed an ex-Flagship J32EP with Australian Jet Charters for operation on corporate and charter flights from its Sydney base. The aircraft will be delivered in October.
-Pacific Aircraft Holding has placed an 18-year-old Boeing 737-200Adv, recently returned by British Airways, with Aerolineas Argentinas.
-Meridian Jetprop is remarketing eight of Continental Express' 30 ATR 42-300s and the airline's three ATR 72s, which are being replaced by new ATR 42-500s and Embraer ERJ-145s.
-debis AirFinance has delivered the first of three additional Fokker 100s to Brazilian carrier TAM. The remaining two aircraft will arrive by the end of August. All three aircraft, previously operated by Merpati, are on 59-month leases.
-The three Airbus A300B4/C4s owned by Al Rajhi Bank and which Mahan Air is in negotiations to acquire, were previously operated by Thai, rather than Philippines as reported.
-Impulse Airlines has placed orders for six Raytheon Beech 1900Ds. The new aircraft will boost the Australian regional carrier's 1900 fleet to 18 and will be used to increase frequencies.
Source: Flight International
