Sweden’s BRA to resume ops at Bromma, Norwegian at Arlanda

Sweden's BRA to relaunch international flights in 3Q21

BRA - Braathens Regional Airlines (TF, Stockholm Bromma) has announced it will relaunch scheduled international flights towards the end of the summer season, connecting Aarhus in Denmark with destinations in Sweden.

The Swedish regional carrier will operate from Stockholm Bromma via Gothenburg Landvetter to Denmark's second-largest city 6x weekly starting on September 27. Flights from Sälen, an airport opened in late 2019 to serve the nearby ski resorts of Sälen and Idre in Sweden, and Trysil in Norway, are scheduled to begin on December 19, 2021, and will operate 2x weekly. All flights to Aarhus will be operated with ATR72-600 turboprops by BRA's technical subsidiary BRA - Braathens Regional Airways.

"We see it as the perfect time to launch BRA in Denmark as our first international market here at the back of the pandemic. Aarhus Airport is a really good match for BRA with an attractive guest potential in the Aarhus region and Jutland, and we look forward to making a strong effort to link the Nordic region closer...

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Bahrain Defense Force doubles its ARJ-100 fleet

The Bahrain Defence Force (BFW, Bahrain Int'l) has bought a second ARJ-100 via a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation.

SE-DSZ (msn E3380), a 20.1-year-old quadjet, was retired by Swedish airline BRA - Braathens Regional Aviation (TF, Malmö) on March 16, 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, the aircraft was ferried to Norwich for storage and has remained at the British airport ever since. It will now undergo maintenance and is scheduled to deliver to Bahrain in the second quarter of 2021.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the Bahrain Defence Force operates two ARJ-85s and one ARJ-100, all in a VIP configuration and on behalf of Bahrain Royal Flight. While one of the ARJ-85s was delivered directly to Bahrain, the other two units are second-hand stock formerly operated by Azzurra Air (ZS, Milan Malpensa) (the other ARJ-85) and Blue 1 (KF, Helsinki Vantaa) (the ARJ-100).

BRA - Braathens Regional Aviation was a production carrier for its parent,...