US's ExpressJet acquires first E145 ahead of restart

United Airlines ready to sell stake in ExpressJet - Kirby

United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) is prepared to sell its 49.9% stake in ExpressJet Airlines (EV, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson), formerly its regional capacity provider but now a wholly independent regional carrier planning operations under its own aha! brand, Chief Executive Scott Kirby told The Points Guy.

"If anybody wants it, they should give us a call," he said.

United Airlines acquired ExpressJet Airlines in 2018 from SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) through a firm named Mana Air LLC, a 49.9/50.1 partnership with KAir Enterprises. At that time, the regional carrier operated E145s on behalf of United under the United Express brand. ExpressJet suspended all operations in September 2020 after the mainline carrier decided to consolidate all E145 operations at CommutAir (C5, Cleveland Hopkins). However, ExpressJet did not go out of business but rather recertified as an independent scheduled operator. It plans to launch its first regional routes out of Reno/Tahoe on October 24, 2021, flying to underserved second- and third-tier airports in the western...

US's ExpressJet to relaunch as aha! out of Reno/Tahoe

Air Wisconsin adds first CRJ freighter

Air Wisconsin (ZW, Appleton) has entered the dedicated freighter market with the addition of its first CRJ200ER(SF). The aircraft will enter into service later this year, before the December peak for cargo traffic, Cargo Facts has reported.

N679AC (msn 7417) is a 21.1-year-old aircraft formerly operated in passenger configuration by ASA - Atlantic Southeast Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, and Al Haya Aviation. It was re-registered back in the United States in January 2021 and was parked at Tucson Int'l airport. In March, it was repositioned to Roswell airport, where it remains ahead of service entry. The ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows the aircraft is owned by Regional One and will thus become Air Wisconsin's first dry-leased unit.

The regional carrier currently operates sixty-four owned CRJ200s under a Capacity Purchase Agreement with United Airlines, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. It said that while it carries a small amount of cargo onboard these aircraft, the current market environment is favourable for growth into the dedicated freighter...

Bangladesh's Hello Airlines adds first ATR72 freighter

Hello Airlines (Bangladesh) (Dhaka) took delivery of its first ATR72-200(F) which will be operated under a new brand, NXT Air (Dhaka).

On dry lease from ACIA Aero, ZS-XCM (msn 395) was ferried to Dhaka on June 12, 2021, in an all-white livery. The 27.3-year-old Avions de Transport Régional turboprop was originally delivered to ASA - Atlantic Southeast Airlines (EV, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) and was recently operated by Solenta Aviation (SET, Lanseria) since 2017, the ch-aviation fleets history module shows. It has yet to be deployed into revenue service, while its forthcoming Bangladeshi registration remains unknown.

"This is a time for air operators to explore new revenue opportunities and we see a positive long-term partnership with ACIA to deliver on these opportunities. The addition of this ATR 72 freighter will further support our business growth and those of our partners," NXT Air Chief Executive Nizam Ahmad said.

Hello Airlines currently operates a single ATR42-300(F). The carrier did not respond to ch-aviation's...