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US-Bangla Airlines to retire all Q400s

US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) is planning to retire all three of its DHC-8-Q400s and has appointed ACC Aviation to remarket the turboprops.

The Bangladeshi carrier sourced all three units from the second-hand market. S2-AGV (msn 4044) and S2-AGX (msn 4034) remain active on the carrier's domestic routes. The aircraft are 20.8 and 21.4 years old, respectively, and were previously operated by Augsburg Airways and Skyservice Business Aviation. The carrier's third Dash 8, 19.9-year-old S2-AGW (msn 4058), has been stored since May 2019. The carrier retired its fourth Dash 8 in 2018.

In a press release, the aircraft trader said the three aircraft would be disposed of together with "an extensive list of DHC8-Q400 spares and components". It did not outline the intended timeline for sale.

The De Havilland Aircraft of Canada turboprops were US-Bangla Airlines' first aircraft type when the privately-owned carrier launched in 2014, the ch-aviation fleets history module shows. However, in 2019 the airline decided to continue its growth with ATR - Avions de Transport Régional...

Austrian Airlines ends Q400 operations

Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) ended its six-year in-house operation of DHC-8-Q400 turboprops on May 31, with the last return flight from Vienna to Innsbruck and back operated by OE-LGI (msn 4100).

The Austrian carrier decided to replace the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada aircraft with additional A320-200s before the pandemic, but the ensuing crisis accelerated the timeline for the phase-out of its only turboprops. The bulk of its 18-strong fleet of the type was retired in 2019 and 2020, with eight units still active at the beginning of 2021. Of these, six were retired by the end of March and remain in storage at Bratislava airport. OE-LGI and OE-LGJ (msn 4104) continued to operate through the end of May.

"Austrian Airlines is well prepared for the fleet retirement of the Dash. With the comfortable, efficient Embraer and Airbus aircraft, we will continue to offer our passengers a good feeder service with Vienna as our hub”, Chief Commercial Officer Michael Trestl said.

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Australia's Cobham Aviation set for first EMB-190

Cobham Aviation Services Australia - Airline Services (QJE, Adelaide International) is set to acquire an E190 formerly with defunct German carrier, Augsburg Airways (Munich), Skyliner Aviation has revealed. The aircraft, VH-NJA (cn 19000404), was recently spotted at Maastricht in a full Cobham livery.

As it stands, this will be Cobham's first Embraer in its fleet of eighteen B717-200s and five ARJ-100s and various BAe 146 aircraft at sister carrier JetEx (Adelaide International).

Formerly National Jet Systems (Adelaide International), Cobham Aviation Services is a scheduled and charter regional airline based in Adelaide International, Australia. It conducts passenger and freight operations on behalf of clients such as Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith).

US-Bangla Airlines awaiting delivery of first Q400

US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) is set to take delivery of its first of two Dash 8-400s formerly with Augsburg Airways (Munich). So far, S2-AGU (cn 4041), has been spotted in the start-up's livery undergoing pre-delivery maintenance checks.

As the name suggests, US-Bangla Airlines is a US-backed Bangladeshi outfit whose initial launch plans involve operating domestic flights before expanding regionally and internationally.