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UK's Virgin Atlantic retires last A330-200

Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has announced it retired its last A330-200, G-VLNM (msn 322), on May 12, 2022, as part of its transition to a new-generation fleet of A330-900s, B787-9s, and A350-1000s.

The British carrier operated four A330-200s, inducted in 2018, the ch-aviation fleets history module shows. All four were retired from scheduled revenue operations in March 2020, when the first global wave of the COVID-19 pandemic grounded the airline. They then continued to operate ferry and test flights around the United Kingdom only to eventually be put into storage or part-out. G-VMNK (msn 403) was ferried to Düsseldorf on August 19, 2020, G-VMIK (msn 432) to Knock on September 17, 2021, G-VWND (msn 476) also to Knock on February 14, 2022, and G-VLNM was the last to leave the fleet when it was ferried to Lourdes/Tarbes on May 12, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

The aircraft were added by Virgin Atlantic as second-hand units following the collapse of Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel) and...

Denmark's Alsie Express to launch international flights

Alsie Express (6I, Sønderborg) is set to foray into the international market with plans to launch seasonal scheduled services between its base at Sønderborg and Sälen, an airport in Sweden serving several Swedish and Norwegian skiing resorts.

The flights will begin on January 13, 2021, the ch-aviation schedules module shows, and will operate 2x weekly through February 27, 2021. They will be operated by Alsie Express' parent company, Air Alsie (6I, Sønderborg), with ATR72-500s. Alsie Express does not have its own Air Operator's Certificate (AOC).

Alsie Express said it would partner with tour operators Skistar from Sweden and Norsk Rejsebureau to provide seamless transfers and package deals to travellers. It will also partner with local resort operators and hotels.

The Danish virtual carrier's only scheduled service at present is an 11x weekly domestic service between Sønderborg and Copenhagen Kastrup. It also operates charter flights in Denmark and elsewhere in Europe.

For its part, Air Alsie is purely a capacity provider as well as an ACMI/business...

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