21.09.2023 - 17:20 UTC
Having recently secured its UK Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, Air Peace (P4, Lagos) has demanded access to London Heathrow, citing the reciprocity principle in the bilateral air services agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
"It took seven years for them [the UK] to come and do the audit. Now we have got the approval. The next thing is slots, and they are telling us to go to London Stansted or take London Gatwick. I'm not going to Stansted or Gatwick. You come to the primary airport in Nigeria, and by BASA, you enjoy the two primary airports. So, you will give me your own primary airport. It must be Heathrow or nothing," Chairman Allen Onyema told The Whistler newspaper.
The 1988 agreement authorises designated Nigerian carriers to fly to London - without specifying an airport - and Manchester International while designated British carriers are allowed to fly to Abuja and Lagos. Currently, British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) flies daily to each of the Nigerian airports...
14.12.2017 - 11:10 UTC
Blackbird Air (BBB, Billund) has filed an application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for a foreign air carrier permit with a plan to operate business charters to the United States.
The Danish business charter specialist "seeks authority from the Department in order to offer premium executive charter service to the US", the carrier stated in the application. Blackbird Air intends to operate on transatlantic routes between the European Common Aviation Area, including the EU and some other countries, and the US within the legal framework of the EU-US Open-Skies Agreement.
The airline has applied for a "small aircraft" permit which has slightly less strict regulatory requirements.
Blackbird Air currently operates a fleet of two aircraft, one Falcon 7X and one Falcon 2000S. It has only operated under its own air operator's certificate since October 1, 2017.
05.10.2017 - 08:35 UTC
Blackbird Air (BBB, Billund) has begun commercial flight services following the awarding of an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Danish Transport Authority (Trafikstyrelsen).
The airline was formerly part of the Blackbird Air Charter management firm until a decision was taken to unbundle its operations into a dedicated passenger charter operator (Blackbird Air) and a charter broker (Blackbird Air Charter).
According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ole Dupont Christiansen, Blackbird Air's fleet includes Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000S equipment both of which are currently proferred to the executive air charter market.
31.07.2017 - 17:41 UTC
Blackbird Air (BBB, Billund) has applied to the Danish Transport Authority (Trafikstyrelsen) for an air operator's certificate amid plans to split its business into an operator (Blackbird Air) and a charter broker (Blackbird Air Charter).
In a statement, the Danish firm said it expects to complete the certification and subsequent spinning off process in September of this year.
"Blackbird Air will be operating our Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000S as a worldwide EASA operator," CEO Ole Christiansen told European Business Air News. "The team will work on increasing the managed fleet, and is already in dialogue with several aircraft owners."
Blackbird Air Charter has also begun cooperating with Copenhagen AirTaxi (CAT, Copenhagen Roskilde) following the EASA single engine turboprop ruling. Copenhagen AirTaxi operates a fleet of PC-12s for their owners, all of which are now available for European charter. As part of the agreement, Blackbird will have exclusive rights to sell hours on the Pilatus turboprops.
In May of this year, the firm moved its office...
