18.08.2022 - 16:24 UTC
Surinam Airways (PY, Paramaribo International) resumed flights from Paramaribo International via Georgetown Cheddi Jagan to Miami International on August 7, 2022, a month after they were suspended due to the lack of available wet-leased aircraft.
Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows the first flight was operated by World Atlantic Airlines (WL, Miami International) with an MD-83 while subsequent rotations were operated by Avion Express Malta (X8, Malta International) with different A321-200s. The Maltese carrier has aircraft deployed in the region under a long-term ACMI contract with Sky Cana (RD, Santo Domingo Las Américas) (under the code of Air Century (Y2, Santo Domingo La Isabela)) which leaves some spare capacity for other operations.
The debt-ridden Surinamese flag carrier suspended its remaining routes - to Amsterdam Schiphol and via Georgetown to Miami - in late June and early July 2022, respectively. The transatlantic service restarted on July 20, initially operated by GullivAir (G2, Sofia) with its A330-200 and, since July...
01.08.2022 - 16:10 UTC
World Atlantic Airlines (WL, Miami International) has been authorised by the US Department of Transportation to wet-lease a B757 from Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik), despite US labour unions objecting to the Icelandic carrier entering the US ACMI market.
The Florida-based charter specialist will deploy the wet-leased aircraft on routes from the US to Cuba and other destinations in the Caribbean. The wet-lease's consent runs from July 14 through October 15, 2022. However, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows the contract has yet to begin.
The DOT authorisation does not specify the variant of the B757 to be deployed, although the carrier requested approval for a B757-200. Icelandair operates eighteen B757-200s and two B757-300s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. World Atlantic Airways operates an in-house fleet of seven MD-83s.
The wet-lease application was filed shortly after the US administration lifted restrictions on charter flights to Cuban regional airports.
The ACMI contract was opposed by US labour unions and iAero Airways (WQ, Greensboro) on the grounds that...
24.05.2022 - 22:51 UTC
Miami Air (BSK, Miami International) has requested expedited responses to its May 13 reapplication for certificates of public convenience and necessity for interstate and foreign charters after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) revoked its dormant permits earlier this month.
According to a regulatory notice, Miami Air (legally Miami Air International Inc.) has asked the DOT to shorten the answer period from June 3 to May 26 (Thursday this week). Counsel for Miami Air will conduct a poll of 27 airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ascertain any objections to the motion.
As reported, the DOT on May 6 had revoked interstate certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to Miami Air by Order 2020-9-6 issued on September 15, 2020, by which it had authorised the transfer of Miami International's certificate of public convenience and necessity to a new Delaware-incorporated entity under the same name.
Miami Air had one year to commence operations, or its authority would become dormant and subject to revocation. The carrier, which is restarting under new...
21.01.2022 - 15:56 UTC
Miami Air (BSK, Miami International) has asked the US Department of Transportation(DOT) to waive dormancy provisions of its air service certificates for another two months until March 2, 2022.
In a January 14 letter to the DOT, the lawyer for Miami Air (legally Miami Air International Inc.) explains the extension is needed because of delays in the airline’s recertification process with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These, says John R. Mietus Jr., have been caused by unexpected management team changes and delays in normal workplace procedures as a result of COVID-19.
Since the last waiver request on October 21, 2021, Miami Air’s vice president and director of operations has unexpectedly resigned. “Two long-time Miami Air operational managers moved up to fill the resulting Part 119 vacancies: Dan Sweitzer (Director of Operations, formerly Chief Pilot) and Gabriel Cosentino (Chief Pilot, formerly Director of Training). FAA inspectors have expressed their satisfaction with the current Part 119 team,” the letter states.
The COVID-19 Omicron variant has also resulted in a drag on human resources that...
