Scotland's Loganair ends Do328 operations

UK's RVL Aviation adds first Saab 340 freighter

RVL Aviation (REV, East Midlands) has acquired its largest aircraft thus far and its first dedicated freighter, namely a S340B(F).

G-RVVE (msn 223) was registered in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2021. The 30.1-year-old turboprop was operated in a passenger configuration by Scotland's Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int'l) through June 2020. The ch-aviation fleets history module shows it was subsequently added by Estonia's NyxAir (NYX, Tallinn Lennart Meri) and converted into a freighter at Rzeszow airport. However, Flightradar24 ADS-B data indicates that the aircraft operated only once every few days, on average, and was ultimately ferried to East Midlands on December 12. It remains in storage at the British airport for the time being.

NyxAir operates another Saab 340B(F), which remains active.

For RVL Aviation, the Saab turboprop constitutes a significant expansion. While the passenger charter specialist operates a sizeable fleet of 15 aircraft, they are all much smaller units. According to the UK CAA registry, RVL Aviation's fleet comprises two Cessna (twin piston)...

Editorial Comment: Adds additional RVL commentary - 12.01.2021 - 20:34 UTC

Loganair to switch IOM route from London City to Heathrow

Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int'l) has announced it will replace its Isle of Man-London City route with services to London Heathrow starting on December 1, 2020, simultaneously changing the aircraft from an ATR42-500 to an E145.

"The service will now move to the UK capital’s largest airport, which has continued to offer a wide range of onward connecting flights despite the impact of the pandemic. This will be the first time that the Glasgow-based airline - now the UK’s largest regional operator - has operated a permanent scheduled service to Heathrow," Loganair said.

The Scottish regional specialist has been operating between the Isle of Man and London City on behalf of BA CityFlyer (CJ, London City) since 2018, first using Saab 2000s and then, since mid-February 2020, using an ATR42-500. After British Airways had announced it would terminate the route, Loganair started took it in-house on September 1, 2020. It currently plies it 6x weekly.

The carrier will continue to serve London City from Dundee...

UK's Loganair to launch Teesside base in 1Q21

Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int'l) is set to open a base at Teesside on February 1, 2021, with a single E145 stationed at the northern English airport, ch-aviation schedule analysis has revealed.

The Scottish regional specialist will initially operate to Belfast City (daily) and Aberdeen Dyce (6x weekly). Then, starting March 28, 2021, it will add daily flights to Dublin Int'l, 2x weekly flights to Newquay, and increase frequencies to Belfast and Aberdeen by an additional 7x and 10x weekly flights on each route. In May, the carrier will also add services to Jersey.

Loganair has not served Teesside since 2018. It will directly compete with Eastern Airways (T3, Humberside), currently the only airline operating scheduled flights from the airport, on routes to Belfast and Aberdeen. Eastern Airways also flies 5x weekly to Humberside, the ch-aviation schedules shows, using a mixture of E145s and Jetstream 41s.

Teesside is set to become Loganair's first English base. The carrier currently bases its aircraft out of...

JetNetherlands adds first Saab 340 for CU Air charter

JetNetherlands (JNL, Amsterdam Schiphol) launched charter operations on behalf of CU Air on November 7, 2020, following the delivery of its first Saab 340B, PH-CUA (msn 340B-167).

The 31.3-year-old Saab turboprop, previously operated by Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int'l), was delivered to Antwerp on November 4. Its first flight was a multileg trip to Épinal, Caen, and Nancy/Essey on November 7-8, 2020.

The aircraft is owned by CU Air's parent Cargo Union and will be based out of Antwerp. It is configured for up to 34 passengers. It will be operated by JetNetherlands on behalf of CU Air separately from two Embraer jets, a EMB-135LR and an EMB-145LI, which are operated under the ACE - Air Charters Europe (Antwerp) brand.

JetNetherlands is owned by ASL airtaxi (BNJ, Liège), itself a unit of ASL Group.

Independently of CU Air, Cargo Union is also planning to launch cargo charters in the future.