Scotland's Loganair ends Do328 operations

flybe. (BE, Exeter) ended E195 operations on February 24, 2020, having retired G-FBEK (msn 19000168) on that day.

The 11.8-year-old regional jet is owned by Falko Regional Aircraft and operated its last revenue flight as BE845 from Edinburgh to Birmingham Int'l on February 24, 2020. It was then ferried to East Midlands, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

The aircraft was the last of fourteen E195s once operated by flybe.

The British regional carrier, which is currently undergoing restructuring and due to rebrand as Virgin Connect, is rebuilding its fleet to focus on Dash 8-400 and E170 operations. Earlier this year, the airline ended ATR72-600s operations, with two of its last three turboprops of the type due to join Loganair and one stored at Toulouse Francazal.

flybe. is also wet-leasing two E190s from one of its shareholders Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int'l).

Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int'l) took delivery of its first of two ATR72-600s, G-FBXA (msn 1260), on February 12, 2020, ahead of the type's commercial debut planned for March 2.

The 4.5-year-old turboprop was previously operated by flybe. (BE, Exeter) for SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup). It was phased-out by the former operator on October 28, 2019, and has since been stored first at Toulouse Francazal and then at Exeter. It was ferried to Aberdeen Dyce on February 12, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

Avation has confirmed in a press release that Flybe. has subleased the two aircraft to Loganair until the end of the aircraft's lease terms.

According to the ch-aviation schedules module, the Scottish regional specialist will start deploying the new type on March 2 on an 8x weekly service between Aberdeen and Sumburgh. After March 29, 2020, it will use the aircraft to operate from Aberdeen to Sumburgh (16x weekly), from Edinburgh to Kirkwall (12x weekly) and Sumburgh (2x weekly), and...

Widerøe (WF, Bodø) will switch from London Stansted to London Southend with effect from the Summer 2020 season, according to a press release from the airline.

Currently linking Kristiansand with Stansted 3x weekly with its fleet of 10 Dash 8-400s, the 473-nautical mile (877-kilometre) sector to Southend will be flown daily during the peak season.

Speaking during the Airport Operators Association (AOA) Annual Awards in London, Widerøe Commercial Director Christian Skaug said: "We believe that our customers, who are used to smaller, convenient and efficient airports, will appreciate a more efficient airport. Better travel experience, with fewer queues and shorter distances."

Southend will be served by easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air UK, flybe., Loganair, FlyOne and now Widerøe this summer. The airport has in the past been successful in attracting airlines from competing airports, with Loganair switching its Londonderry service from Stansted, and the now-defunct SkyWork Airlines (SX, Berne) moving its Berne to London City route to Southend in 2014.

Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int'l) took delivery of a maiden ATR42-500, its first passenger-configured Avions de Transport Régional turboprop, on January 13, 2020, Skyliner Aviation has reported.

Msn 490 is 24 years old and owned by Nordic Aviation Capital. It was previously operated by HOP! as F-GPYD and was ferried from Toulouse Francazal to Aberdeen Dyce on January 13 still under its French registration. Eventually, it will be re-registered as G-LMRA in the United Kingdom. The aircraft was phased out by HOP! in April 2019 and has since been stored first at Mönchengladbach and then at Toulouse Francazal airports, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

Loganair is planning to add twenty ATR42-500s to replace first its two remaining active Saab 2000s and then thirteen Saab 340Bs.

The Scottish regional specialist plans to debut the ATR42-500 in commercial operations on March 29, 2020, deploying the turboprop on its 6x weekly service between London City and Dundee, the ch-aviation schedules module shows.

Besides the Saab aircraft, Loganair...