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Atlas Air and DHL Express have agreed to terminate their joint venture carrier, Polar Air Cargo, as it no longer serves their strategic goals. Atlas Air will continue to operate all six aircraft currently deployed under Polar Air Cargo's certificate and will retain the certificate itself. This article is exclusively available to our Commercial Aviation - Operator News subscribers. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/duKC3NAz Photo Credit: Tis Meyer #chaviation #aviationnews #atlasair #polaraircargo Michael Steen Klaus Goersch Paul Sawhny Jon E. Olin Kersti Krepp

Avia Solutions Group is continuing its push into Southeast Asia, formally announcing the launch of Avion Express Philippines at an event in Manila last week. This article is exclusively available to our Commercial Aviation - Operator News subscribers. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/dB8wckTB Photo Credit: Tis Meyer #chaviation #aviationnews #avionexpress #aviasolutionsgroup Jonas Janukėnas

Wheels Up has added its first five Embraer Phenom 300s and two Phenom 300Es, transferred from the Part 135 certificate of Grandview Aviation - Private Jet Charter, ch-aviation research reveals. This follows the acquisition of GrandView Aviation's fleet of seventeen Phenom 300 and Phenom 300Es, part of a broader fleet modernisation strategy announced by Wheels Up in late 2024. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/d-7yUNvr Photo Credit: Embraer #chaviation #aviationnews #wheelsup #embraer Emily Sandoz Dan Rice David Harvey George Mattson David Holtz

Frontier Airlines expects to take delivery of 21 new aircraft from Airbus in 2025, consisting of eight A320-200Ns and thirteen A321-200NX, according to a regulatory filing from the company. This article is exclusively available to our Commercial Aviation - Operator News subscribers. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/dnpw6dmX Photo Credit: Frontier Airlines #chaviation #aviationnews #frontierairlines Barry Biffle Bobby Schroeter Trevor (TJ) Stedke

Vista America has phased out the only Gulfstream Aerospace G400 it operated while also transferring three Cessna Aircraft Company Citation Excel from the Part 135 certificate of Red Wing Aviation to JetSelect Aviation, thereby introducing the type into JetSelect's Part 135 fleet, ch-aviation research reveals. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/dej2vmT6 Photo Credit: Gulfstream Aerospace #chaviation #aviationnews #vistaamerica #gulfstream David Stanley Rowan Hickey

Through our collaboration with Spire, we integrated our fleet data with their satellite-based ADS-B data, allowing us to analyze business jet utilization for January 2025. In terms of flight cycles, NetJets Aviation led the way with 31,555 cycles, followed by Flexjet (26,167), NetJets Transportes Aéreos (4,161), flyExclusive (3,457), and Wheels Up (3,301). Among aircraft variants, the Cessna Aircraft Company Citation Latitude recorded the highest number of cycles at 15,776, followed by the Embraer Phenom 300 (12,028), Bombardier Challenger 350 (10,200), Phenom 300E (8,885), and Challenger 300 (6,866). Check out the full list below:

Nouvelair Tunisia plans to order five A320-200Ns from Airbus with a delivery date in 2032, Chief Commercial Officer Karim Dahmani confirmed to ch-aviation. The airline is also planning to lease eight more units of the type by 2030. This article is exclusively available to our Commercial Aviation - Operator News subscribers. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/dmGKz-qz Photo Credit: Airbus #chaviation #aviationnews #nouvelair #tunisia Chokri Zarrad Karim Milad

Jet Logistics, Inc. has begun Cirrus Aircraft operations following the addition of a brand-new Vision Jet G2+. Founder and President W. Ashley Smith Jr. confirmed to ch-aviation that a second unit will join in March 2025, with both aircraft fully dedicated to organ transplant transportation under an agreement with Indiana Donor Network. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/difCh84i Photo Credit: Cirrus Aircraft #chaviation #aviationnews #jetlogistics #cirrus W. Ashley Smith Jr. Kerry Trebbe

The administrators of Rex Airlines are trying again to sell and/or recapitalise the insolvent airline. Ernst & Young formally gave notice of the second sales campaign in a February 19, 2025, Australian Stock Exchange filing. They say they anticipate a "competitive process from interested parties." This article is exclusively available to our Commercial Aviation - Operator News subscribers. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/dzTn6r2C Photo Credit: Rex Airlines #chaviation #aviationnews #rexairlines Neville Howell John Sharp

Jazz Aviation LP, a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc. operating under the Air Canada Express brand, will retire its Bombardier CRJ200 fleet from operation under the flag carrier’s capacity purchase agreement (CPA) in 2026. All of these aircraft are currently inactive. This article is exclusively available to our Commercial Aviation - Operator News subscribers. ▶ Full news story available here: https://lnkd.in/dNruGxNX Photo Credit: Air Canada Express #chaviation #aviationnews #jazzair #aircanada #chorusaviation Cal Purves Doug Clarke, CPA, CA Teri Udle