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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

► FLEET UPDATE BULLETIN: Air Burkina, Malu Aviation, Skyward Int'l, Jetlink Express, Air Madagascar, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo, Mango, Sahara African Aviation, SKA Aircraft Leasing.

The following is a fleet update bulletin for aircraft that are in use, have been in use or will be in use for these listed airlines: Ethiopian Airlines Cargo, Mango, Sahara African Aviation, SKA Aircraft Leasing, Air Burkina, Malu Aviation, Skyward International Aviation, Jetlink Express, Air Madagascar.

Jetlink's 5Y-JLH in 2011 (F Gottwald)
  • Ethiopian Airlines Cargo has taken delivery of its first B737-400F (MSN 28493 | ET-AQV) from global leaser, the Aviation Capital Group. As mentioned, this will be deployed to Lome, Togo for use in establishing a new West African cargo hub.
  • Mango (JE) has taken delivery of another B737-800 (MSN 32631 | ZS-SJR) formerly with South African Airways (SA).
  • South Africa's Sahara African Aviation has taken delivery of its seventh Embraer E120 (MCN 120.067 | ZS-?)
  • Johannesburg-based SKA Aircraft Leasing has had its Fokker F28 (MSN 11225 | ZS-MAD) return to Lanseria after five years in Iraq. It will now be parted out and scrapped.
  • Air Burkina (2J) has taken redelivery of its third McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (MSN 49890 | XT-ABD) following storage in Olbia, Sardinia.
  • Kinshasa-Ndolo based Malu Aviation is set to take delivery of a Shorts 360 (MSN SH3752 | 9Q-?)
  • Skyward International Aviation has taken delivery of its first CRJ-200, (MSN 7113 | 5Y-JLH), formerly with the semi-defunct JetLink Express (J0). The machine is the Kenyan charter specialists' first CRJ with the transaction facilitated by Kahala Aviation.
  • Air Madagascar (MD) has sent its last remaining B767-300(ER), (MSN 26200 | 5R-MFJ) to the Marana Boneyard. The aircraft had been parked in Antananarivo following its withdrawal from revenue service.
Source [ch-aviation & Skyliner.de]