► EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Air Annobón finally starts operations with daily Bata - Malabo flights.

Enigmatic Equatoguinean startup, Air Annobón, has at long last launched scheduled flights, albeit one month ago. Operations are understood to have commenced on 25 January using only one (and not two) BAe146-300s.

►► EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Air Annobón gets first BAe146 (Pic); to start operations soon.

Equatoguinean start-up, Air Annobón, has received the first of two BAe146-300s from South African wet-leasors Fair Aviation, to be used on domestic routes. BAe 146 'ZS-SOR' is to be based on the island of Annobon, Equatorial Guinea, though what future plans the airline has, are as yet, unclear.