Scramble 340

Tassili Airlines of Algeria are set to receive their first Bombardier Q400. The airline ordered four in July 2006, and the first is ready
for delivery. Tassili is an Algiers-based outfit founded in 1997 that specializes in the transportation of employees to oilfields in
southern Algeria. The Q400s will be used primarily to carry workers from the capital to the oilfields, while four Q200s will operate
between the oilfields. The airline plans to gradually expand its operations to include scheduled domestic and international
service. The purchase of the Q200s was announced in April and they will all be delivered in 2008. Tassili has used Dehavilland
products in the past, having leased a Dash 7 and Twin Otters several years ago. Its current fleet consists of PC-6 Turbo Porters,
a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan and a Beech 1900D. Factory fresh Bombardier Q400 DHC-8-402 c/n 4169 is seen here with
Canadian test registration C-FMIV. It will become 7T-VCM during its flight test program at the Bombardier plant at Downsview
Airport, Toronto (Ont.). (25 July 2007)
72-212A 754 VT-KAJ Kingfisher Airlines, ex F-WWEO. Delivered 17 August. Update Scramble 339 –
Page 46, the WW-reg is now known and in stead of VT-KAM it is now KAJ which
makes more sense if you look the previous deliveries, the last one being VT-KAI.
72-212A 758 F-WWES Kingfisher Airlines. Seen Toulouse 17 July in full colours.
72-212A 759 F-WWEV Kingfisher Airlines. Seen Toulouse 10 July in full c/s still without the tail.
72-212A 761 F-WWEX Azerbaijan Airlines. Noted Toulouse 25 July and once delivered will be 4K-AZ64
with the name ‘Gabala’.
BAe 4101 41047 ZS-NOM Nomic 177, ex G-MAJO Eastern Airways as of 27 July. Update Scramble 338 – Page 59.
ATP(F) 2011 SE-MAO West Air Sweden. Now finally delivered after conversion.
ATP(F) 2013 G-BTPF British Aerospace. Ferried from Bucharest to Coventry 21 August after the
conversion to freighter was completed. Perhaps destined for Atlantic Airlines?
ATP(F) 2045 SE-MAL West Air Sweden, ex G-MANE. Another one for the Swedish cargo operator.
Beech 1900C-1 UC-166 EC-IAH NAYSA Aerotaxis. Ferried from Las Palmas to Reykjavik 10/11 July. On its way to the
States after the ATRs start arriving at NAYSA.
1900D UE-349 F-GTVC Ministère de l’Interieur, ex Twin Jet. Seen at Nuremberg 7 July a/w, n/t and with a
French military logo in the tail. It’s not sure if the Beech is operated by or for the
French police.
BN-2 A-21 533 G-BDZK B-N Group, ex B-09 Belgian Army. Registered 10 August.
A-III-2 1035 G-RBCI Aurigny Air Services. Repainted in the new Aurigny c/s and is no longer a logo
turboprop. It was flying around with Royal Bank of Canada c/s.
A-26 2020 D-IORF Luftverkehr Friesland, ex Ostseeflug. Leased as a replacement for crashed
Islander D-ILFB.
B-20 2240 TF-… ?, ex G-BSPT George Cormack. Cancelled from the UK 16 July.
B-20 2305 G-CEUA Britten-Norman Aircraft.
B-20 2306 G-CEUB Britten-Norman Aircraft.
B-20 2307 G-CEUC Britten-Norman Aircraft.
B-20 2309 G-CEUD Britten-Norman Aircraft.
B-20 2310 G-CEUE Britten-Norman Aircraft. Five newly built Islanders on the British register per 27 July.
Dash 8 -311 464 S2-ADX GMG Airlines, ex G-BRYZ Flybe. Arrived at Exeter 3 August after a repaint at Eindhoven
were it was seen 2 August. Wasn’t wearing S2-ADX just yet, but could be
seen underneath the sticker. Also carried the titles ‘In Memory of HZT Saha Jalal’.
-311 491 8Q-... Island Aviation, ex LN-WFE Widerøes. Soon to trade cold Norway for very warm
Maldives!
-402 4167 7T-VCL Tassili Airlines, ex C-FMIT Bombardier. A very nice visitor for Europe as this Dash 8
visited Reykjavik and Paris-Le Bourget and onwards to Algiers on delivery to
Tassili.
Do228 -212 8181 D-CNLA Dutch Coast Guard. Was seen in full colours during a night shift at Amsterdam
9 August, after it completed an acceptance flight. By the time you read this the Do
will be as good as operational.
Do328 -100 3006 TF-CSD City Star Airlines, ex N470PS PSA Airlines. PSA is losing a couple of Dorniers to
Europe, with this 328 going to Iceland. The Do ferried from Reykjavik to Aberdeen
on 15 August.
-110 3058 D-CIRE Cirrus Air, ex N440JS PSA Airlines. Arrived Amsterdam-Schiphol 30 July. Was
painted in basic US Airways Express c/s, but not for long as it was moved to QAPS
to be painted in the exciting Cirrus livery.
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