Intro 332 - Scramble

9268 JRM-2 Caroline Mars
Delivered on 10 May 1948 as 76824 to US Navy / VR-2.
Converted to JRM-3 prior to 1950. Wfu and stored at NAS
Alameda (CA) in 1956. Sold in 1959 to Mars Metals Co. Sold
in August 1959 as CF-LYM to FIFT. Converted to air tanker in
Commuters
West Air Sweden keeps expanding its ATP-fleet. It was
announced recently that another seven aircraft will be leased
for delivery in 2007, after they have been modified with a cargo
door. The airframes involved are: 2003 G-MANL, 2005
G-MANM, 2006 G-MANO, 2011 G-BTPD, 2037 G-CORP, 2040
G-MANF and 2053 G-OBWR.
Malaysian regional carrier Fly Asian Express (FAX) has only
recently started operations (1 August) but is already thinking
about ordering ten new aircraft which will be used to replace
the Fokker 50s and expand the route network. Even though the
Fokker 50s are leased from Malaysia Airlines for a five-year
period, the company has been evaluating the ATR72 and
Dash 8-Q400 for a possible delivery by the end of this year or
early 2008.
BAC Leasing, the English cargo operator, has taken over all of
Emeralds Shorts 360s. During November the following
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1961. Written off on 12 October 1962, destroyed during
typhoon Frieda while parked on shore at Victoria Airport (BC).
Credit: Aad van der Voet.
This ATR42 PH-ISA belongs to the Dutch ACMI company Interstate Airlines. In November the aircraft was leased to Greek
Aegean Airlines. (Athens, 12 November 2006, Karl Stratos)
aircraft changed owners: SH3604 G-ROND, SH3609
G-SSWO, SH3648 G-SSWM, SH3670 G-SSWR, SH3688
G-BMLC, SH3690 G-SSWB, SH3705 G-SSWE, SH3714
G-OBHD and SH3715 G-JEMX.
The Japanese Coast Guard has recently ordered three
Dash 8Q-300s. Hopefully this doesn’t mean the end of the
YS-11!
French airline Airlinair has ordered an additional ATR72-500 to
be used on the Air France regional network. Delivery is
scheduled for 2009 and the aircraft will be fitted with the new
Elegance interior.
Sky Work Airlines has placed an order with Bombardier for a
single Dash 8-Q400. So far the only aircraft for the Swiss
airline is a Dornier 328. The Dash will be used for both
scheduled and charter services.
ATR 42-300 032 ZS-… Ex PH-RAK EuroManx. Deregistered 1 December to an unknown operator.
42-310F 067 LX-WAC West Air Luxembourg, ex SE-MAS West Air Sweden.
42-310 107 PH-ISB Interstate Airlines, ex OY-CIR Danish Air Transport.
42-300M 131 TR-KJD Gabonese Air Force. Flew from Amanrasset (Algeria) to Dinard 26 November.
Possibly for maintenance, so it’s not for sure how long it will stay here, but if Dinard
is close to your route you might want to check it out!
72-202F 192 F-GKPE West Air Europe, ex CCM Airlines. Ferried from Toulouse to Madrid 20 December.
No reports yet on a colourscheme.
42-320 240 5Y-… Fly540.com, ex ZS-OVL Executive Turbine Aircraft Hire. Number two for the new
Kenyan operator.
72-212A 276 YV-1850 ConViasa, ex F-WQNE, EC-FKQ Binter Canarias. Seen in full c/s at Toulouse
during November 2006.
42-300 331 G-CDFF Aurigny Air Services, ex Air Wales per 17 November. No sightings of c/s yet.
42-300 335 F-ODYE Air Caledonie. Ferried Luxor-Toulouse 27 November, being returned to ATR.
Perhaps this means that a brand new ATR is going the other way (of the 2005order)?
72-202F 364 HB-AFM Farnair Europe, ex B-22712 Transasia Airways. Made its way across to Europe
during Christmas and arrived Basel 26 December.
42-300 371 YV-1008 ConViasa, ex F-WQNC, G-TAWE Air Wales. Ferried Saint Brieuc-Madrid Torrejón-
Arrecife-Sal Island (Cape Verde) 22-23 November on delivery to Venezuela.
72-212 459 CU-T1549 AeroCaribbean, ex F-WQND, EC-HBU Binter Canarias.
72-212 482 YV-1929 LAI Línea Aérea IAACA, ex YV-1004C. Arrived Toulouse inbound from Arrecife
19 December 2006.
42-512 532 PH-ISA Interstate Airlines. Arrived Maastricht 28 November inbound from Athens after a
short lease period in Greece with Aegean Airlines.