Polish holiday airline PrimaCharter has ceased operations on 14th January due to economical problems. The airline, that has been founded in 2007 as a successor of bankrupted Fischer Air Polska, has operated a single Boeing 757-200 (msn 25490/510; SP-FVR) on the routes to Dominican Republic, Brazil and Egypt.
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LOT Polish Airlines have applied a special color scheme to their Embraer 145MP SP-LGO. The aircraft carries several hearts - the logo of a charity action called 'Wielka Orkierstra Swiatecznej Pomocy' which collects money for children requiring special medical treatment every year.
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Flyglobespan will leave Prague, dropping Glasgow - Prague Monday and Friday flights on 31.03.2008.
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Operation of the newly installed and certified lighting of the Vodochody Airport near Prague was opened on 08.01.2008. A stationary lighting of this airport is said to have been in operation in 1987 for the last time. Private equity group Penta, holder of 100 % of the shares of AERO Vodochody (owner of the airport), would like to change its status from a private to a public international airport, mainly focused on low-cost and cha...
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EasyJet Switzerland will drop the Geneva - Prague - Geneva connection, leaving Swiss the only one carrier on this route. The last flight is planned on 29.03.2008.
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Czech Airlines suspended ticket sale for the earlier announced Prague - Munich - Bordeaux flights. The 6 weekly flights were expected start at the beginning of March.
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L-410UVP-E reg. YV2081 (c/n 872015) of Transaven probably crashed into Caribbean near the Venezuelan Los Roques islands today. The plane sent a distress signal and communications were lost. Rescue helicopters and vessels were sent to the probable crash site some ten km from Los Roques. At least eight Italian tourists and one American are feared to be among the 14 passengers and 2 crew on board. The plane initially served as blue "41" in Soviet...
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Strasbourg is new Czech Airlines destination, served by ATR42 from Prague 2x daily every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday effective 31.03.2008.
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Three new Tu-204 were delivered recently. Tupolev 204-300 for Air Koryo (rebuilt RA-64012, c/n 012) landed in Pyongyang yesterday, both Tu 204-100E (pax version with PS-90A engine) - CU-T1701 c/n 035 and CU-T1702 c/n 042 - sitting in Moscow at this moment, prior follow-up of its delivery flight to Havana tomorrow.
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A new-born Slovak company called Seagle Air is going to enter the Czech charter market next year with one Boeing 737-300 delivered recently and two others expected. The charter flights are planned from Prague and Brno to Burgas and will be flown on behalf of the local travel agency Bulgariatour.
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