UK wet-lease operator Flightline goes into administration
UK specialist charter and wet-lease operator Flightline has stopped operating services and filed for administration.
The company's fleet primarily comprises nine British Aerospace 146 and Avro RJ regional jets but it is also listed as having a pair of Boeing MD-83s.
Based at London Southend Airport, Flightline has previously performed subcontract work for carriers such as Lufthansa, Qantas, British Airways and Air France.
A spokeswoman for the company confirms that operations have stopped and that it has "gone into administration", identifying KPMG as the administrator.
The company's fleet, according to Flight's ACAS database, is leased from a variety of sources including Finova Capital, Nex Aviation and International Lease Finance (ILFC).
Flightline was established in April 1989 and employs around 240 personnel. The company's operations include an aircraft engineering arm at London Southend.
It also set up a division, British Airline Management, in 2001 to conduct wet-leasing outside of the European Joint Aviation Authorities area.