Airlink BAe 146 and Avro's
 

Can someone just update me on how many of the above aircraft Airlink has at the moment. I believe it needs to be at least 5.
Seeing that Airlink is from today operating a flight on behalf of SAX on JNB-GRJ with BAe 146 in the afternoon, departing 15:55.
Then also there is Avro RJ going to Manzini around 16:20 in the afternoons, while BAe146 is going to MQP around 15:30.
Also then the Avro going to TNR/Pemba returning only after 16:00 or 17:00.
And also 1 BAe146 doing CPT-MQP/GRJ.

It looks like they took the aircraft off JNB-Bulawayo (BUQ) again, just like it didn't work to Pietermaritzburg or Polokwane.

They have/had 5.
Dont now if all 5 are flying at this stage.

2051 (51)Bae 146-20025/01/2008ZS-PZY
2058 (58)Bae 146-20028/11/2007ZS-PYM
2059 (59)Bae 146-20021/04/2007ZS-PUM
2064 (64)Bae 146-20030/04/2007ZS-PUL
2074 (74)Bae 146-200A12/07/2007ZS-PUZ

I know of -PYM, -PUM, -PUZ and -PUL...BAe146-200s...not sure of -PZY.
But there is 2 AvroRJ85s, with reg. -ASY and -ASW.

Apparenly one of the BAe146s were suppose to be short-term, just in 2007, but if it's still flying then there is at least 6?

AFAIK the AvroRJ85's are SAFAIR wetlease...

:zzz:

I have been flying these 4 engine monsters for a while now for link. all of you are correct exept with regard to PZY. never seen that one. must be very new or was gone before my time. so as far as i know in total they have 6 [2 of which are safairs]. not sure how many more rj85's are still on the way but they are all apparently going to link.

bn

Cheap as chips to acquire but $130 per barrell must be making Rodger's eyes water:{

Cry?
 

I thought only 'Humanes' can cry?

Think PZY is Allegiance Air (it is registered to Mouritzen Family Trust). Think they have acquired at least one more aircraft (ex-Cityjet in Ireland) and possibly more to come. Any idea what services / routes these aircraft will be operating?

It's PYZ guys not PZY

Any idea what services / routes these aircraft will be operating?

That is really difficult to predict and to be sure they're going to stick to it.
Several routes had the BAe146 on, some on and off, others just for short whiles...ie. JNB-Pietermaritzburg, JNB-Bulawayo and JNB-Polokwane, not one of these lasted more than 2 months, before downgraded again to ERJ or J-41. JNB-GRJ and JNB-Ndola had them, then got cancelled and again re-introduced...Ndola had 737 in between for a while, GRJ got cancelled totally, and then they returned to the route 3 months later again.

The only routes that look certain with the BAe146 or AvroRJ85s for now is JNB-MQP, JNB-TNR, JNB-POL, JNB-Ndola, CPT-GRJ and CPT-MQP.

I do know the afternoon George flight for SAX is till the end of the month while one of their a/c is in for a c check. They organised a 737 but apparently they too had a technical. The current routes I think is JNB-NLP JNB-PTG JNB-LIV JNB-NDOLA CPT-GRJ CPT-NLP JNB-GRJ and of course the TAN and Pemba as well as JNB-BUQ. Out of the boss' mouth "Airlink is a dynamic and versatile company" so who knows where they will be flying next.