Bonza flying approved.

[Airbrake]

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/civil-av ... member_ios

We’re pleased to have granted approval to Bonza today to use Flair aircraft and crew on flights from its Gold Coast base.

The approval was given after Bonza demonstrated how it is safely integrating the Canadian-registered aircraft and crew members into its operation.

The Flair flights will be conducted under Bonza’s air operator’s certificate.

An agreement was also signed between CASA and outlining the responsibilities of each safety authority with regard to the Flair aircraft and crew.

[FurHat]

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/ ... dry-lease/

C-FLKC and C-FLHI have been renamed ‘Matilda’ and ‘Bruce’ respectively, and will be re-registered under Australian numbers as their Canadian crews go home. They will become the fifth and sixth proper members of the Bonza fleet, servicing the low-cost carrier’s Gold Coast base.

Is this true?

[Smilin' Jack]

Bonza is saying they have dry leased two aircraft permanently. One is coming back to Canada for a short period of time and then going back to Oz. Looks like any extra aircraft Flair gets might just be replacing those leaving the fleet.

Don't worry, employees will be the first to know.

[boeingboy]

There's just something weird about that whole Bonanza thing. None of it makes any sense - and the fact they are both owned by 777 makes it even more suspect.

[DanWEC]

So Oz gets lower paid pilots to undercut the incumbents?
If I'm wrong please rebuke me, I'm curious to hear the arrangement.

Edit, just read it's a dry lease? Then who cares?

[Flipflopfly]

A slap in the face to the employees to read it here first. Last month management was adamant that the planes had work to do and would absolutely not be staying.

Will be down 4 planes net now with no plans for growth in site.

What’s the plan?

[porcsord]

What’s the plan?

To be bought by Lynx to consolidate debt of course.

[newlygrounded]

this didn't age well

[julcancro]

Were any of the repossessed planes the Flair dry lease planes or were they already wrapped up for the wet lease season?