One of the Let 410 prototypes and the oldest of this aircraft in service crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo on 21.10.2010. C/n X0101 32 years old aircraft was lost in the hills terrain around the airport of departure (on Tracep cargo Bukavu - Shabunda flight). The 9Q-CUA registered L410 was the most known as OK-IYA by Aeronautical Research and Test Institute Prague (1981-2003), sold to Africa then.
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The new Central Connect Airlines (CCA) and Czech Airlines agreement allows continuation Brno - Prague flights, abandoned by CSA at the end of October. Ostrava based CCA is going to start Monday to Friday 1 daily (codeshare with CSA) Saab 340 flight on 01.11., together with new nonstop Prague - Leipzig service same days from 15.11.2010. Prague - Poznan flights will follow 5x weekly in the middle of January 2011 under the same a...
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Travel Service has terminated ACMI lease of Astraeus G-STRP (last flight Barcelona - Prague) and Amsterdam Airlines PH-AAX (last flight Paris CDG - Prague) A320 on 14.10.2010. The British Airbus left Prague next day to Helsinki, Dutch is expected after repair in Czech Airlines Technics facilities soon. The fleet of Czech carrier will decrease of
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The new Czech Airlines subsidiary, HOLIDAYS Czech Airlines, was oficially born with assigning HCC ICAO code and obtaining own Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). Czech charter airline operates 2 B737-400: OK-WGX and OK-WGY.
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The new SmartWings Prague - Bucharest service will not come to reality as previously announced. Czech low cost carrier withdrew sale of daily winter flights, remaining with only one new coming route: Prague - Amsterdam (2x daily).
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Polet reopened Voronez - Prague direct service, introducing its Saab 2000 on this route today. Russian airline is going to operate every Tuesday and Friday, compared to 1 weekly flight past times (16.12.2006 - 19.06.2009).
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There is a new B737-700BBJ based in Prague now. Thanks to the richest Czech businessman, Mr. Petr Kellner, P4-NGK c/n 2869/37583 Boeing Business Jet appears in Prague firstly on 06.10.2010, supported fleet of local Gulfstreams PPF Group empire.
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Travel Service has terminated SE-RJN Airbus A320 ACMI lease from Air Sweden. The c/n 169 aircraft, leased on 29.06.2010, departed from Prague to Lyon in Air Sweden c/s today evening. The other leased A320, PH-AAX from Amsterdam Airlines and G-STRP from Astraeus, will follow home from Prague next week.
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On Monday morning 4th October 2010 another new L410UVP-E20 aircraft with serial no. 2724 (OK-SDT) took off from the Kunovice Airport. It is already the second plane delivered to Russia within this year. It will operate for regional passenger and cargo transport in Kamchatka region. The aircraft is delivered in the standard 19-seat configuration and is equipped with digital avionics including autopilot.
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Traffic results of Prague Airport for August 2010 reported a year-on-year decrease by 2,4 % in passenger volumes to 1 308 083. The number of movements declined by 5,4 % to 15 043 take-offs and landings. The volume of air cargo achieved 4 863 tons, representing increase by 46%. Full service carriers achieved a satisfactory growth by 3,6 % while charter airlines declined by 3,7 % whereas the most significant drop in passenger numbers by 14,8 % was experienced in the low cost segment. The reason fo...
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