BritishJET to shut down operations on January 8

Rumour has it Air Malta will use that exact Hello MD-90 on its own charter services to replace some of the services flown by BritishJet.

LGKR

MD-90 – singular, only ever one, HB-JIB (or “Hib-jib” as we knick-named it at EMA). But it did look good – it was a regular at EMA and last showed up on 2nd January – shame we won’t see it again in British Jet colours.

Andy

I must be in double figures the amount of times I dispatched ‘JIB’ up at LBA, sad to see it go, generally decent crews to deal with and the aircraft had a surprisingly nice interior. 🙁

MD-90 – singular, only ever one, HB-JIB (or “Hib-jib” as we knick-named it at EMA). But it did look good – it was a regular at EMA and last showed up on 2nd January – shame we won’t see it again in British Jet colours.

Yeah sorry what I meant by that is I prefer to see MD90’s in general, and got all excited and put an “‘s” at the end!

Shame, I like their MD-90’s, one of the smarter British orientated paint schemes!

MD-90 – singular, only ever one, HB-JIB (or “Hib-jib” as we knick-named it at EMA). But it did look good – it was a regular at EMA and last showed up on 2nd January – shame we won’t see it again in British Jet colours.

Andy

Hi

The charterer of the Switzerland based Hello Airlines coloured Britishjet MD90, HB-JIB was Malta Bargins Holidays. They has decided not renew the lease on the aircraft and crews. They will now take seats on Extra and New regional Air Malta flights. See the following press release from the Air Malta website dated. from November 2007.

http://www.airmalta.com/newsdetails?l=&n=91

Air Malta Expands its Operations to the UK 16/11/2007

Air Malta is expected to expand considerably its operations to the UK after successfully concluding a commercial deal with Malta Bargain Holidays.

Since 2004, Malta Bargain Holidays leased and operated a McDonnell Douglas MD90 aircraft that was owned and flown by Hello of Basel, Switzerland under the brand name, British Jet. Since the aircraft lease was about to expire, Malta Bargain entered into talks with Air Malta for the provision of air transportation to its customers. Both companies have now reached an agreement that will see Air Malta becoming Malta Bargain Holidays’ new aircraft transport provider.

This deal has been described as a win-win agreement by Air Malta and Malta Bargain Holidays that will also benefit the local tourism industry and economy. This agreement is expected to considerably increase Air Malta’s operations to London Gatwick Airport and other regional airports in the UK. Air Malta will thus be announcing new scheduled frequencies to the UK in the coming weeks, after slot approvals from the respective airports.

The new Air Malta operations coupled with the airline’s existing schedule and charter network from the UK are expected to be also positively received by Malta Bargain Holiday’s customers. Since Malta Bargain Holidays has chosen Air Malta as its exclusive air transport supplier, this will result in an added benefit to the Maltese economy in that there will be no foreign exchange leakages.

Air Malta is the only airline really committed to sustain both the incoming and the outgoing tourism industry. This agreement continues to show the commitment Air Malta has to the Malta route that will not only benefit the Maltese community but also to the thousands of UK tourists who visit Malta and Gozo every year.

Shame, I like their MD-90’s, one of the smarter British orientated paint schemes!

Another one bites the dust !