Pionair To Get E190

[Greg Hyde]

GOAL sells one Embraer E190-100LR aircraft to Pionair Australia

GOAL Aircraft Leasing sold one Embraer E190-100LR aircraft with MSN 19000435 to Pionair Australia Pty Ltd. The aircraft had been leased to a European wet-lease operator and will be ferried to Australia in a few days.

GOAL is a joint venture of KGAL GmbH & Co. KG, one of Germany’s leading independent investment and asset managers with an investment volume of €20.5 billion and Deutsche Lufthansa AG, one of the world’s premier carriers. GOAL currently owns and manages 56 aircraft with an investment volume of approximately US$1.8 billion. It has a broad experience in its core business of operating leasing, technical asset management and aircraft remarketing and has proven its professional know- how for more than 20 years.

Pionair Australia Pty Ltd is a privately owned Sydney based ACMI and Charter Airline. This is the company’s first E190-E1 aircraft, which will add to the existing fleet of one E190-E2 and eight Bae146 cargo, and passenger aircraft.

Thanks, Lloyd

[lloyd fox]

Yes it is to be based in BNE and start flights in January.My question is If Bankstown is the base of Pionair i don't believe a E190 can land and take off there so will it get delivered to BNE or SYD?

[Greg Hyde]

Is the E2 based at BNE ?

Maybe keep them together.

[lloyd fox]

Yes both are to be based at BNE but the main head office is at Bankstown so not sure if they would deliver the E190 VH-SEF there first for look over and pre service maintenance?, but i don't believe the runway is long enough?

[MarkR]

1400 is plenty for an E190 into Bankstown, most conditions it looks like a min 1000m is required

[lloyd fox]

Thanks MarkR.:)

[Robert.M]

Though what is the MTOW of the runway and taxiways at BWU?

[MarkR]

Above 20k needs a pavement concession however the runway is designated as heavy, the 190 isn’t far off the BAE-146/F100s operating through there in that context.

[Dennis McLean]

HB-JVR departed Basle at 13.01 on 21/11 and arrived at DWC at 23.26 via a stop at Belgrade. Departed DWC at 10.41am 22/11 and arrived at Medan at 21.42 via a stop at Madras. No movement yet today.

[Greg Hyde]

Departed Medan this morning for Broome and is expected into Bankstown around 17:00 tonight

[MarkR]

VH-SEF has been sold and will be leaving the fleet soon, having never flown under that rego, while VH-IKJ is now in long term storage after an engine change.

[Greg Hyde]

SEF never moved from its parking spot at Bansktown after its arrival. I still think it carried its previous reg and never carried SEF

[Yusef D]

Has Cobham bought it? They're recruiting to the BAe146 freighter fleet.
(disregard) I thought SEF was a 146. I guess Cobham could use a 190 instead.

[Dylan Hardie]

Airnorth is due to receive another E190

[Greg Hyde]

Airnorth already have one leased from QQ

[MarkR]

Has Cobham bought it? They're recruiting to the BAe146 freighter fleet.
(disregard) I thought SEF was a 146. I guess Cobham could use a 190 instead.

Not sure where it’s going, Cobram are advertising for E190 caps in Per and already have a plane there.

[Dylan Hardie]

Airnorth already have one leased from QQ

They are due to get another E190 for a new contract when ANV's lease ends

[Brenden S]

Cobham have 3 E190's now, IQA, U, Y

[MarkR]

IKJ did a bit of a test flight Monday

[Greg Hyde]

Just read (unconfirmed) that all the Pionair livery has been removed from VH-SEF pending sale.

[Sean L]

Just read (unconfirmed) that all the Pionair livery has been removed from VH-SEF pending sale.

A friend of mine drove by it today and said it still had its Pionair livery on 👍

[Greg Hyde]

A friend of mine drove by it today and said it still had its Pionair livery on 👍

thanks Sean