Athens Airways leased a Fokker 50 registered PH-JXN

Athens Airways wet leased a Fokker 50 registered PH-JXN from Denim Air in order to replace the Dash-8 9H-AFD which is going to Medavia in Malta for an A-check. It arrived yesterday at 20:30 as ZF4700 from MST (Maastricht, the Netherlands) and is expected to operate for 10 days.

Thanks to Panagiotis Pietris for the photo.

Fokker 50 / PH-JXN / about to land in ATH, arriving from MST on lease to Athens Airways

Athens Airways took delivery of the fourth ERJ-145 registered SX-CMD today

Last updated 19/7/2009 16:00

Athens Airways 4th Embraer ERJ-145 was delivered today from EXT (Exeter, UK) to ATH via CFU (Corfu, Greece) on a fuel stop. See the previous post for the delivery proccess history (see post).


Embraer ERJ-145 / SX-CMD / departing from CFU on a hard right turn

Update 17/7/2009 03:20
Added 2 photos of SX-CMD in EXT and CFU.

Thanks to Mike Lee for the photo.

Embraer ERJ-145 / SX-CMD / final preperations an hour before departure from EXT (photo 16/7/2009)

Thanks to Michael for the photo.

Embraer ERJ-145 / SX-CMD / first picture of this plane on Greek soil, on a fuel stop in CFU (photo 16/7/2009)


Update 19/7/2009
Added a photo of SX-CMD on the second day of scheduled fligths.


Embraer ERJ-145 / SX-CMD / about to land on rwy 03L on the second day of scheduled flights (photo 19/7/2009)

Athens Airways to take delivery of the fourth ERJ-145 (SX-CMD)

Last updated 12/7/2009 19:30

Athens Airways is expected to take delivery of the fourth (out of 4 ordered) Embraer ERJ-145 next week. The plane is ex FlyBe G-EMBM (msn 145196) and is leased from Aircraft Solution ERJ-145 Llc. Its registered SX-CMD and its name is "Spiros Basileiou" (Σπύρος Βασιλείου).

A brief history on its delivery process:
ERJ-145 of FlyBe registered G-EMBM was parked since January 2009 in EXT (Exeter, UK).
On 24/5/2009 a ground power unit and a bowser were attached to the plane.
On 26/5/2009 it was towed in front of the maintenance hangar and later that day it did a test flight including some ILS approaches at EXT.
On 27/5/2009 it departed from EXT to LPAR (Alverca, Portugal) in order to have checks and maintenance at its engines.
On 25/6/2009, having completed the maintenance in Portugal, it arrived at NWI (Norwich, UK) for painting to full Athens Airways colors. (see photo below for -probably- the last shot of G-EMBM in FlyBe colors in NWI)
On 4/7/2009 the painting works were completed and it was ferried from NWI for EXT, using callsign ATW4010.
On 9/7/2009 its UK registration of G-EMBM was cancelled and was reregistered as SX-CMD (written on the plane but still has a sticker of G-EMBM over it)

It is expected to be ferried from EXT to ATH on 13/7/2009 (if no further delay is encountered during the deregistration proccess)
Thanks to John for many of the info above.

Thanks to Keith for the photo.

Embraer ERJ-145 / G-EMBM / being towed to spray area in NWI, minutes after its arrival from LPAR (Alverca, Portugal), in order to be painted to full Athens Airways colors (photo 26/5/2009)

Thanks to Mike Lee for the photo.

Embraer ERJ-145 / G-EMBM / parked in EXT in full Athens Airways colors but still with the old registration on a sticker over the SX-CMD, awaiting delivery to ATH next week (photo 10/7/2009)

Update 12/7/2009
Added another photo of G-EMBM in EXT waiting its delivery next week.

Thanks to Tim and John for the photo.

Embraer ERJ-145 / G-EMBM / parked in EXT in full Athens Airways colors waiting delivery to ATH next week (photo 10/7/2009)

Athens Airways leased aircrafts list

Last updated 24/7/2009 01:00

Athens Airways has leased 7 planes since they started operations in January 2009, in order to be able to operate their full schedule.
Here is the list of planes used until today:
SX-ROD (Sky Express, Greece)
SX-DIA (Sky Express, Greece)
SX-DIZ (Astra Airlines, Greece)
9H-AFD (Medavia, Malta)
LZ-BOU (Bulgaria Air, Bulgaria)

Update 5/7/2009
The second Avro of Astra Airlines has been used today by Athens Airways:
SX-DIX (Astra Airlines, Greece)

Update 24/7/2009
A Fokker 50 was leased from Denim Air, in order to cover the absence of the Dash-8 which will go to Malta for A-Check at Medavia.
PH-JXN (Denim Air, the Netherlands)


Boeing 737-300 / LZ-BOU / leased for today's (31/5/2009) flight ZF432/433 to/from KVA (Kavala, Greece)

Athens Airways Bombardier Dash 8 9H-AFD in Athens

Last updated 12/5 21:40

Athens Airways will take delivery of a Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 ex Medavia 9H-AFD (c/n 458). The plane will arrive today at around 17:00L from MLA (Valleta, Malta). It is leased for 5 months and will start operations shortly.

Update 12/5
The plane is wet leased and started operations today morning. First flight to MJT (Mytilini, Greece). Added a photo of the plane's departure from MLA to ATH (last in the post) and a photo of the plane in Athens. The plane will not take a Greek registration.

Thanks to Alex for the photo.

Bombardier Dash 8 / 9H-AFD / taxiing in ATH for takeoff to MJT

Thanks to Aaron Benjamin for the following photos.

Bombardier Dash 8 / 9H-AFD / being towed back to Medavia facility at MLA after getting fuel


Bombardier Dash 8 / 9H-AFD / being towed back to Medavia facility at MLA


Bombardier Dash 8 / 9H-AFD / parked at Medavia facility at MLA


Bombardier Dash 8 / 9H-AFD / parked at Medavia facility at MLA

Thanks to Malcolm Bezzina for the following photo.

Bombardier Dash 8 / 9H-AFD / about to depart from MLA to ATH

Athens Airways revised summer schedule 2009

The revised summer schedule of Athens Airways (as of 22 April) according to airline website is the following :

ZF400 ATH0710 - 0805AXD 123456
ZF404 ATH1830 - 1925AXD 123457
ZF401 AXD0835 - 0930ATH 123456
ZF405 AXD1955 - 2050ATH 123457

ZF672 ATH1000 - 1045ZTH 12456
ZF673 ZTH1115 - 1200ATH 12456

ZF622 ATH0940 - 1030HER 123456
ZF624 ATH1520 - 1610HER 1234567
ZF628 ATH2130 - 2220HER 123457
ZF623 HER1100 - 1150ATH 123456
ZF625 HER1640 - 1730ATH 1234567
ZF629 HER2250 - 2340ATH 123457

ZF412 ATH0950 - 1040SKG 1234567
ZF416 ATH1230 - 1320SKG 1234
ZF420 ATH2130 - 2220SKG 123457
ZF422 ATH2330 - 0020SKG 57
ZF413 SKG0710 - 0800ATH 12345
ZF413 SKG1110 - 1200ATH 6
ZF415 SKG1330 - 1420ATH 7
ZF417 SKG1630 - 1720ATH 13
ZF417 SKG1720 - 1810ATH 2457
ZF421 SKG2250 - 2340ATH 123457

ZF432 ATH1550 - 1640KVA 1234567
ZF433 KVA1710 - 1800ATH 1234567

ZF444 ATH1510 - 1605KSO 57
ZF446 ATH2050 - 2145KSO 13
ZF445 KSO1635 - 1730ATH 57
ZF447 KSO2215 - 2310ATH 13

ZF680 ATH1300 - 1345EFL 12357
ZF681 EFL1415 - 1500ATH 12357

ZF440 ATH1010 - 1100KZI 12345
ZF441 KZI1130 - 1220ATH 12345

ZF506 ATH1250 - 1325JMK 134567
ZF508 ATH2130 - 2205JMK 12457
ZF507 JMK1355 - 1430ATH 134567
ZF509 JMK2235 - 2310ATH 12457

ZF450 ATH0710 - 0755MJT 123456
ZF454 ATH1810 - 1855MJT 13
ZF454 ATH1850 - 1935MJT 2457
ZF451 MJT0825 - 0910ATH 123456
ZF455 MJT1925 - 2010ATH 13
ZF455 MJT2005 - 2050ATH 2457

ZF600 ATH0650 - 0750RHO 123456
ZF606 ATH1810 - 1910RHO 1234567
ZF601 RHO0820 - 0920ATH 123456
ZF607 RHO1940 - 2040ATH 1234567

ZF522 ATH1240 - 1325JTR 124567
ZF526 ATH2130 - 2215JTR 23457
ZF523 JTR1355 - 1440ATH 124567
ZF527 JTR2245 - 2330ATH 23457

ZF640 ATH0650 - 0735CHQ 123456
ZF646 ATH1840 - 1925CHQ 1234567
ZF641 CHQ0805 - ATH0850 123456
ZF647 CHQ1955 - ATH2040 1234567

ZF710 SKG1110 - 1225CHQ 57
ZF712 SKG1350 - 1505CHQ 24
ZF711 CHQ1255 - 1410SKG 57
ZF713 CHQ1535 - 1650SKG 24

ZF700 SKG1350 - 1435MJT 13
ZF702 SKG1440 - 1525MJT 57
ZF701 MJT1505 - 1550SKG 13
ZF703 MJT1555 - 1640SKG 57

UPDATE : Athens Airways shelves flights ZF446-447 due to lack of necessary lighting equipment at KSO surrounding mountains

Athens Airways to take delivery of the third ERJ-145 (SX-CMC)

Athens Airways will take delivery of their third ERJ-145 on Thursday 19/3/2009. The plane will depart from EXS (Exeter, England) and make a refuelling stop at AOI (Ancona, Italy) before landing at ATH. The plane will be delivered probably under it's UK registration (G-EMBL) and will then be reregistered as SX-CMC. The name of the plane will be "Nikos Kessanlis" (Νίκος Κεσσανλής). Athens Airways ERJ-145s are leased from Aircraft Solutions (transactions arranged by Airstream International Group).

ERJ-145 / SX-CMC / Athens Airways third ERJ-145 in Athens