The US regional launches the MRJ in North America.

BAE Systems concluded the sale of one 98-seat BAe 146-200 to Indonesian charter operator PT Aviastar Mandiri, which will operate the aircraft on behalf of Transnusa Air Services out of Denpasar. BAE also is remarketing a CF6-80C2B7F-powered 767-300ER operated by an unidentified Middle East carrier.

US FAA will allow more than 130 Trent 800-powered 777s to continue operating through early 2011 with parts that are suspected of having played a role in the January 2008 British Airways -200ER crash landing at London Heathrow and a loss of thrust on a Delta Air Lines -200ER one year ago (ATWOnline, March 6).

AirBridgeCargo Airlines added a fourth 747-400ERF to its fleet, which also includes one 747-300 and two 747-200 freighters. Through the first 10 months of 2009, ABC transported 124,835 tonnes of cargo, a 14% increase over the year-ago period.

Airstream International Group is remarketing four A321-200s currently operated by Royal Air Maroc. Aircraft are powered by CFM565B3/Ps.

Thai Airways took delivery of one A340-500 and one A340-600, lifting its fleet to 90 aircraft. Planes are powered by Trent 500s. The -500 seats 215 across three classes and will operate to Los Angeles and Athens, while the -600 seats 267 and will fly to Tokyo Narita, Shanghai, Zurich and Sydney.

Baltia Air Lines, a New York JFK-based startup aiming to serve Eastern Europe, took delivery of its first 747, it announced yesterday. It said the aircraft was purchased and "paid for in full" and that it "has no debt, and we intend to expand our fleet using revenues generated once we start flight operations."

Turkish Airlines firmed its order for two A330-200 freighters announced three weeks ago (ATWOnline, Nov. 9). Delivery will begin next fall, Airbus said. THY currently operates four A310 freighters.