Airlink news

[African Flyer]

Rescue aircraft

[GLF4]

2-JGAW E190 cn 19000679 landed this morning at JNB. Must be the next 1 for Airlink.

[African Flyer]

Airlink's next aircraft I presume

[MayerFM]

Embraer 190 AR 190.00150
ZS-YZE
SA Airlink
first in svc 19oct23 JNB-HDS-JNB
ex PR-AZA

Embraer 190 LR 190.00651
ZS-
SA Airlink
delivery 17-19oct23 MCN-SJU-NAT-COO-JNB, 2-reg
ex 2-JOHN
SOURCE: Skyliner-aviation.de

[FoxTROT]

Embraer 190 AR 190.00150
ZS-YZE
SA Airlink
first in svc 19oct23 JNB-HDS-JNB
ex PR-AZA

Embraer 190 LR 190.00651
ZS-
SA Airlink
delivery 17-19oct23 MCN-SJU-NAT-COO-JNB, 2-reg
ex 2-JOHN
SOURCE: Skyliner-aviation.de

In addition to the above two aircraft, another 2 E190’s and 1 E195 have been delivered to Airlink and awaiting entry into service:
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AIRLINK EMBRAER ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR)

Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) 19000679
Aircraft Type
Built as
Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR)
Age 9.1 Years
Test Registration PR-EIB
Production Site Sao Jose Dos Campos (SJK)
Airframe Status
Stored
Last updated on Oct 02, 2023 Correct Information

OPERATOR HISTORY

REG AIRCRAFT TYPE AIRLINE / COMPANY DELIVERED CONFIG ENGINES HEX CODE REMARKS
XA-GAW
Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) Aerolitoral
18 Nov 2014 C11Y88 2x GE CF34-10E6 0D087C
"1,100th Ejet" sticker
leased from CIT until Apr 2017
leased from Avolon Apr 2017 - 2019
leased from Falko 2019
wfu 19 Nov 2021
std at MCN 25 Jan 2022 - 26 Sep 2023

XA-GAW
Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR)
Aeroméxico Connect 18 Nov 2014 C11Y88 2x GE CF34-10E6 0D087C
opby Aerolitoral
"1,100th Ejet" sticker

2-JGAW
Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR)
Chorus Aviation
20 Oct 2022
2x GE CF34-10E6 43EE9E
std at JNB 28 Sep 2023
ZS- Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR)
Airlink 28 Sep 2023 2x GE CF34-10E6
leased from Chorus Avi

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AIRLINK EMBRAER ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW)

Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) 19000147
Aircraft Type
Built as
Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW)
Age 15.8 Years
Test Registration PT-SYZ
Production Site Sao Jose Dos Campos (SJK)
Airframe Status
Stored
Last updated on Sep 01, 2023 Correct Information

OPERATOR HISTORY

REG AIRCRAFT TYPE AIRLINE / COMPANY DELIVERED CONFIG ENGINES HEX CODE AIRCRAFT NAME FLEET NUMBER REMARKS
N288JB Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) JetBlue 1 Feb 2008 Y100
2x GE CF34-10E6
A2EC7D
All that and a bag of Blue Chips
288
"Harlequin" tail design
PR-AZL
Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW)
Azul 29 Sep 2008 Y106
2x GE CF34-10E6
E4826A O Rio de Janeiro continua Azul
"Tudo Azul" sticker 2009 - Jul 2015
leased from Avolon 2012 - Jan 2016
leased from Falko Jan 2016
wfu 21 Mar 2020
std at PLU 24 Mar 2020 - 2 Dec 2021
std at CNF 2- 9 Dec 2021
std at LPAR 11 Dec 2021 - 18 Aug 2023
2-LDER
Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW)
Chorus Aviation
6 Feb 2023 2x GE CF34-10E6 43EEFF

std at JNB 19 Aug 2023

ZS- Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) Airlink 21 Aug 2023 C6Y92 2x GE CF34-10E6

leased from Chorus Aviation

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AIRLINK EMBRAER ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW)

Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) 19000169
Aircraft Type
Built as
Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW)
Age 15.7 Years
Test Registration PT-SDE
Production Site Sao Jose Dos Campos (SJK)
Airframe Status
Stored
Last updated on Oct 20, 2023 Correct Information

OPERATOR HISTORY

REG AIRCRAFT TYPE AIRLINE / COMPANY DELIVERED CONFIG ENGINES HEX CODE REMARKS
HZ-NQB Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW) Nas Air
29 Apr 2008 Y118 2x GE CF34-10E7 710202
leased from GECAS
painted in "Wind Rose Aviation" cs May 2009
UR-WRF Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW) Windrose Airlines
11 Jul 2009 Y118 2x GE CF34-10E7
5081CA
leased from GECAS
Ferried AMS-KBP 11 Jul 2009 on delivery

VP-CQR
Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW) Nas Air
13 May 2013 Y118
2x GE CF34-10E7 4241D5
leased from GECAS

VQ-BRX
Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW) Saratov Airlines 12 Dec 2013 2x GE CF34-10E7 424578
leased from GECAS
wfu and std at RZE 27 Apr 2018 - 3 May 2019
std at WAW 3 May - 16 Nov 2019
SU-BUA
Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW)
CIAF Leasing
16 Nov 2019 2x GE CF34-10E7
0101F9
leased from GECAS until Nov 2021
Ferried WAW-CAI 16 Nov 2019 on delivery
leased from AerCap Nov 2021
wfu 20 Nov 2021
std at AMM 31 Dec 2021 - 16 Sep 2023

N255GE
Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW) AerCap
11 Jan 2022
2x GE CF34-10E7 A26AAC
ret
std at JNB 11 Oct 2023

ZS-
Embraer ERJ-195AR (ERJ-190-200 IGW)
Airlink 13 Oct 2023 C11Y96 2x GE CF34-10E7
leased from AerCap

[Airplaneguy9]

I'm guessing the other three E190s will be ZS-YZA -> ZS-YZC, and the two remaining E195s from AerCap will be ZS-YDD and ZS-YDF

[African Flyer]

Nice review by the FR24 channel

[TGRK]

Latest fresh LNK up on air test prior service - LNK9000 ZS-YZD 19000147.

https://www.flightradar24.com/LNK9000/32baa3a9

[African Flyer]

Next bird 🕊 I presume

[Airplaneguy9]

First E175 for Airlink?

[grjplanes]

Would be great if Airlink expand their 70-80seater fleet, more flexibility...quite a gap otherwise between the 44-seat E-140 and 98-seat E-190.
Unless replacing the E-170s, which might be a bit older...none of the 3 repainted yet?

[Airplaneguy9]

Would be great if Airlink expand their 70-80seater fleet, more flexibility...quite a gap otherwise between the 44-seat E-140 and 98-seat E-190.
Unless replacing the E-170s, which might be a bit older...none of the 3 repainted yet?

Nope, none of them as far as I can tell.

And yeah, they're pretty old - in fact, ZS-YBA is the oldest E-jet still flying, and was one of the prototype aircraft Embraer used to certify the E170.

(As an aside, considering the fact that LIFT has the oldest A320 still flying (ZS-GAL), and FlySafair has the second oldest 737-800 still flying (ZS-FGA), South Africa makes for an interesting aviation landscape for avgeeks who want to fly these old aircraft)

[Airplaneguy9]

UPDATE: Yep, this is definitely Airlink's first Embraer ERJ-175

[Joker11]

UPDATE: Yep, this is definitely Airlink's first Embraer ERJ-175

Nice. There is a repaint already available for MSFS

[flypiper]

Hi All,

Has Airlinks flights to Nose Be been reinstated. ?