Boullioun Aviation Services signed a medium-term lease with Bluebird Cargo for an RB211-535E4-powered 757-200PCF freighter. The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to Bluebird this summer. Source: ATW

London (13Jan04, 16:42 GMT, 163 words) US regulators have formally approved Air Atlanta Icelandic’s newly-established European division to conduct transatlantic services. Air Atlanta Icelandic set up the operation - known as Air Atlanta Europe - last year, to give it greater flexibility and allow it to operate services under its own flight code. A US Department of Transportation (DOT) decision issued today grants an initial one-year approval for Air Atlanta Europe to carry out transatlantic...