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The newcomers will be arriving at the end of July 2025 according to data from IBA Insights.<\/p>\n<p>Part of Avia Solutions Group, the world\u2019s largest ACMI provider, the airline also recently secured its Canadian Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC), marking another significant milestone in its rapid expansion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/low-cost\/ascend-airways-takes-delivery-of-fifth-aircraft\/\">Ascend Airways takes delivery of fifth aircraft<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ascend Airways is a UK-registered airline, which has an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and Type B Operating License from the UK CAA. In 2023, it was acquired by Ireland-headquartered Avia Solutions Group, which operates a fleet of 221 aircraft on 6 continents.<\/p>\n<p>Ascend operates aircraft for Air Sierra Leone, meaning flights between London and Freetown are now possible again for the first time in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACMI and charter airline Ascend Airways (UK) will shortly add two B737 MAX 8 aircraft to it&#8217;s fleet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":183497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,37,38,1131,35,266],"tags":[2172,4443,4441],"class_list":["post-184839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aircraft-oems","category-airlines-airports","category-engines-maintenance","category-industry-news","category-low-cost","category-latest-news-low-cost","tag-737-max","tag-acmi","tag-ascend-airways"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ascend Airways (UK) to add two B37 MAX 8 aircraft to fleet - Aviation Business News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ascend Airways (UK) to add two B37 MAX 8 aircraft to fleet - ACMI and charter airline Ascend Airways (UK) will shortly add two B737 MAX 8 aircraft to it&#039;s fleet. 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