Sanrêt (DXT, Zhukovsky) has imported a Challenger 850, adding the third unit of the type to the company's fleet, ch-aviation research reveals.
RA-67677 (msn 8106) was first active on December 24, 2024, operating under Sanrêt's 'DXT' code between Tashkent International and Moscow Vnukovo. The Bombardier Business Aircraft is configured for up to 14 passengers.
Originally registered in Canada, the 13.7-year-old jet was exported to China in 2012, where it was operated by ZYB Lily Jet until 2024. The last flight under the company's 'MZT' code was on January 18, from Shenyang Taoxian International to Guangzhou. The aircraft then continued to Singapore Seletar using its registration as callsign.
On March 12, the aircraft was active again, reregistered in San Marino as T7-LISA, and operated by Türkiye's Be Aero. It flew to Istanbul Atatürk with stops at Colombo International and Abu Dhabi International. After being parked for approximately six months, on September 17 the jet performed a test flight around Istanbul Atatürk, departing four days later to Tashkent International via Baku Heydar Aliev International. At that time, the listed operator was a company named Regal Jetsetter Tourism and Travel. ch-aviation could not verify the company's identity or location.
RA-67677 joined two other Challenger 850s in Sanrêt's fleet. The operator's fleet also includes five Legacy 600s, two Legacy 650s, and a Pilatus PC-24 (the only Russian-registered aircraft of the type). Sanrêt’s two previously inducted Challenger 850s and six of the Embraer Executive Jets are included in the company's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), while the remaining Legacy and the Pilatus Aircraft are listed under Sanrêt's certificate for private operations only. It is currently unknown whether the newly added Challenger 850 will be available for commercial operations.
This marks Sanrêt’s third recent import, following the addition of both Legacy 650s in 2024 - one previously operated by Kazakhstan-based Euro-Asia Air and the other by South Africa's Cape Jets. In January 2025, the company retired another Challenger 850, which then joined the fleet of a fellow Russian operator, Jetica.
Editorial Comment: The article has been clarified in the first paragraph. - 04Feb2025 - 13:35 UTC