Updates on aviation in the Channel Islands
Updates on aviation in the Channel Islands
G-ISLO was the second oldest aircraft in the Blue Islands fleet, joining in mid 2022. It was the first aircraft to be painted in the updated Blue Islands livery on delivery, when it replaced G-ISLH.
On the 25th May 2025 whilst operating the SI2265 BHX – JER flight the crew received an indication of a “technical issue” and followed procedure in dealing with it and shut down the engine as a precaution. The aircraft was stored there until the 5th June. On the 20th October the aircraft also experienced another engine failure after departure and was forced to return to Dublin where it was stored for 6 days.
It was de-registered as G-ISLO on the 5th December 2025 and transferred to the Guernsey registry as 2-ISLO. It was later ferried to Copenhagen on delivery to DAT.
Before flying for Blue Islands it flew for:
Type:
ATR 72-500
Delivered:
20/05/2022
Seats:
72
Total Hours Flown:
23,395*
Aircraft Log (2024 onwards):
20/11/23 – 17/05/24 | Maintenance in SOF
24/06/24 – 27/06/24 | Maintenance in MGL
04/11/24 – 08/11/24 | Maintenance in QKT
05/02/25 – 13/02/25 | Maintenance in QKT
17/04/25 – 18/04/25 | Maintenance in QKT
25/05/25 – 05/06/25 | Stored in BHX due incident
30/07/25 | Maintenance in EXT
01/09/25 – 05/09/25 | Maintenance in QKT
16/09/25 – 19/09/25 | Maintenance in QKT
20/10/25 – 26/10/25 | Stored in DUB due incident
27/10/25 – 13/10/25 | Maintenance in QKT
14/11/25 – 13/12/25 | Stored in JER
13/12/25 – Current | Stored in CPH
*Hours Flown info correct as at 13/06/25.