MHS Aviation (Germany) (MHV, Munich Franz Josef Strauss International (MUC)) has announced the resumption of scheduled services between Mannheim City (MHG) and Berlin Tegel (TXL) from January 21, 2013 onwards. The route was left unserved for more than a year after the bankruptcy of Cirrus Airlines (C9, Saarbrücken Ensheim (SCN)) in January 2012. MHS is owned by German aviation entrepreneur Gerd Brandecker who also previously owned Cirrus Airlines. It will serve the route twice weekdaily with its fleet of Do328-100s.

California Pacific Airlines (Carlsbad McClellan Palomar (CLD)) is about to get its first ex-Cirrus Airlines (C9, Saarbrücken Ensheim (SCN)) EMB-170 N760CP (c/n 17000006) currently being prepared at Kansas City International (MCI) for the start-up planning regional services out of Carlsbad McClellan Palomar (CLD) later this year.

Advance Air (Frankfurt International (FRA)) plans to operate three weekly scheduled Cessna Citation services between Münster/Osnabrück International (FMO) and Stuttgart Echterdingen (STR) from May 28 taking over a route previously served by Cirrus Airlines (C9, Saarbrücken Ensheim (SCN)).

OLT Express Germany (OL, Bremen Neuenland (BRE)) has given up plans to acquire assets and to take over staff of bankrupt regional carrier Cirrus Airlines (C9, Saarbrücken Ensheim (SCN)).

OLT Express Germany (OL, Bremen Neuenland (BRE)) has reached an agreement with the administrators of insolvent Cirrus Airlines (C9, Saarbrücken Ensheim (SCN)) to take over the company for an undisclosed sum. OLT plans to base three 100 seat aircraft, possibly EMB-190s, at Saarbrücken Ensheim (SCN) and take over 100 Cirrus employees marketing, sales and distribution department as well as the technical services and tour operating divisions of Cirrus. Brussels National Zaventem (BRU), Copenhagen Kastrup (CPH), Vienna International (VIE) and Zurich Kloten (ZRH) have been mentioned as possible destinations from Saarbrücken.