Monday 31 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.52/11

Airbus A320 -232 3259   N569MS GECAS ferried 31jan11 DUB-ZRH, all white ex TC-TCC
 Airbus A320 -232 4553   ZK-OAB Air New Zealand delivery 29-31jan11 TLS-YQX-DEN-LAX-HNL-APW-AKL, special "Crazy about Rugby" cs ex F-WWDF
 Airbus A320 -214 4564   HZ-AS44 Saudi Arabian delivery 31jan11 TLS-JED ex F-WWBD
 Airbus A320 -214 4568   A6-AND Air Arabia delivery / in svc 31jan11 TLS-AMM-SHJ  ex F-WWBH
 Airbus A320 -232 4569   B-6743 West Air delivery 31jan11 XFW-OVB ex D-AVVB
 Airbus A320 -214 4579   VQ-BIW Aeroflot delivery 31jan11 XFW-SVO ex D-AUBZ



Airbus A300 -622R 641   N5641 GA Telesis regd 21jan11, ferried 28-29jan11 HND-ANC-KEF-LDE  ex JA8559
 Airbus A319 -115ACJ 1485   6V- Senegal government ferried 26jan11 MIR-BOD, F-reg after mx prior delivery ex F-RBFA
 Airbus A319 -112 1886   VP-CAN Nas Air in full cs at JED 30jan11 ex C-GKOC



Airbus A321 -211 4577   HZ-ASJ Saudi Arabian delivery 31jan11 XFW-JED ex D-AZAG

Sunday 30 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.51/11

Airbus A320 -211 331   4K-AZ54 Azerbaijan Airlines at MLA 27jan11 painted in full cs prior re-delivery  ex 9H-ADZ



Airbus A320 -232 4553   ZK-OAB Air New Zealand delivery 29jan11 TLS-YQX-DEN, special "Crazy about Rugby" cs ex F-WWDF

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Airbus A330 -243 597   VT- Jet Airways ferried 29jan11 CHR-BOD after paint, EI-reg ex EI-EOL



 Airbus A340 -313 174   OH-LQG Finnair acc flt at ORY 28jan11 in new cs, F.reg prior delivery  ex F-GNIG

Saturday 29 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.50/11

Latest pictures from toulouse from the web

Airbus A330-343X aircraft picture

Virgin Atlantic A330-343X c/n 1201 to become G-VKSS

Airbus A320-214 aircraft picture

Virgin America A320-214 c/n 4559 became N838VA

Airbus A320-214 aircraft picture

Saudi Arabian A320-214 c/n 4564 to become HZ-AS44

Airbus A300B4-608ST Super Transporter aircraft picture

Airbus A300-608ST Super Transporter F-GSTB/2
Airbus A330-343X aircraft picture

Air China A330-343X c/n 1187 now been delivered as B-6523
Airbus A330-223 aircraft picture

French Air Force A330-223 F-RARF on an official visit to Airbus

Friday 28 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.49/11

ALC takes delivery of the first of 51 Airbus A320 Family on order

 
Air New Zealand becomes first operator with aircraft in all black rugby livery

Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the aircraft financing and leasing company, has taken delivery of its first brand new A320 aircraft directly ordered from Airbus and to be leased to and operated by Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand has designed a one-off livery for the new aircraft as part of its Crazy About Rugby campaign, evoking the colours of New Zealand’s world famous national rugby team, the “All Blacks”.

It is the first of two A320s powered by IAE to be delivered to ALC and operated by Air New Zealand.
“We are very pleased to be delivering the first A320 from our aircraft order with Airbus, to Air New Zealand.  The aircraft’s bold all black livery speaks to the success of Air New Zealand as one of the world’s most innovative and leading airlines” said Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, ALC’s Chairman and CEO.

“This is the first of our new Airbus domestic fleet, with thirteen more A320 aircraft due to be delivered over the next five years,” said Rob McDonald, Air New Zealand’s Chief Financial Officer. “The aircraft will enable us to increase capacity on routes that are beginning to face capacity constraints at some airports during peak times.

“We expected something special to mark the first Airbus delivery to Steven Udvar-Hazy’s new company, ALC, and the Air New Zealand A320 lives up to this. The livery is every bit as stunning as the performance and comfort of the aircraft. We wish both ALC and Air New Zealand a championship year,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

The aircraft is part of an ALC order for 31 A320s and 20 A321s placed at the Farnborough International Air-Show in 2010.

The A320 Family (A318, A319, A320 and A321) is recognised as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. With close to 7,000 aircraft sold, and more than 4,500 aircraft delivered to more than 320 customers and operators worldwide, the A320 Family is the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft family.

Airbus Updates No.48/11

Airbus A320 -216 3076   EI-DSD Alitalia ferried 21/27jan11 FCO-EMA-FCO, Air One cs, paint into standard cs  ex F-WWIP


Airbus A321 -231 1690   G-MEDF bmi - British Midland ferried 27jan11 EMA-LHR after paint into standard cs, was last hybrid ex D-AVZX


 Airbus A321 -231 4570   PT-MXH TAM delivery 28-29jan11 XFW-SID-GRU ex D-AZAX

Thursday 27 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.47/11

listed below are details of orders placed with Airbus during 2011...this will be updated as and when orders are placed and made available on this blog......................


AIRBUS ORDERS 2011

Date

Airline

A318

A319

A320

A321

A330

A350

A380

TOTAL

27/01/2011

TUI Travel Group

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

25/01/2011

Thomas Cook Airlines

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

12

24/01/2011

GECAS

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

12

17/01/2011

Virgin America

0

0

60

0

0

0

0

60

11/01/2011

IndiGo Airlines

0

0

180

0

0

0

0

180

06/01/2011

Asiana Airlines

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

6

04/01/2011

Easyjet Airlines

0

0

15

0

0

0

0

15

Total

0

0

255

12

14

0

6

287

The Indigo order on 11/01/2011 includes the option to convert 120 of these to A320NEO's..

The TUI Travel Group order on 27/01/2011 are to be operated by Corsair

Airbus Updates No.46/11

Airbus A319 -112 3589   D-AHIL Germania ferried 27jan11 PRG-MPL prior delivery ex D-AVYH

Airbus A319-112 aircraft picture

Airbus A319 -132 4563   CC-BCA LAN Airlines delivery 27-28jan11 XFW-LPA-REC-SCL  ex D-AVWB


 Airbus A320 -214 4581   OE-LEG flyNiki delivery 27jan11 XFW-VIE ex D-AXAP

Wednesday 26 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.45/11

Airbus A319 -112 3818   D-AHIM Germania ferried 26jan11 PAD-PRG, HHI cs, prior delivery ex D-AVYG

Airbus A319-112 aircraft picture
Airbus A319 -112 1124   N595MS WFBN ferried 23jan11 ADJ-BOD in Royal Falcon cs on return to lessor, regd 24jan11 ex JY-JRE
 Airbus A319 -115ACJ 1485   F-RBFA Armée de l´Air  ferried 26jan11 MIR-BOD, Senegal govt ntu? ex F-GXFA


Airbus A320 -211 235   UR-DAE Donbassaero acc flt at TLS 25jan11, F-reg prior delivery ex F-GKXB

Airbus A320 -214 1047   EC-LKG Iberia to be re-regd late jan11 ex EC-HAF



 Airbus A320 -216 2995   EI-DSC Alitalia ferried 25jan11 NWI-LIN after paint into standard cs ex F-WWIY
 Airbus A320 -216 3080   EI-DSF Alitalia ferried 25jan11 FCO-NWI, Air One cs,for paint into standard cs  ex F-WWIV
Airbus A320-216 aircraft picture
Airbus A320-216 aircraft picture



Airbus A320 -214 4559   N838VA Virgin America delivery 26jan11 TLS-KEF ex F-WWDY
 Airbus A320 -214 4572   EI-DVK Aer Lingus delivery 21jan11 XFW-DUB ex D-AUBY
 Airbus A320 -214 4574   RP-C3263 Cebu Pacific delivery 26jan11 XFW-CAI ex D-AVVJ


Airbus A330 -343 1187   B-6523 Air China delivery 26jan11 TLS-PEK ex F-WWYP

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Airbus Updates No.44/11

GE Capital Aviation Services orders 12 A330 Aircraft

 
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE], has signed a firm order for 12 additional long-range A330-300 aircraft. This new order brings the total number of A330s ordered by GECAS to 32.

“This order adds to our existing portfolio of A330 aircraft,” said Norman C. T. Liu, GECAS President and CEO. “A key part of our strategy is to expand our wide-body product offerings to satisfy customer demand.”

"This repeat order from GECAS underscores the ongoing popularity of the A330, and highlights the strong market demand for the A330-300 in particular" said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. "The unbeatable economic efficiency and proven passenger appeal of this aircraft make it the perfect choice in today's market for medium capacity routes."

Airbus aircraft share a unique cockpit and operational commonality, allowing airlines to use the same pool of pilots, cabin crews and maintenance engineers, bringing operational flexibility and resulting in significant cost savings.

With a true wide-body fuselage allowing very high comfort standards, the A330-300 is able to accommodate seat and class configurations to suit diverse customer requirements. It has a range of up to 5,600 nm / 10,400 km with a typical 300 passenger load. Highly efficient and optimised for the medium – to long range market, the A330-300 offers the best balance between range and cost. The A330-300 remains the most economic means of flying 300 or so passengers on medium range routes in true long haul comfort. Orders for the aircraft stand at more than 480.

The A330 Family, which spans 200 to 400 seats for the passenger variants, also includes Freighter, VIP, and Military Transport/Tanker variants, has now attracted more than 1,100 orders.

Airbus Updates No.43/11

Thomas Cook firms order for 12 A321s

Thomas Cook Group has firmed up a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 12 A321s.
The UK holiday company signed the MoU last month as part of a five-year plan to replace its narrowbody fleet.

Deliveries of the aircraft, which will be equipped with Airbus sharklets, are scheduled to begin in 2014.
In addition to the 12 A321s, Thomas Cook plans to lease A320-family aircraft from lessors
Airbus A321-211 - Click here for a larger image (opens in a new window)

Airbus Updates No.42/11

List of major airline operators
Flag↓Airline↓A318↓A319↓A320↓A321↓Total↓
European UnionAirbus Executive and Private Aviation145715187
SloveniaAdria Airways213
GreeceAegean Airlines18422
Republic of IrelandAer Lingus30636
United StatesAerodynamics11
RussiaAeroflot15351868
EcuadorAeroGal123
LibyaAfriqiyah Airways369
FranceAigle Azur43411
United Arab EmiratesAir Arabia1919
EgyptAir Arabia Egypt22
MoroccoAir Arabia Maroc44
KazakhstanAir Astana17210
GermanyAir Berlin1519943
EgyptAir Cairo44
FranceAir Calédonie International11
CanadaAir Canada40411091
People's Republic of ChinaAir China33132773
FranceAir France18455624143
GuineaAir Guinee22
Côte d'IvoireAir Ivoire11
JamaicaAir Jamaica1618
MacauAir Macau52714
MaltaAir Malta5712
MauritiusAir Mauritius22
FranceAir Méditerranée178
EgyptAir Memphis22
MoldovaAir Moldova33
New ZealandAir New Zealand1212
ItalyAir One55
SwedenAir Sweden22
BulgariaAir VIA55
MalaysiaAirAsia8686
PakistanAirblue4228
PhilippinesAirphil Express44
EgyptAlMasria Universal Airlines22
ItalyAlitalia12522387
JapanAll Nippon Airways (ANA)2929
NetherlandsAmsterdam Airlines22
ArmeniaArmavia437
South KoreaAsiana Airlines111526
United KingdomAstraeus11
MoroccoAtlas Blue44
TurkeyAtlasjet268
AustriaAustrian Airlines78621
ColombiaAvianca151925
BrazilAvianca Brazil33
RussiaAvianova55
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Airlines347
BahrainBahrain Air246
ThailandBangkok Airways639
IndonesiaBatavia Air279
People's Republic of ChinaBeijing Capital Airlines30636
SwitzerlandBelair279
AlbaniaBelle Air224
KazakhstanBerkut Air11
BulgariaBH Air145
United KingdomBMI - British Midland117826
United KingdomBritish Airways233421188
BelgiumBrussels Airlines66
BulgariaBulgaria Air336
PhilippinesCebu Pacific101424
People's Republic of ChinaChengdu Airlines628
People's Republic of ChinaChina Eastern Airlines159520130
People's Republic of ChinaChina Southern Airlines416357161
People's Republic of ChinaChongqing Airlines347
Democratic Republic of the CongoCompagnie Africaine d'Aviation11
GermanyCondor Berlin1212
FranceCorse Méditeranée - CCM Airlines235
CroatiaCroatia Airlines437
CyprusCyprus Airways3912
Czech RepublicCzech Airlines88218
United StatesDelta Air Lines5769126
UkraineDonbassaero415
Hong KongDragonair11617
BhutanDruk Air22
TajikistanEast Air11
United KingdomEasyJet15925184
SwitzerlandEdelweiss Air33
EgyptEgyptAir13417
United Arab EmiratesEtihad Airways21315
FinlandFinnair1112629
NigeriaFirst Nation Airways33
TurkeyFreebird Airlines527
United StatesFrontier Airlines941757
GermanyGermanwings3030
IndiaGoAir1010
BahrainGulf Air213217
People's Republic of ChinaHebai Airlines11
GreeceHellas Jet22
SwitzerlandHello11
SpainIberia23431985
SpainIberworld66
IndiaIndian Airlines (NACIL)24412085
IndiaIndiGo Airlines3434
MexicoInterjet2121
IsraelIsrair Airlines22
TurkeyIzmir Airlines325
KuwaitJazeera Airways66
United StatesJetBlue Airways113113
AustraliaJetstar Airways44650
SingaporeJetstar Asia Airways1212
VietnamJetstar Pacific Airlines22
JordanJordan Aviation11
People's Republic of ChinaJuneyao Airlines21517
IndiaKingfisher Airlines323834
RussiaKolavia Airlines22
EgyptKoralBlue Airlines134
KuwaitKuwait Airways33
KyrgyzstanKyrgyz Airways11
ChileLAN Airlines15193064
ArgentinaLAN Argentina11
LibyaLibyan Airlines44
ItalyLivingston Energy Flight33
EgyptLotus Air44
GermanyLTU International1313
GermanyLufthansa304644120
IranMahan Air112
IndonesiaMandala Airlines235
ItalyMeridiana Fly41216
Sri LankaMihin Lanka112
LebanonMiddle East Airlines5611
United KingdomMonarch Airlines51621
MyanmarMyanmar Airways22
Saudi ArabiaNational Air Services99
EgyptNesma Airlines22
EgyptNile Air22
AustriaNIKI28212
TunisiaNouvelair11213
SwedenNovair33
GreeceOlympic Airlines5914
TurkeyOnur Air51015
JordanPetra Airlines11
PhilippinesPhilippine Airlines41721
QatarQatar Airways171229
RussiaRossiya Airlines9615
BruneiRoyal Brunei Airlines224
JordanRoyal Jordanian44412
JordanRoyal Falcon112
JordanRoyal Wings11
RussiaS7 Airlines19928
AfghanistanSafi Airways11
PortugalSATA International44
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabian Airlines31132
Denmark Norway SwedenScandinavian Airlines System4812
SenegalSenegal Airlines11
People's Republic of ChinaShenzhen Airlines53843
People's Republic of ChinaSichuan Airlines13251149
SingaporeSilkAir61218
ChileSky Airline22
TurkeySky Airlines325
AustraliaSkywest Airlines11
SwedenSMA Aviation11
South AfricaSouth African Airways1111
LatviaSmartLynx Airlines88
SpainSpanair19524
United StatesSpirit Airlines264232
People's Republic of ChinaSpring Airlines2020
Sri LankaSriLankan Airlines44
JapanStarFlyer44
AustraliaStrategic Airlines33
LuxembourgStrategic Luxembourg33
SudanSudan Airways11
SwitzerlandSwiss International Air Lines720734
SyriaSyrian Arab Airlines66
El SalvadorTACA916530
BrazilTAM Airlines26867119
EcuadorTAME134
PortugalTAP Portugal1917339
RomaniaTAROM44
BelgiumThomas Cook Airlines Belgium77
DenmarkThomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia268
United KingdomThomas Cook Airlines U.K.10414
United KingdomThomson Airways527
SingaporeTiger Airways21416
AustraliaTiger Airways Australia99
Republic of ChinaTransAsia Airways257
TunisiaTunisair41317
TurkeyTurkish Airlines5252151
TurkeyTurkuaz Airlines437
United StatesUnited Airlines5597152
RussiaUral Airlines12214
United StatesUS Airways937251216
United StatesUSA3000 Airlines55
UzbekistanUzbekistan Airways66
VietnamVietnam Airlines102232
United StatesVirgin America102434
GreeceViking Hellas Airlines22
RussiaVladivostok Air77
ItalyVolare11
MexicoVolaris24226
SpainVueling Airlines3636
KuwaitWataniya Airways77
PortugalWhite Airways325
ItalyWind Jet5712
UkraineWind Rose Aviation22
HungaryWizz Air2929
BulgariaWizz Air Bulgaria33
BulgariaWizz Air Ukraine22
FranceXL Airways France33
PhilippinesZest Airways145
undisclosed1021692102
Totals19873127124736244441

[edit] List of executive and private jet operators


Flag↓Airline↓A318 (Elite)↓A319 CJ↓A320↓A321↓Total↓
ItalyAeronautica Militare33
Saudi ArabiaAjwa Aviation11
ItalyAlba Servizi Aerotrasporti11
BulgariaAviodetachment-2811
FranceFrench Air Force22
MonacoBoutsen Aviation22
BermudaBughsan Group11
SwitzerlandComlux Aviation22
MaltaComlux Aviation Malta11
Czech RepublicCzech Air Force22
United Arab EmiratesDana Executive Jets11
GermanyDC Aviation11
United StatesExecutive Jet Aviation11
BrazilBrazilian Air Force11
VenezuelaFuerza Aérea Venezolana11
LuxembourgGlobal Jet Luxembourg134
ArmeniaGovernment of Armenia11
AzerbaijanGovernment of Azerbaijan11
IranGovernment of Iran11
KazakhstanGovernment of Kazakhstan11
UkraineGovernment of Ukraine11
AustriaJetalliance22
KuwaitKharafi Group11
GermanyLuftwaffe11
JordanRoyal Jordanian Air Force11
PortugalMasterjet11
Saudi ArabiaNational Air Services11
PortugalOmni - Aviacao e Tecnologia11
United StatesPharmair11
SwitzerlandPrivatAir22
QatarQatar Airways22
QatarQatar Airways Amiri Flight11
MalaysiaRoyal Malaysian Air Force11
ThailandRoyal Thai Air Force11
ArubaSCM Aruba11
United Arab EmiratesSharjah Ruler's Flight11
Saudi ArabiaSheikh Mustafa Edrees Aviation11
AustraliaSkytraders11
AngolaSonAir33
TurkeyTürk Hava Kuvvetleri11
United KingdomTwinjet Aircraft11
ItalyC.A.I. Second S.P.A22
GermanyVW Air Services11
PortugalWhite Airways11
undisclosed4513225
TotalsΣ 35105213277

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