Airbus Updates No.1738

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China's Hongtu Airlines to lease two A320s from DAE

Hongtu Airlines Airbus A321-200© Hongtu Airlines

21DEC2017

Hongtu Airlines (A6, Kunming Changshui) has signed an agreement with DAE Capital for the lease of two A320-200s. 

In a statement, the UAE-based lessor said the two aircraft are sourced from its Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) order book and would deliver in 2018. Both will be equipped with CFM International 56-5B4/3 PIP engines.

Hongtu Airlines operates two A321-200s and is in the process of inducting a pair of A320-200s on lease from LATAM Airlines Group, one of which already has been delivered. It currently operates flights to thirteen destinations across China.

Airbus Updates No.1737

Hungarian gov't acquires two ex-Air Berlin A319s

Air Berlin Airbus A320-200© Airbus

21DEC2017

The Hungarian Air Force/Magyar Légiero has confirmed it has acquired a pair of A319-100s formerly in service with Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel).

A Hungarian communique said D-ABGM (msn 3604) and D-ABGS (msn 3865) had been acquired for use as VIP transports for government officials. 

Both machines are shortly due in Ostrava, Czechia, where they will be reconfigured with VIP interiors and assorted telecommunications equipment.

Airbus Updates No.1736

Cathay Pacific to start longhaul A350-1000 ops in late 3Q18

Illustration of Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000© Airbus

22DEC2017

Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok) has announced it will begin scheduled longhaul A350-1000 operations during the third quarter of 2018.

The Swire Group carrier said in a statement it would deploy the first of the type into ultra-longhaul service on September 15, 2018, on a 4x weekly nonstop flight between Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok and Washington Dulles. At 7,085 nautical miles (8,153 miles, 13,122 kilometres), the service to the US capital will be the longest on the Cathay Pacific network in terms of distance. 

As with the arrival of its A350-900 in May 2016, Cathay Pacific is expected to deploy the -1000 into shorthaul regional Asian services initially before placing it into intercontinental rotation.

Cathay Pacific has twenty aircraft of the type on order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac). Earlier this year, it downgauged six previous orders to A350-900s while deferring delivery of five, due in 2020, to 2021. Current records show Cathay Pacific expects to add a total of eight A350-1000s in 2018.

Airbus Updates No.1735

TUI fly Belgium to lease three A320s in 2018

SmartLynx Airlines A320-200© SmartLynx Airlines

22DEC2017

TUI fly (Belgium) (TB, Brussels National) will wet-lease three A320-200s from SmartLynx Airlines Estonia (MYX, Tallinn Lennart Meri) for the duration of the 2018 summer season. 

According to a statement issued by the SmartLynx Airlines unit, ES-SAO (msn 936), ES-SAK (msn 888), and ES-SAS (msn 1725) will be based out of Brussels Charleroi for use by the TUI Group leisure carrier over the period April 16 to October 30, 2018. 

TUI fly Belgium currently operates five B737-700s, thirteen B737-800s (two of which are wet-leased to Sunwing Airlines), one B767-300(ER), one B787-8, and four EMB-190s on scheduled passenger flights to 129 destinations spanning Europe, North and West Africa, Turkey and the Caribbean.

Airbus Updates No.1734

Airbus A320	-214	8035		B-1037	Air Guilin	delivery 24-25dec17 TLS-TSE-TSN	ex F-WWTP
Airbus A321	-211	7119		OE-IFX	Avolon Aerospace	regd 21dec17, for EasyJet Europe prior delivery ex SNN (+ 7260 OE-IFY 22dec17 ex D-ABCV)	ex D-ABCT
Airbus A321	-271N	7959		N204HA	Hawaiian Airlines	delivery 23dec17 XFW-YYR-PAE	ex D-AVYA
Airbus A321	-231	7994		N991JT	jetBlue	delivery 22dec17 BFM-GSO	ex F-WZMA
Airbus A321	-211	8040		N334DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 23dec17 XFW-KEF-YYR-MSP	ex D-AZAF
Airbus A321	-231	8044		HA-LXY	Wizz Air	delivery 22dec17 XFW-BUD	ex D-AYAA
Airbus A330	-223	432		G-VMIK	Virgin Atlantic	ferried 21dec17 SNN-TLV for cabin config & paint	ex D-ALPB
Airbus A330	-343	1837		B-1020	Hainan Airlines	delivery 23dec17 TLS-HAK	ex F-WWYT
Airbus A350	-941	165		9M-MAC	Malaysia Airlines	delivery 22dec17 TLS-KUL “Negaraku” cs	ex F-WZHE
Airbus A350	-941	170		9V-SMT	Singapore Airlines	delivery 23dec17 TLS-SIN	ex F-WZHH
Airbus A350	-941	175		N506DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 22dec17 TLS-ATL	ex F-WZHJ

Airbus Updates No.1733

Airbus A319	-112	3202		D-ASTX	LGW	Eurowings cs, posn 23dec17 SXF-TXL (+ 3245 D-ABGH, + A320 2591 D-ABNU)	ex HB-IOY
Airbus A319	-111	3411		OE-LQI	easyJet Europe	re-regd at SXF 21dec17 on transfer	ex G-EZDB
Airbus A319	-132	5569		D-AGWX	Eurowings	ferried 24dec17 OSR-CGN after paint	ex D-aVYO
Airbus A320	-212	427		ZA-ABB	Albanian Airways	ferried 21/23dec17 TIA-ATH-THR, all white	ex SX-ABX
Airbus A320	-214	1571		G-OZBW	Dcal 4 Leasing	Monarch cs, to be ferried 23dec17 SNN-LTN	ex G-OOPP
Airbus A320	-216	2995		N272NV	Allegiant Air	delivery 23dec17 SNN-YQX-BGR-LCQ	ex EI-DSC
Airbus A320	-214	3138		VT-IHH	IndiGo Airlines	air-test at NAP 22ec17, I-reg prior delivery	ex I-WEBA
Airbus A320	-214	3758		VT-IXR	AirAsia India	posn / first in svc 22dec17 HYD-BLR-HYD	ex CS-TRL
Airbus A320	-214	3945		D-ABDW	Air Berlin	ferried 22dec17 SXF-MPL (+ 3995 D-ABDX 21dec17)	ex F-WWDX
Airbus A320	-214	6831		D-ABNO	Air Berlin	ferried 20/22dec17 SXF-EIN-CGN prior ferry to WOE	ex D-AXAS
Airbus A320	-214	6966		D-ABNY	Air Berlin	ferried 22dec17 SXF-DUS prior ferry to WOE	ex D-AUBL
Airbus A320	-271N	7495		B-8953	Tianjin Airlines	delivery 22-23dec17 XFW-TSE-TSN	ex D-AVVS
Airbus A320	-251N	7930		VT-EXK	Air India	delivery 22dec17 TLS-DEL	ex F-WWIA
Airbus A320	-214	7935		B-1027	Spring Airlines	delivery 22dec17 TSN-PVG	ex B-000R
Airbus A320	-251N	7946		N318FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 22dec17 TLS-YYR-TPA "Flower the Hummingbird"	ex F-WWDR
Airbus A320	-251N	7983		N322FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 22dec17 XFW-YYR-TPA " Captain the Puffin"	ex D-AUBT
Airbus A320	-216	7984		9M-AGN	AirAsia	delivery 22-23dec17 TLS-KRW-KUL	ex F-WWDF
Airbus A320	-214	8007		HZ-AS62	Saudi Arabian Airlines	for delivery 24dec17 TLS-JED	ex F-WWDI
Airbus A320	-232	8021		N652NK	Spirit Airlines	delivery 22dec17 XFW-YYR-DTW	ex D-AXAG
Airbus A320	-216	8033		9M-AGU	AirAsia	delivery 23-24dec17 TLS-DWC-KUL	ex F-WWTO

Airbus Updates No.1732

Pegasus Airlines Orders 25 Airbus A321neo ACF

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December 21

11:392017

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MIAMI — Today, Pegasus Airlines placed an order for 25 Airbus A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex configuration). This order comes on top of 18 Airbus A321neo and 57 Airbus A320neos the carrier had already placed, composing a total firm order of 100 Airbus A320 Family aircraft.

READ MORE: TURKEY’S PEGASUS AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF WORLD’S FIRST CFM POWERED AIRBUS A320NEO

Pegasus Airlines General Manager, Mehmet T. Nane, said during the announcement, “The order we placed in 2012 for 100 Airbus aircraft was the biggest order in Turkey’s aviation history at the time. We received the first aircraft of this order in Q3 2016 and now we have an agreement to convert 25 options into firm orders.”

According to Nane, Pegasus “will continue to grow its fleet one step at a time and with our new aircraft we will continue to offer more comfortable flights for our passengers.”

To date, the leading Turkish low-cost carrier, headquartered in Istanbul, offers more than 100 destinations worldwide with a fleet of 74 aircraft. And its selection to move to an all-Airbus fleet reflects its strategy to develop its domestic and international network.

Likewise, John Leahy, COO at Airbus, affirmed that “the latest Pegasus Airlines’ order for the A321neo ACF variant underlines that Airbus offers the best, most efficient and most comfortable solution in the Middle of the Market segment,” highlighting the fact that the A321neo is the only aircraft of its kind in the market.

READ MORE: AZORES AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST AIRBUS A321NEO

Moreover, the A321neo ACF features a new door and fuselage enhancements offering airlines an adequate and improved use of the cabin space and also provide provision for more underfloor fuel capacity for up to 4,000nm transatlantic range.

The Airbus A321, which is the largest member of the Airbus A320 Family, seats a total of 240 passengers and incorporates the newest engines, cabin innovations, and aerodynamic technologies. Airbus has received over 5,200 orders from 95 clients worldwide for the plane.

Airbus Updates No,1731

Airbus A320	-251N	8005		PR-YRL	Azul Linhas Aéreas	delivery 16dec17 TLS-SID-CNF	ex F-WWDV
Airbus A320	-232	8018		N651NK	Spirit Airlines	delivery 15dec17 XFW-YQX-DTW	ex D-aXAG
Airbus A320	-232	8028		CC-AWE	JetSmart	delivery 14-16dec17 XFW-YQX-KIN-SCL	ex D-AXAP
Airbus A321	-231	983		SX-ABY	Olympus Airways	ferried 15dec17 SNN-CRA, G-reg prior delivery	ex G-MARA
Airbus A321	-231	1487		VP-BWS	Red Wings	onward delivery 14dec17 LCA-FCO for paint	ex A7-ADK
Airbus A321	-231	1707		OE-IFC	CIT Aerospace	Monarch Airlines cs, seen re-regd at SNN 15dec17	ex G-OZBE
Airbus A321	-231	7924		N989JT	jetBlue	delivery 14dec17 BFM-GSO	ex F-WZMW
Airbus A321	-211	7943		N331DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 15dec17 BFM-MSP, 50th BFM built Airbus	ex F-WZMX
Airbus A321	-253N	7972		CS-TSF	Azores Airlines	delivery 15dec17 XFW-LIS	ex D-AVYI
Airbus A321	-231	7985		HL8212	Air Seoul	onward delivery 18-19dec17 SNN-ESB-ALA-ICN	ex D-ANJB
Airbus A321	-211	7998		VN-A637	VietJetAir	delivery 15-16dec17 XFW-LXR-CCU-SGN	ex D-AVYV
Airbus A321	-231	8041		OH-LZT	Finnair	delivery 15dec17 XFW-HEL	ex D-AZAG
Airbus A330	-243	491		TC-OCM	Onur Air	delivery 15-16dec17 MZJ-BGR-IST, OE-reg	ex OE-IEQ
Airbus A330	-343	1816		B-8863	China Eastern	onward delivery 15-16dec17 TSN-PVG-SHA after cabin completion	ex F-WWYN
Airbus A330	-202	1835		EC-MSY	Iberia	delivery 15dec17 TLS-MAD	ex F-WWKE
Airbus A340	-642	622		G-VNAP	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 13dec17 LDE-MNL prior rtn to svc	ex F-WWCE
Airbus A350	-941	78		A7-ALR	Qatar Airways	delivery 18dec17 TLS-DOH	ex F-WZNG
Airbus A380	-861	235		A7-API	Qatar Airways	delivery 18dec17 TLS-DOH	ex F-WWAO

Airbus Updates No.1730

Airbus A319	-111	1684		EC-MTB	Volotea Airlines	re-regd in svc 15dec17 NTE-VIE-NTE	ex EI-FXN
Airbus A319	-112	3447		D-ABGK	Air Berlin	Eurowings cs, ferried 15dec17 SXF-BUD on return to lessor	ex OE-LNB
Airbus A319	-112	3604		9H-AGM	PrivaJet	ferried 17dec17 FCO-OSR, Hungarian Air Force cs (+ 3865 9H-AGN 16dec17 ex D-ABGS	ex D-ABGM
Airbus A320	-211	153		N313US	Delta Air Lines	ferried 15dec17 SLC-SBD for part-out & scrap
Airbus A320	-211	160		N314US	Delta Air Lines	ferried 16dec17 SLC-SBD for part-out & scrap	ex F-WWDZ
Airbus A320	-214	1605		G-ZBAP	First Star Speir Aviation	Monarch Airlines cs, ferried 15dec17 WOE-DGX	ex M-RAFF
Airbus A320	-214	1637		G-OZBX	DVB Bank	ferried 18dec17 BHX-SNN for poaint into?	ex G-OOPU
Airbus A320	-232	1715		LY-SPA	Small Planet Airlines	ferried 18dec17 VNO-DEL prior wet-lease to IndiGo Airlines	ex XU-716
Airbus A320	-214	3594		D-ABHC	Air Berlin	ferried 15dec17 BUD-DUS prior Eurowings ops	ex PR-MHY
Airbus A320	-214	4433		VT-IHO	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 14/16dec17 SNN-SOF-DEL, LZ-reg	ex ÖLZ-AWN
Airbus A320	-232	5877		JA22JJ	Jetstar Japan	ferried 16dec17 OSR-TLS, F-reg prior delivery	ex F-WXAC
Airbus A320	-216	5905		RP-C8966	AirAsia Philippines	ferried 06dec17 XSP-MNL after transfer	ex 9M-AJB
Airbus A320	-214	6675		OE-IJF	easyJet Europe	ferried 11/14dec17 MXP-LJU-MXP on transfer, re-regd 12dec17	ex G-EZOR
Airbus A320	-214	6892		OE-IZH	Celestial Aviation	regd 14dec17, ferried 15dec17 WOE-MPL	ex D-ABNR
Airbus A320	-271N	7517		B-LCO	Hong Kong Express Airways	delivery 16-17dec17 TLS-RKT-HKG	ex F-WWIK
Airbus A320	-271N	7547		B-8382	Tianjin Airlines	delivery 15dec17 TLS-TSE (+ 7751 B-8597 ex F-WWDS	ex F-WWBQ
Airbus A320	-271N	7594		VT-WGI	Go Air	delivery 18dec17 TLS-DEL (+ 7813 VT-WGL ex F-WWIT)	ex F-WWBY
Airbus A320	-251N	7965		VT-EXJ	Air India	delivery 18dec17 XFW-DEL	ex F-WWDY
Airbus A320	-214	7966		JA14VA	Vanilla Air	delivery 16-17dec17 XFW-RKT-UTP-NRT	ex D-AUBC
Airbus A320	-251N	7967		N324FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 16dec17 TLS-YYR-TPA "Summer the Swan"	ex F-WWBP

Airbus Updates No.1729

Singapore Airlines Takes Delivery of Brand-New Airbus A380

December 13

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MIAMI – Singapore Airlines (SIA) took delivery of a brand-new Airbus A380-800 with the airline’s latest cabin design and innovations.

Airbus hosted the special delivery ceremony in Toulouse, France, as it is the first of SIA’s A380 to feature the recently launched onboard cabin products. Airline Analyst Alex Macheras was present at the event.

Alex Macheras

✔@AlexInAir

Celebratory cocktail lunch with the team  @Airbus@SingaporeAir

12:05 PM - Dec 13, 2017

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READ MORE: FULL REVIEW: HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES’ NEW CABIN PRODUCTS (+PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

“We are proud to deliver the first of five new A380s to Singapore Airlines featuring the carrier’s beautiful new cabin design,” said Tom Enders, Airbus CEO.

The A380 is the first of five new aircraft that are expected to join Singapore Airlines’ fleet by 2018. The carrier will also retrofit 14 A380s already in service with its new cabin products, which are scheduled to be retrofitted by 2020.

“We thank Singapore Airlines for its ongoing strong commitment to the A380 program and look forward to working together with the carrier as it renews and refreshes its fleet,” Enders remarked.

READ MORE: SINGAPORE AIRLINES WILL BEGIN RETROFITTING ITS A380S BEFORE YEAR’S END

SIA’s new A380s will come with a capacity of 471 passengers, featuring more personal space, technology and all-new features in all classes.

Alex Macheras

✔@AlexInAir

Welcome onboard @SingaporeAir brand new @Airbus A380. First, let’s take a look at the brand new Business Class cabins, featuring double beds. 

3:10 PM - Dec 12, 2017 · Midi-Pyrénées, France

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The cabin features six private Suites, 78 Business Class seats on the upper deck, 44 Premium Economy Class and 343 Economy Class seats on the main deck.

The aircraft also has the latest in-flight entertainment systems and full connectivity from every seat.

READ MORE: AIRWAYS EXCLUSIVE: PRESENTING THE NEW SINGAPORE AIRLINES SKYROOM (+PHOTOS)

Alex Macheras

✔@AlexInAir

Video: I’m onboard the latest A380 due to be delivered soon...take a look inside the brand new First Class Suite for @SingaporeAir’s #A380! 

10:20 PM - Dec 12, 2017 · Toulouse, France

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“The delivery of our newest A380 with all-new cabin products is indeed an exciting occasion, and we are pleased to be celebrating this important milestone with our great partner Airbus,” said Singapore Airlines CEO, Goh Choon Phong.

“When we put the world’s first A380 into commercial service in 2007, it set new industry benchmarks for premium full-service air travel. A decade later, the Singapore Airlines A380, featuring our flagship products and legendary service, remains a customer favorite, and we continue to receive highly positive feedback about the travel experience on the aircraft,” Phong concluded.

READ MORE: 10TH ANNIVERSARY: ONBOARD THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 INAUGURAL FLIGHT

Today the A380 is flying with 13 airlines on 120 routes around the globe. Since entry-into-service in 2007, the A380 world fleet has carried over 190 million passengers.