Airbus Updates No.4427

Korean Air welcomes 1st Airbus A350-900s

On 27 and 30 December 2024, Korean Air took delivery of its first Airbus A350s. Both aircraft are A350-900s and registered HL8597 (681) and HL8598 (689). They were ferried from Toulouse-Blagnac to Busan.

The duo has been delivered all white and it's expected that these will be the first aircraft to receive the airline's new corporate identity which it plans to launch after completing its acquisition of Asiana Airlines.

In March of this year, Korean Air announced it has ordered six A350-900s, and 27 A350-1000s. Freshly bough Asiana Airlines had open orders for fifteen A350-900s.

Photo by Eurospot.

Airbus Updates No.4426

 

Airbus Canada A220	-300	55319		N3242J	jetBlue Airways	delivery 31dec24 BFM-MCO	ex C-GPRL
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55320		N3244J	jetBlue Airways	delivery 30dec24 BFM-MCO	ex C-GPVF
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55327		F-HPNP	Air France	delivery 29dec24 YMX-CDG	ex CFPBQ

Airbus Updates No.4425

 

Airbus A321	-251NX	12143		VT-IWV	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 31dec24 XFW-DEL	ex D-AVYA
Airbus A321	-271NX	12199		VN-A548	Vietjet Air	delivery 24-25dec24 XFW-DXB-SGN	ex D-AVZY
Airbus A321	-251NX	12232		VT-ICY	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 30dec24 XFW-DEL	ex D-AVXD
Airbus A321	-271NX	12297		N662FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 24dec24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMB
Airbus A321	-253NX	12322		B-32K2	China Southern	delivery 31dec24-01jan25 XFW-NQZ-CAN	ex D-AVYV
Airbus A321	-251NX	12358		VT-IWT	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 31dec24 XFW-DEL	ex D-AVZS
Airbus A321	-251NX	12370		HZ-ASAJ	Saudi Arabian Airlines	delivery 31dec24 XFW-JED	ex D-AVYS
Airbus A321	-251NX	12373		VT-NCA	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 30dec24 XFW-DEL	ex D-AXXC
Airbus A330	-343	1086		VP-CRV	AerGo Capital Leasing	ferried 27dec24 BKK-PVG for P2F-conversion	ex HS-TET
Airbus A330	-941	2032		N433DX	Delta Air Lines	delivery 31dec24 TLS-MSP	ex F-WWYS
Airbus A330	-243MRTT	2072		T-	NATO	ferried 30dec24 TLS-LEGT, EC-reg for MRTT config	ex EC-355
Airbus A330	-941	2075		F-HTEK	Corsair International	delivery 24dec24 TLS-ORY	ex F-WWCE
Airbus A330	-941	2079		D-ANRQ	Condor	delivery 27dec24 TLS-FRA	ex F-WWCS
Airbus A340	-542	775		2-TLD	Hua Aviaton	ferried 27dec24 DMK-TYN	ex HS-TLD
Airbus A350	-941	681		HL8597	Korean Air	delivery 30dec24 TLS-PUS	ex F-WZFU
Airbus A350	-941	689		HL8598	Korean Air	delivery 28dec24 TLS-PUS	ex F-WZNE
Airbus A350	-941	690		A6-EXB	Emirates	delivery 31dec24 TLS-DXB	ex F-WZFN
Airbus A350	-941	692		D-AIXY	Lufthansa	delivery 27dec24 TLS-MUC	ex F-WZGF
Airbus A350	-941	709		N526DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 24dec24 TLS-NRT	ex F-WZFC
Airbus A350	-1041	710		ET-BAY	Ethiopian Airlines	delivery 31dec24 TLS-ADD	ex F-WZNA

Airbus Updates No.4424

 

Airbus A320	-232	3770		LY-MLI	Avion Express	posn 19-20dec24 TLL-VNO-HER-MCT-BKK for Thai VietJet Air ops	ex OE-LIC
Airbus A320	-232	5156		B-LPY	Hong Kong Airlines	delivery 29dec24 TSN-HKG	ex B-6929
Airbus A320	-214	5172		B-LPV	Hong Kong Airlines	first in svc 21dec24 HKG-SDJ-HKG	ex B-6943
Airbus A320	-214	6500		9K-AKI	Kuwait Airways	ferried 23dec24 NWI-BJV after paint into all white	ex F-WWIS
Airbus A320	-232	7213		ZS-SZA	South African Airways	first in svc 24dec24 JNB-CPT-JNB	ex 2-BINH
Airbus A320	-271N	8656		VP-CDW	SMBC Aviation Capital	ferried 28dec24 HYD-SHJ-OSR	ex VT-WJF
Airbus A320	-271N	9264		VP-CHN	CCB Financial Leasing	ferried 24/29-30dec24 DEL-HYD-DWC-HER-MPL	ex VT-WJN
Airbus A320	-271N	12212		B-32K8	Sichuan Airlines	delivery 26-27dec24 TLS-TAS-TFU	ex F-WWDY
Airbus A320	-271N	12237		PS-LHD	Latam Brasil	delivery 28dec24 TLS-FOR-QSC	ex F-WWIK
Airbus A320	-272N	12253		VN-A514	Vietnam Airlines	delivery 29-30dec24 TLS-DOH-HAN	ex F-WWIB
Airbus A320	-271N	12283		CC-DIR	JetSmart	delivery 24dec24 BFM-SCL	ex F-WZNV
Airbus A320	-251N	12309		B-32KM	China Eastern	delivery 27dec24 TSN-PVG	ex B-000V
Airbus A320	-251N	12320		CC-DBO	Sky Airline	delivery 31dec24-01jan25 TLS-KEF-MIA-SCL	ex F-WWDV
Airbus A320	-251N	12347		B-32K5	Hainan Airlines	delivery 26-27dec24 TLS-MCT-HAK	ex F-WWBB
Airbus A320	-251N	12350		B-32KN	China Eastern	delivery 31dec24 TSN-PVG	ex B-007E
Airbus A320	-251N	12352		B-32LF	China Eastern	delivery 31dec24-01jan25 XFW-NQZ-PVG	ex D-AUAD
Airbus A320	-251N	12361		B-32KE	China Eastern	delivery 31dec24-01jan25 XFW-NQZ-PVG	ex D-AUBY
Airbus A320	-271N	12386		B-32KL	Sichuan Airlines	delivery 30-31dec24 TLS-TAS-TFU	ex F-WWBO
Airbus A321	-211	1503		N413GX	AV1 Holding	ferried 27-31dec24 MZJ-TUS-BGR-KEF-SKP	ex LZ-MDL
Airbus A321	-271NX	12010		VN-A547	Vietjet Air	delivery 30-31dec24 XFW-DXB-SGN	ex D-AVXS

Credit : Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.4423

 

Lufthansa orders five additional Airbus A350-1000s

Lufthansa Group has placed an incremental order for five A350-1000s directly from Airbus, increasing its backlog for the type to 15 units.

The five additional aircraft will be delivered between 2028 and 2030. As is customary for the holding company, it did not reveal which of its airlines will operate the aircraft.

The A350-1000s will start delivering to the group in 2026. The first ten units were ordered in 2023.

The holding also has an order for sixty A350-900s, of which 28 are already in service with Lufthansa. Out of the remaining 32 units on order, ten will be allocated to Swiss. Edelweiss Air will take four units ordered directly by the group plus a further two ex-Thai Airways International units from Park Aerospace Holdings/Avolon.

Airbus Updates No.4422

 

Air Canada orders five Airbus A220-300s

Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has exercised preexisting purchase options for five incremental A220-300s from Airbus Canada, increasing its total commitment for the type to 65 units.

The airline did not disclose a timeline for the deliveries of the five aircraft, although it recently said during an investor event that all firm-ordered A220s should be in service by 2028.

It is Air Canada's third order for the type - it initially committed to forty-five A220-300s in 2016, followed by a second order for 15 units in 2022. So far, thirty-four A220-300s have been delivered to Air Canada. Following the 2022 order, the carrier had a further 15 unconverted options for the A220s, leaving it with ten more remaining options.

The ch-aviation fleets module shows that the airline bases nearly all of its aircraft of the type out of Toronto Pearson, with two aircraft currently operating out of Montréal Trudeau. It recently said that as the A220 fleet grows, it will consider basing some out of Vancouver International to support its west coast hub.

Airbus Updates No.4421

China Airlines orders 10 Airbus A350-1000's

On 19 December 2024, China Airlines announced orders for a total of 24 new widebody aircraft. The airline from Taiwain is ordering from both Airbus and Boeing and has placed orders for ten A350-1000s, ten B777-9s, and four B777-8Fs. Delivery of the new aircraft is set to start in 2029.

Currently, China Airlines' fleet is made-up of fourteen A321neos, sixteen A330-300s, fifteen A350-900s, ten B737-800s, eight B747-400Fs, nine B777Fs, and ten B777-300ERs.

The airline also holds open orders for eleven A321neos and 24 B787-9s.

Illustration by China Airlines.

Airbus Updates No.4420

Aer Lingus welcomes first 2 Airbus A321XLRs

Christmas came early for Aer Lingus as the airline took delivery of its first two Airbus A321XLRs. Both aircraft were delivered to the airline on 18 December 2024 and arrived at Dublin from Hamburg-Finkenwerder.

The aircraft are registered EI-XLR (11348) and EI-XLT (11590) and are the first of six A321-200NYs the airline has planned. Aer Lingus is will utilize the type to new destinations in the United States with Nashville (TN) and Indianapolis (IN) being the first ones announced. These two new routes will launch in the 2025 summer season.

Next to its new two A321XLRs, the fleet of Aer Lingus is made-up of 27 A320s, six A320neos, eight A321-200NXs, three A330-200s, and ten A330-300s.

Photo by Aer Lingus.

Airbus Updates No.4419

 

Airbus A350	-941	709		N526DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 24dec24 TLS-NRT	ex F-WZFC
Airbus Canada A220	-100	50082		EI-MVF	ITA Airways	delivery 22dec24 YMX-FCO	ex C-FOVD
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55324		9A-CAI	Croatia Airlines	delivery 19-20dec24 YMX-CPH-ZAG	ex C-FPBE

Airbus Updates No.4418

 

Airbus A320	-251N	12344		CC-DBP	Sky Airline	elivery 20-21dec24 TLS-KEF-MIA-SCL	ex F-WWDA
Airbus A321	-271NX	12056		N14527	United Airlines	delivery 23dec24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMT
Airbus A321	-251NX	12170		VT-ICH	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 24-25dec24 TLS-GYD-DEL	ex F-WWSU
Airbus A321	-271NX	12172		RP-C4149	Cebu Pacific Air	delivery 24dec24 TSN-MNL	ex B-005G
Airbus A321	-271NX	12199		VN-A548	Vietjet Air	delivery 24-25dec24 XFW-DXB-SGN	ex D-AVZY
Airbus A321	-271NX	12216		N658FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 23dec24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMI
Airbus A321	-251NX	12231		B-32KC	China Eastern	delivery 23-24dec24 TLS-NQZ-PVG	ex F-WWSV
Airbus A321	-271NX	12244		CC-DIQ	JetSmart	delivery 20-21dec24 XFW-KEF-BGR-PTY-SCL “Gaviotín Elegante”	ex D-AVZG
Airbus A321	-251NX	12251		B-HPS	Cathay Pacific	delivery 20-21dec24 XFW-DWC-HKG	ex D-AZYL
Airbus A321	-253NX	12282		N472AN	American Airlines	delivery 20ec24 BFM-CLT	ex F-WZMY
Airbus A321	-271NX	12297		N662FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 24dec24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMB
Airbus A321	-271NX	12324		N739NK	Spirit Airlines	delivery 21-22dec24 XFW-KEF-DTW	ex D-AVZB
Airbus A321	-251NX	12340		HL8586	Asiana Airlines	delivery 18-20dec24 XFW-TAS-GMP	ex D-AVYI
Airbus A321	-271NX	12364		TC-LPG	Turkish Airlines	delivery 20dec24 XFW-IST	ex D-AVZX
Airbus A321	-271NX	12381		SX-NAP	Aegean Airlines	delivery 23dec24 XFW-ATH	ex D-AXXI
Airbus A330	-243F	717		OO-LAJ	Air Belgium	re-regd in svc 23dec24 BRU-CVG	ex OE-LAJ
Airbus A330	-243	1681		9K-APE	Kuwait Airways	ferried 20dec24 KWI-MLA for paint, for Royal Canadian Air Force	ex F-WWKH
Airbus A330	-941	2075		F-HTEK	Corsair International	delivery 24dec24 TLS-ORY	ex F-WWCE
Airbus A330	-941	2077		G-VPIE	Virgin Atlantic	delivery 21dec24 TLS-LHR	ex F-WWCL
Airbus A340	-313	921		HZ-MNS	Manasik Aviation	first in svc 20dec24 JED-RBA	ex YR-LRB

Airbus Updates No.4417

 

Airbus A318	-112CJ	3932		HZ-AS99	Saudi Royal Flight	ferried 20dec24 HAM-OSR for paint	ex HZ-RCA
Airbus A319	-112	3790		OO-SSQ	Brussels Airlines	ferried 21dec24 LJU-SNN for paint into?	ex N790MX
Airbus A319	-112	3983		B-6195	China Southern	ferried 19-20dec24 CAN-URC-TBS-EGBP, for part-out & scrap	ex D-AVYF
Airbus A319	-153NCJ	11865		VP-CVJ	AMAC Corp Jet	delivery 21dec24 BSL-SNN-FLL	ex D-AVWD
Airbus A319	-153N	12267		B-32JJ	China Southern	delivery 24-25dec24 XFW-URC-CAN	ex D-AVWL
Airbus A320	-214	1473		EI-IKF	ITA Airways	ferried 17dec24 FCO-VAR on delivery to?	ex I-BIKF
Airbus A320	-214	1797		LZ-EAJ	Electra Airways	ferried 22dec24 OSR-VAR after paint	ex LY-BNZ
Airbus A320	-214	3230		PZ-	Fly AllWays	delivery 14dec24 OPF-PBM after paint, N-reg	ex N633VA
Airbus A320	-232	4628		LY-NVM	Avion Express	posn 19-20dec24 RJK-MCT-BKK for Bangkok Airways wet-lease ops	ex LY-LGD
Airbus A320	-233	5068		TC-EIA	AJet	delivery 20-21dec24 OPF-YYR-EDI-SAW	ex N685TA
Airbus A320	-214	5172		B-LPV	Hong Kong Airlines	first in svc 21dec24 HKG-SDJ-HKG	ex B-6943
Airbus A320	-214	5232		EC-NUO	Vueling	ferried 23dec24 OSR-CDT after paint	ex PS-JKL
Airbus A320	-214	6500		9K-AKI	Kuwait Airways	ferried 11dec24 BJV-NWI for paint into?	ex F-WWIS
Airbus A320	-214	6500		9K-AKI	Kuwait Airways	ferried 23dec24 NWI-BJV after paint into all white	ex F-WWIS
Airbus A320	-271N	8146		VP-CRY	CDB Aviation	ferried 13/20dec24 BLR-DEL_RUH-LFBF	ex VT-WGP
Airbus A320	-271N	9264		VP-CHN	CCB Financial Leasing	ferried 24dec24 DEL-HYD	ex VT-WJN
Airbus A320	-251N	12193		G-UZED	easyJet	elivery 23dec24 XFW-LGW	ex D-AUBW
Airbus A320	-271N	12259		PR-XBT	Latam Brasil	delivery 23-24dec24 BFM-FOR-QSC	ex F-WZML
Airbus A320	-271N	12283		CC-DIR	JetSmart	delivery 24dec24 BFM-SCL	ex F-WZNV
Airbus A320	-271N	12310		B-32JU	Juneyao Airlines	delivery 19dec24 TSN-PVG	ex B-000W

credit: Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.4416

Korean Air increases Airbus A321neo-order

In a filing to the South Korean Stock Exchange, Korean Air has disclosed it has decided to firm-up options on six Airbus A321neos into firm orders.

Last year, in October 2023, the airline also ordered additional A321neos and has now in total ordered 56 of them. Of these, it has taken, so far, delivery of fifteen of them.

Subsidiary Asiana Airlines is also an A321neo-operator and has eleven of them in the fleet. The airline also holds orders on fourteen more.

Photo by Anton Homma.

Airbus Updates No.4415

Animawings welcomes 1st Airbus A220-300

On 13 December 2024, Animawings took delivery of its first Airbus A220. The aircraft, YR-CHR (55316), arrived at Bucharest via Reykjavik a day later. Unfortunately, the aircraft is currently all white.

The Airbus is the first of two A220-300s the airline is planning to take delivery of this year. Both are leased from Azorra. The next fun is going to be YR-FUN (55321).

Earlier this year, Animawings announced a plan to expand the fleet to twelve aircraft by 2027. It plans to do so by adding the A220 as well as A320s. Before the delivery of the A220, the airline was operating a single A320.

Airbus Updates No.4414

Royal Jet orders ACJ320neos

During the MEBAA 2024 air show at Dubai World Central Airport, Royal Jet announced it has signed an order with Airbus for the ACJ320neo. The deal is for nine aircraft, three firm and six purchase rights. No delivery timeline has been communicated.

Royal Jet was established in 2003 and is currently operating a fleet of nine Boeing B737-700BBJs. It also operates three Bombardier Global business jets.

Photo by Airbus.

Airbus Updates No.4413

Unique milestone for Kuwait Airways

Kuwait Airways has reached an unique milestone by becoming the world's first airline to operate both Airbus A330neo-types as it took delivery of its first A330-900. This aircraft, 9K-APJ (2081), arrived at Kuwait on 10 December 2024.

The aircraft is the first of seven A330-900s the airline has on order and joins a fleet of four A330-800s. Furthermore, the fleet of Kuwait Airways is made up of two A320s, nine A320neos, and ten Boeing B777-300ERs.

Photo by Kuwait Airways.