| Airbus A350 | -941 | 750 | A6-EXO | Emirates | delivery 23dec25 TLS-DXB | ex F-WZHE | |
| Airbus A350 | -941 | 766 | TC-LHJ | Turkish Airlines | delivery 24dec25 TLS-IST | ex F-WZGF | |
| Airbus Canada A220 | -100 | 50071 | T7-828 | private | ferried 23dec25 YMX-IND prior delivery | ex OE-LCJ | |
| Airbus Canada A220 | -300 | 55387 | N3284J | jetBlue Airways | delivery18/20dec25 BFM-YMX-JFK | ex C-GPOK |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 13031 | B-32QS | Hainan Airlines | delivery 27-28dec25 TLS-MCT-HAK | ex F-WWIZ | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 13051 | B-32PW | Zhejiang Loong Airlines | delivery 18dec25 TSN-HGH | ex B-007X | |
| Airbus A321 | -231 | 1946 | LY-BQR | Airline Component Services | ferried gear-down 22dec25 NOC-VRN-VAR | ex 9H-SLG | |
| Airbus A321 | -231 | 5922 | SU-NMS | Nesma Airlines | delivery 25dec25 AUH-CAI | ex OH-LZI | |
| Airbus A321 | -231 | 7440 | XA-VCG | VivaAerobus | erried 23dec25 NWI-KTW, HA-reg after paint prior delivery | ex HA-LXK | |
| Airbus A321 | -251NX | 12676 | B-32MM | China Southern | delivery 24dec25 TSN-CAN | ex B-000H | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 12830 | N603DN | Delta Air Lines | delivery 23dec25 TLS-KEF-MSP | ex F-WWSP | |
| Airbus A321 | -251NX | 12846 | HS-TOA | Thai International | delivery 24-25dec25 XFW-DWC-BKK | ex DAZWJ | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 12864 | 9H-WMP | Wizz Air Malta | delivery 18dec25 XFW-FCO | ex D-AVYE | |
| Airbus A321 | -25NX | 12908 | VT-NHN | IndiGo Airlines | delivery 23-24dec25 TLS-AUH-DEL | ex F-WWSI | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 13011 | N14565 | United Airlines | delivery 23dec25 BFM-TPA | ex F-WZLT | |
| Airbus A321 | -252NX | 13021 | B-32PH | Air China | delivery 19dec25 TSN-PEK (+ 13039 B-32PL ex B-007W) | ex B-007R | |
| Airbus A321 | -252NX | 13026 | B-32PJ | Air China | delivery 20dec25 TSN-PEK (+ 13037 B-32PK ex B-007U) | ex B-007T | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 13028 | PS-LBQ | Latam Airlines Brasil | delivery 23-24dec25 XFW- SID-FOR-QSC | ex D-AZAD | |
| Airbus A330 | -302(F) | 641 | N820CM | Cargo Aircraft Management | ferried 20dec25 FTW-MZJ after paint | ex B-18303 | |
| Airbus A330 | -243(F) | 717 | OO-LAJ | Air Belgium | ferried 23dec25 SHJ-WOE prior delivery to JD Airlines | ex OE-LAJ | |
| Airbus A330 | -243 | 1441 | N288AY | Jetran | ferried 23dec25 ROW-MZJ | ex F-WWKI | |
| Airbus A330 | -941 | 2098 | TU-TRH | Air Côte d´Ivoire | delivery 23dec25 TLS-ABJ | ex F-WWCG | |
| Airbus A330 | -941 | 2109 | 9M-MNO | Malaysia Airlines | delivery 20dec25 TLS-KUL | ex F-WWCQ | |
| Airbus A350 | -941 | 35 | HB-IHA | Edelweiss Airlines | onward delivery 23dec25 DUB-ZRH after paint | ex N285BN |
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| Airbus A319 | -115CJ | 1556 | OE-LJC | Sparfell | air-test at BS L19dec25 prior delivery | ex 6V-ONE | |
| Airbus A319 | -153N | 12579 | B-32LJ | Tibet Airlines | delivery 23-24dec25 XFW-NQZ-CTU | ex D-AVWH | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 1363 | N468UA | United Airlines | ferried 22ddc26 DEN-VCV, for part-out & scrap | ex F-WWIE | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 1674 | EC-IEG | Iberia | ferried 23dec25 MAD-CDT, for part-out & scrap | ex F-WWIL | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 2743 | F-HDRE | Amelia | posn 27dec25 MPL-JED prior wet-lease ops for? | ex B-6269 | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 3055 | LZ-FSB | Fly2Sky | posn 22dec25 PDV-LOS for United Nigeria wet-lease ops | ex OE-IZW | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 4475 | AP-BPH | Air Sial | delivery 25-26dec25 CGK-TFU-ISB-KHI | ex HS-VKF | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 4887 | PK-PWQ | Pelita Air Services | delivery 24dec25 HYD-CGK | ex VT-AMD | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 4934 | VQ-CEK | GA Telesis | ferried 26dec25 IST-ISL | ex ZA-AMK | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 5393 | 5A-BAA | MedSky Airways | full cs 26dec25 at MLA after paint | ex VQ-BCJ | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 6331 | N632NK | Bank of Utah | ferried 24-27dec25 GYR-JRF-MAJ-GUM-TYN on delivery to? | ex F-WWBO | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 7746 | UK | Centrum Air | ferried 23dec25 EMA-LJU, OE-reg after paint prior delivery | ex OE-IKB | |
| Airbus A320 | -271N | 8785 | 2-MSLA | Minsheng Financial Leasing | ferried 21-22dec25 BOM-AMM-LDE | ex VT-WJJ | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12848 | HZ-FBS | Flyadeal | delivery 24dec25 XFW-JED | ex D-AUBF | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12869 | VT-IOH | IndiGo Airlines | delivery 18-19dec25 TLS-AUH-DEL | ex F-WWIE | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12893 | A7-BDE | Qatar Airways | delivery 18dec25 TLS-DIA, to be ops by Amiri Flight | ex F-WWBT | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N12953 | 12963 | JA31MC | Starflyer | delivery 22-23dec25 TLS-TAS- KKJ | ex F-WWBG | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12964 | N909AV | Avianca | delivery 23dec25 TLS-KEF-YYR-MDE | ex F-WWTY | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12991 | N430FR | Frontier Airlines | delivery 23dec25 TLS-YYR-TPA “Sandy, the Black-crowned night heron” | ex F-WDM | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 13008 | VT-IOJ | IndiGo Airlines | delivery 24-25dec25 TLS-AUH-DEL | ex F-WWTN |
Thai Airways receives 1st Airbus A321neo
Thai Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. The aircraft, A321-251NX HS-TOA (12846), departed Hamburg-Finkenwerder on 24 December 2025 on its way to Bangkok with a stop-over at Dubai-World Central.
The airline is leasing this Airbus from AerCap and is the first of ten it will lease from this lessor. In total, the airline has secured leases with various companies for 32 A321neos.
The fleet of Thai Airways is currently made-up of 20 A320s, six A330-300s, 23 A350-900s, three Boeing B777-200ERs, seventeen B777-300ERs, six B787-8s, and four B787-9s.
Photo by AerCap.
Philippine Airlines takes delivery of 1st Airbus A350-1000
On 19 December 2025, Philippine Airlines took delivery of a nice Christmas-present, it's very first A350-1000. The aircraft, RP-C3510 (758) was handed-over during a special ceremony and departed for Manila later in the evening.
Philippine Airlines has ordered a total of nine A350-1000s in May 2023, and will use them to replace its fleet of Boeing B777-300ERs.
The newly delivered Airbus joins a fleet that is made-up of sixteen A320s, 22 A321s, eight A321neos, eleven A330-300s, two A350-900s, ten B777-300ERs, and eleven DHC-8-400s.
Next year, the airline is also said to be making a decision on a new widebody-order to replace its A330s.
Photo by Philippine Airlines.
China Airlines orders more Airbus A350-1000s
On 18 December 2025, Airbus announced that China Airlines has placed a firm order for additional A350-1000s. The order is for five aircraft, taking its total ordered A350-1000s to fifteen. Deliveries of the first aircraft is expected in 2029.
The order is part of the airline's expansion plan that saw it also order ten Boeing B777-9s and four B777-8Fs in December 2024. On top of these orders, China Airlines also has direct open orders for five more A321neos and 24 B787-9s.
Today, the fleet of the airline is made-up of 20 A321neos, thirteen A330-300s, fifteen A350-900s, eight B737-800s, ten B777Fs, and ten B777-300ERs.
Illustration by Airbus.
| Airbus A350 | -1041 | 758 | RP-C3510 | Philippine Airlines | delivery 19dec25 TLS-MNL | ex F-WZFZ | |
| Airbus A350 | -1041 | 762 | A6-XWL | Etihad Airways | delivery 20dec25 TLS-AUH | ex F-WZFF | |
| Airbus A350 | -941 | 764 | SE-RSG | SAS | delivery 20dec25 TLS-CPH | ex F-WZHK | |
| Airbus Canada A220 | -300 | 55387 | N3284J | jetBlue Airways | delivery18/20dec25 BFM-YMX-JFK | ex C-GPOK | |
| Airbus Canada A220 | -300 | 55392 | N3298J | jetBlue Airways | delivery19dec25 BFM-YMX | ex C-GPOK | |
| Airbus Canada A220 | -300 | 55413 | EI-TEC | ITA Airways | delivery 19dec25 YMX-FCO | ex C-FOVH | |
| Airbus Canada A220 | -300 | 55417 | VH-4XK | National Jet Systems | delivery 19-23dec25 YMX-YYR-HNL-NAN-CBR, Qantas cs | ex C-FPBQ |
| Airbus A321 | -211(F) | 1713 | OE-LGJ | Cross Ocean Adviser Ireland | regd 16dec25, ferried 19dec25 RIX-CHR | ex 9H-CGJ | |
| Airbus A321 | -231 | 1946 | LY-BQR | Airline Component Services | ferried gear-down 22dec25 NOC-VRN-NAP | ex 9H-SLG | |
| Airbus A321 | -231(F) | 2713 | EC-ORH | Swiftair | delivery 17-18dec25 TNA-SKD-VAR-MAD, OE-reg canx 19dec25 | ex OE-IAH | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 112884 | RP-C4148 | Cebu Pacific Air | delivery 20-21dec25 XFW-MCT-MNL | ex D-AZYU | |
| Airbus A321 | -253NY | 12531 | UK32112 | Qanot Sharq Airlines | delivery 20dc25 XFW-TAS | ex D-AYAB | |
| Airbus A321 | -251NX | 12798 | VT-NHJ | IndiGo Airlines | delivery 19-20dec25 XFW-AUH-DEL (+ 12895 VT-NHP 20-21dec25 ex D-AZYL) | ex D-AZAL | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 12821 | 9V-NCM | Scoot | delivery 19-20dec25 XFW-DWC-SIN | ex D-AZWF | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 12823 | HA-LDH | Wizz Air | delivery 19dec25 TLS-BUD | ex F-WWAU | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 12864 | 9H-WMP | Wizz Air Malta | delivery 18dec25 XFW-FCO | ex D-AVYE | |
| Airbus A321 | -251NX | 12876 | PH-YHR | Transavia | delivery 20dec25 XFW-AMS | ex D-AVXW | |
| Airbus A321 | -251NX | 12903 | 9M-CAB | AirAsia | delivery 19-20dec25 XFW-SHJ-KUL | ex D-AZYB | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 12922 | 9H-WMQ | Wizz Air Malta | delivery 19dec25 XFW-FCO | ex D-AVZZ | |
| Airbus A321 | -252NX | 13021 | B-32PH | Air China | delivery 19dec25 TSN-PEK (+ 13039 B-32PL ex B-007W) | ex B-007R | |
| Airbus A321 | -252NX | 13026 | B-32PJ | Air China | delivery 20dec25 TSN-PEK (+ 13037 B-32PK ex B-007U) | ex B-007T | |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 13052 | HA-LDK | Wizz Air | delivery 19dec25 TSN-ALA-BUD | ex B-005L | |
| Airbus A330 | -302(F) | 641 | N820CM | Cargo Aircraft Management | ferried 20dec25 FTW-MZJ after paint | ex B-18303 | |
| Airbus A330 | -941 | 2109 | 9M-MNO | Malaysia Airlines | delivery 20dec25 TLS-KUL | ex F-WWCQ | |
| Airbus A3321 | -271NX | 12868 | B-18123 | China Airlines | delivery 19-10dec25 XFW-DWC-BKK-TPE | ex D-AZAF | |
| Airbus A350 | -941 | 505 | B-329E | China Eastern | ferried 18dec25 LETL-PVG after repairs from ground incident MAD | ex B-005V | |
| Airbus A350 | -941 | 746 | A6-EXN | Emirates | delivery 19dec25 TLS-DXB | ex F-WZGR |
| Airbus A321 | -271NX | 13028 | PS-LBQ | Latam Airlines Brasil | delivery 22dec25 XFW- SID-QSC | ex D-AZAD | |
| Airbus A319 | -115CJ | 1556 | OE-LJC | Sparfell | air-test at BS L19dec25 prior delivery | ex 6V-ONE | |
| Airbus A319 | -153NCJ | 10897 | LX-NYX | GlobalJet Luxembourg | first in svc19dec25 LUX-HER-DWC | ex ET7-DCB | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N12953 | JA31MC | Starflyer | delivery 22-23dec25 TLS-TAS- KKJ | ex F-WWBG | ||
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 1248 | N460UA | United Airlines | ferried 19dec25 DEN-VCV, for part-out & scrap | ex F-WWIS | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 1363 | N468UA | United Airlines | ferried 22ddc26 DEN-VCV, for part-out & scrap | ex F-WWIE | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 2524 | OE-IIO | WNG II Aircraft Leasing | regd 18dec25 at DGX | ex TC-FBR | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 3055 | LZ-FSD | Fly2Sky | posn 22dec25 PDV-LOS for United Nigeria wet-lease ops | ex OE-IZW | |
| Airbus A320 | -214 | 3240 | LY-DAE | Avion Express? | seen regd at SNN 19dec25 | ex 2-ERGF | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 3392 | LY-MIO | Avion Express | ferried 17dec25 SEN-ATH, SX-reg after paint into all white | ex SX-DVK | |
| Airbus A320 | -232 | 6131 | YU-APT | Air Serbia | ferried 20dec25 SNN-BEG, 9H-reg after paint | ex 9H-WZS | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 7746 | UK | Centrum Air | at EMA 19dec25, OE-reg after paint prior delivery | ex OE-IKB | |
| Airbus A320 | -271N | 8785 | 2-MSLA | Minsheng Financial Leasing | ferried 21-22dec25 BOM-AMM-LDE | ex VT-WJJ | |
| Airbus A320 | -271N | 9091 | OE-IWV | Banc of America Leasing | regd 18dec25, parked at SOF | ex VT-IJK | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12755 | F-HXSV | Transavia France | delivery 19dec25 XFW-ORY | ex D-AUBC | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12869 | VT-IOH | IndiGo Airlines | delivery 18-19dec25 TLS-AUH-DEL | ex F-WWIE | |
| Airbus A320 | -271N | 12888 | D-ANCX | Condor | delivery 20dec25 XFW-FRA | ex D-AUBE | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12893 | A7-BDE | Qatar Airways | delivery 18dec25 TLS-DIA, to be ops by Amiri Flight | ex F-WWBT | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 12951 | B-32QC | Colorful Guizhou Airlines | delivery 19-20ddc25 TLS-SKD-KWE | ex F-WWDD | |
| Airbus A320 | -251N | 13051 | B-32PW | Zhejiang Loong Airlines | delivery 18dec25 TSN-HGH | ex B-007X |
credit: Skyliner Aviation News
South African Airways' network rebuilding strategy has been set back, as an A320-200 and two A330-200s originally scheduled for delivery in 2025 from various lessors are now expected only in 2026, after their current operators chose to retain the aircraft longer, according to CCO Tebogo Tsimane.
He told Aviation Week at the recent 57th annual general assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) in Luanda, Angola, that the setback has "put our plan behind. This capacity is important to improve our codeshares and our connectivity because we are a network carrier and we are building a connecting schedule around Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, and then secondarily around Cape Town International."
SAA is looking for additional leased A330s to enter service in the second half of 2026, Tsimane said.
Group CEO John Lamola recently told ch-aviation that two A330-300s from flynas (XY, Riyadh), which were awaiting cabin modifications at Istanbul Airport, are no longer being taken due to high modification costs. He said replacements had been identified but declined to elaborate.
Lamola confirmed to ch-aviation at the AFRAA event that SAA is poised to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for its long-term fleet requirements before the end of 2025. The news was broken by ch-aviation in an earlier interview with Lamola, where he disclosed that SAA plans to purchase 28 new-generation airframes plus accompanying engines to be delivered from 2032 as part of its long-term fleet plan.
The airline is looking to acquire up to 16 widebodies for long-haul routes to be delivered in tranches of five from 2032, plus 12 new-generation narrowbodies, also to be delivered from 2032, to replace the airline’s A320-200s, whose leases are expiring.
In the meantime, SAA is accelerating its partnership growth, having signed new codeshare agreements with TAAG Angola Airlines in Luanda on December 1. SAA will add its flight code to TAAG-operated flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Luanda Dr António Agostinho Neto and onward connections to Lisbon and São Paulo Guarulhos.
This was followed by a codeshare agreement between SAA and Turkish Airlines on December 4, signed alongside a Star Alliance Chief Executive Board meeting in Geneva. SAA will codeshare on Turkish-operated flights from Istanbul to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban King Shaka, Frankfurt International, Paris CDG, and London Heathrow.
This follows similar commercial partnerships in 2025 with Lufthansa, Emirates, and CemAir.
SAA currently operates an in-house fleet of 18 aircraft, including fourteen leased A320-200s, two leased A330-300s, and two company-owned A340-300s. In addition, it wet-leases one A330-300 from Hi Fly Malta for added capacity regionally to Accra and Abidjan and intercontinentally to Brazil; and two B737-800s from SunExpress to boost domestic capacity over the December peak summer holiday season in South Africa.
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has secured Chinese approval to proceed with deliveries of 120 aircraft previously ordered by customers in the country, but a long-discussed new order for hundreds of jets remains stalled.
The European manufacturer reiterated that the deal, signed during a visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing, "authorises the delivery of aircraft already counted in our order book." Both Airbus and Boeing continue to await progress on major China orders, which have been delayed amid geopolitical tensions. Airbus has been pursuing a potential 500-jet deal since 2024.
According to ch-aviation data, nine Chinese customers have firm orders of over 350 Airbus aircraft, ranging from A320-200Ns to A350-900s, although many Chinese orders are not disclosed until delivery.
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