Airbus Updates No.1823

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines to lease three A320neo

Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320-200neo © Airbus

25APR2018

Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) has announced it has secured three additional A320neo from an unspecified lessor on 10-year dry-lease contracts. An Istanbul bourse disclosure stated the trio would deliver direct from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) during the first quarter of 2019.

The Turkish carrier currently operates seventeen A320neo with an additional forty due from Airbus. It also has forty-three A321neo on order.

Airbus Updates No.1822

France's Aigle Azur adds first widebody jet, an A330

Aigle Azur Airbus A330-200 © Rowen Aquilina

26APR2018

Aigle Azur (ZI, Paris Orly) has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft, A330-200 F-HTAC (msn 493). The 16-year-old jet was positioned to Paris Orly from Lourdes/Tarbes and will shortly be joined by sistership F-HTIC (msn 444) in May. Both aircraft are ex-Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel) stock and are leased from AerCap.

“We are very pleased to support Aigle Azur’s fleet expansion plan," AerCap President and Chief Commercial Officer Philip Scruggs said. "The addition of the A330-200 will allow the airline to start their first long haul operations to China and Brazil. We wish our partners at Aigle Azur continued success."

The Airbus widebodies will make their commercial debut on April 28 on flights from Orly to Porto, Portugal, to be followed by Oran on May 1 and Algiers from June 30. Longhaul services are provisionally scheduled to begin on June 21 with a 3x weekly flight from Orly to Beijing Capital, China, to be followed by a 3x weekly Orly-Campinas Viracopos, Brazil, service on July 5.

Airbus Updates No.1821

Colombia's Avianca adds first A330-300

TransAsia Airways Airbus A330-300 © Airbus

26APR2018

Avianca (AV, Bogotá) has taken delivery of its first A330-300 with N804AV (msn 1378) having been positioned to Medellín José Maria Córdova from Abu Dhabi Int'l via Tenerife Sur this past weekend.

The aircraft is one of two Avianca acquired from bankrupt TransAsia Airways (GE, Taipei Sung Shan) as part of the Taiwanese carrier's liquidation process. The other jet is N803AV (msn 1357) and will deliver later this summer. Together they will replace Avianca's B787-8s on trunk routes across the Americas thus freeing up the Boeing widebodies for transatlantic flights.

Avianca is an existing operator of the A330 Family of jets with eight A330-200s currently in service for the Colombian operator.

Airbus Updates No.1820

Airbus A321	-211	6432		D-ATCB	Condor	delivery 25apr18 WOE-FRA, OE-reg, to be ops by Thomas Cook Aviation	ex OE-LCM
Airbus A321	-271N	8087		N535VL	Volaris	delivery 27apr18 XFW-KEF-BGR-MEX	ex D-AVYX
Airbus A321	-253N	8120		N926VA	Alaska Airlines	delivery 28apr18 XFW-BGR-MIA “More to Love” cs	ex D-AZAA
Airbus A321	-211	8245		RP-C4112	Cebu Pacific Air	delivery 28-29apr18 XFW-DWC-HAN-MNL	ex D-AVXX
Airbus A321	-211	8254		RP-C4113	Cebu Pacific Air	delivery 26-27ar18 XFW-ALA-HAN-MNL	ex D-AVYB
Airbus A330	-203	535		OE-IFW	SMBC Aviation Capital	ferried 27apr18 DUB-DGX after paint into all white	ex VP-BDV
Airbus A330	-343	1841		B-1066	China Eastern	onward delivery 25apr18 TSN-PVG after cabin config	ex B-005D
Airbus A330	-343	1851		B-1014	Lucky Air	ferried 27apr18 TLS-LDE, F-reg for interim storage prior delivery	ex F-WWYY
Airbus A330	-243	1859		B-1046	Tibet Airlines	delivery 25ar18 TLS-LXA	ex F‑WWCC
Airbus A340	-313	190		CS-TQY	HiFly	posn 26apr18 LETL-BRU after storage	ex A6-ERQ
Airbus A340	-313	318		YA-	Kam Air	delivery 24apr18 SFB-KBL, N-reg	ex N318MK
Airbus A340	-313	354		OO-SCX	Brussels Airlines	Eurowings cs, first in svc 28apr18 DUS-VIE-DUS	ex D-AIGX
Airbus A340	-313	483		9H-SOL	HiFly Malta	ferried 28apr18 CAI-LPBJ	ex T7-MAN
Airbus A380	-842	167		A6-EVA	Emirates	delivery 26apr18 XFW-DXB	ex F-WWSN

Airbus Updates No.1819

Airbus A319	-112	2774		D-ASTN	Germania	delivery 26-27apr18 HKG-TSE-ERF, all white	ex B-6230
Airbus A319	-132	3463		XU-963	Lanamei Airlines	delivery 23apr18 SAL-TAP	ex N502VL
Airbus A319	-112	3892		D-ASTG	Germania	ferried 16/23apr18 PRG-BTS-PRG, OK-reg for paint prior delivery	ex OK-OER
Airbus A320	-232	?		VT-I ?	IndiGo Airlins	delivery 28apr18 CRK-BKK-DEL	ex ?
Airbus A320	-211	211		LV-VEV	Avion Express	posn 27apr18 RZE-STR on wet-lease to Condor	ex M-YRGW
Airbus A320	-231	424		LZ-EAA	Electra Airways	posn 27apr18 VAR-KTW on wet-lease to Enter Air	ex ER-AXU
Airbus A320	-214	1221		N241NV	Allegiant Air	delivery 27apr18 SNN-BGR, basic Vueling cs	ex EC-HHA
Airbus A320	-232	2443		VT-IHS	IndiGo Airlines	first in svc 25ap1r7 DEL-HYD-BLR-DEL	ex XA-VAF
Airbus A320	-232	2737		VT-	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 26apr18 MAD-ESB-DEL, M-reg	ex M-IBAL
Airbus A320	-214	7549		OE-	easyJet Europe	ferried 27/30apr18 LGW-LJU-MXP on transfer, regd 30apr18	ex G-EZPW
Airbus A320	-214	7580		OE-IJW	easyJet Europe	ferried 25/27apr18 MXP-LJU-LGW on transfer, regd 26apr18	ex G-EZPY
Airbus A320	-251N	8137		9M-AGX	AirAsia	delivery 24apr18 TSN-KUL	ex B-000R
Airbus A320	-251N	8139		G-TTNB	British Airways	delivery 25apr18 TLS-LHR	ex F-WWDV
Airbus A320	-214	8170		N769AV	Avianca Central America	delivery 25-26apr18 TLS-YYR-SAL	ex F-WWBQ
Airbus A320	-214	8188		VP-BIW	Aeroflot	delivery 28apr18 XFW-SVO	ex D-AXAT
Airbus A320	-251N	8198		TC-NBS	Pegasus Airlines	delivery 27apr18 TLS-SAW	ex F-WWIB
Airbus A320	-232	8244		EC-MXP	Vueling	delivery 26apr18 TLS-BCN	ex F-WWIE
Airbus A321	-212	827		UR-WRT	Windrose Air	delivery 27apr18 MPL-KBP	ex LY-VEE
Airbus A321	-231	1366		LY-VEH	Avion Express	posn 26apr18 CHR-MAN on summer-lease to Thomas Cook Airlines	ex XU-722
Airbus A321	-211	4148		C-GEZJ	Air Transat	regd 23apr18, delivery 27apr18 KUN-KEF-YUL	ex VQ-BEI

Airbus Updates No.1818

Wizz Air to take maiden A321neo in 1Q19

Airbus Airbus A321-200neo © Airbus

20APR2018

Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will take delivery of its maiden A321neo aircraft in January 2019, Chief Commercial Officer George Michalopoulos has told Air Transport World.

The Hungarian LCC will equip its A321neos with 239 passenger seats, nine more than it has in its current A321ceos.

According to the ch-aviation fleets module, the carrier currently operates an all Airbus fleet of sixty-seven A320s and twenty-eight A321s. As of February 28, 2018, it had a further eight A320s and seventeen A321s on order, in addition to seventy-two A320neos and 184 A321neos. It is the world's largest customer for the A321neo type and one of the largest customers for the A320neo Family, trailing only behind IndiGo Airlines (a total of 398 A320neo Family orders with Airbus) and AirAsia (378).

Airbus Updates No.1817

United inks deal for 20 used A319s

Fleet of United Airlines © United Airlines

20APR2018

United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has signed an agreement to purchase twenty additional second-hand A319-100s to cover for short-term fleet needs, the carrier said during the first quarter earnings call on April 17, 2018.

"We recently secured a deal for 20 Airbus A319 aircraft scheduled to be delivered to us in 2020 and 2021. Used aircraft provide us an enhanced opportunity to maximize returns regardless of where we’re in the economic cycle. And we’re in discussions for more used widebody and narrowbody aircraft," Chief Financial Officer Andrew Levy said.

President Scott Kirby added that the units are "midlife aircraft" but refused to disclose who is the source of the A319s. Reportedly, at least some of the aircraft will be ex-easyJet stock.

The American carrier currently operates sixty-seven A319s, including eleven recently added ex-China Southern Airlines units. It also expects the delivery of a further fourteen second-hand aircraft from the Chinese carrier shortly. The carrier's fleet also includes ninety-nine larger A320s.

Airbus Updates No.1816

Airbus A321	-211	3334		LY-VED	Avion Express	regd mid-apr18 prior delivery ex KUN on wet-lease to Thomas Cook Airlines	ex VP-BUP
Airbus A321	-211	3708		G-	Titan Airways	for delivery apr18 ex DUS	ex OE-LCA
Airbus A321	-211	3749		G-	Titan Airways	air-test at DUS 17apr18, OE-reg prior delivery & paint	ex OE-LCB
Airbus A321	-231	6009		N805AV	Avianca Holdings	delivery 12-13apr18 TPE-GUM-HNL-TUS	ex B-22608
Airbus A321	-211	7260		CC-BER	Latam Chile	onward delivery 12-14apr18 AUH-ATH-LPA-REC-SCL, stil in Air Berlin cs	ex OE-IFY
Airbus A321	-271N	7941		N534VL	Volaris	delivery 14apr18 XFW-KEF-BGR-MEX	ex D-AVZI
Airbus A321	-251N	8145		OY-PAA	Primera Air	delivery 17apr18 XFW-CPH-BLL-RIX	ex D-AZAK
Airbus A321	-211	8171		N344DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 13apr18 BFM-MCI	ex F-WZMN
Airbus A321	-231	8223		B-300F	Capital Airlines	delivery 13apr18 XFW-TSE	ex D-AVXO
Airbus A321	-231	8236		G-WKUG	Wizz Air UK	delivery 13apr18 XFW-BUD	ex D-AVXT
Airbus A330	-243	427		C-GTSI	Air Transat	in svc 14apr18 YYZ-FCO, for paint	ex G-OJMB
Airbus A330	-203	535		OE-IFW	SMBC Aviation Capital	ferried 13apr18 LDE-DUB for paint into?	ex VP-BDV
Airbus A330	-202	571		EI-GFX	Air Italy	at DUB 15apr18 in full cs prior delivery	ex A7-ACE
Airbus A330	-243	971		C-GTSZ	Air Transat	erried / in svc 14apr18 DUS-FCO-YYZ after wet-lease to Condor	ex XA-MXQ
Airbus A330	-343	1868		B-	China Eastern	delivery 17ar18 TLS-TSN, F-reg, for cabin config & paint	ex F-WWYQ
Airbus A350	-941	199		N509DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 13apr18 TLS-ATL	ex F-WZFH