Wednesday 31 August 2022

Airbus Updates No.3782

 

Airbus A321 -271NX 10907  HA-LGC Wizz Air delivery 25aug22 XFW-BUD ex D-AZYD
 Airbus A321 -271NX 10933  HA-LZY Wizz Air delivery 30aug22 XFW-BUD ex D-AZYB
 Airbus A321 -271NX 10951  SX-NAK Aegean Airlines delivery 31aug22 XFW-ATH ex D-AYAE
 Airbus A321 -271NX 10979  N511DE Delta Air Lines delivery 26aug22 BFM-MSP ex F-WZMD
 Airbus A330 -202 950  G-KJAS Hans Airways crew training 30aug 2 BHX-PIK-DSA-PIK-BHX ex EC-KTG
 Airbus A330 -343 1757  9H-SXK China Merchants Bank ferried 30aug22 AUH-AMM ex ZS-SXK
 Airbus A330 -941 2013  B-58303 StarLux Airlines delivery 30aug22 TLS-TPE ex F-WWKM
 Airbus A330 -941 2014  N419DX Delta Air Lines delivery 30aug22 TLS-NRT ex F-WWYG
 Airbus A350 -941 168  F-WTAO Airbus ferried 26aug22 AUH-LDE ex B-LGC
 Airbus A350 -1041 563  G-XWBM British Airways delivery 27aug22 TLS-LHR ex F-WZNE
 Airbus Canada A220 -300 55168  EI- ITA Airways delivery 26aug22 YMX-TLS, C-reg, all white ex C-FOWU

Airbus Updates No.3781

 

Airbus A319 -111 2782  OE-LVK easyJet Europe re-delivery 31aug-01sep22 GYR-BGR-KEF-QLA, N-reg ex N5317U
 Airbus A319 -153N 10988  B-32AU China Southern delivery 26aug22 TSN-CAN ex B-007V
 Airbus A320 -232 ?  PK- Super Air Jet delivery 30aug22 VO95-HYD ex ?
 Airbus A320 -214 3831  OO-SNO Brussels Airlines ferried 31aug22 WOE-BRU after paint ex TC-DCF
 Airbus A320 -232 3968  LY-MLK Avion Exprsss delivery 30aug22 BUD-VNO ex HA-LPX
 Airbus A320 -214 4154  TC-FHL Freebird Airlines delivery 26-27aug22 PVG-ALA-TZX-ISL ex B-6619
 Airbus A320 -214 4652  LY-NVP Avion Express delivery 31aug22 OSR-VNO ex TF-GOH
 Airbus A320 -232 8006  LV-KFX JetSmart Argentina seen re-regd 28aug22 at SCL prior transfer ex CC-AWD
 Airbus A320 -251N 10420  VT-ISZ IndiGo Airlines delivery 30aug22 XFW-DEL ex D-AVVB
 Airbus A320 -251N 10674  D-AENF Eurowings delivery 26aug22 TLS-DUS ex F-WWBK
 Airbus A320 -251N 10776  B-329N China Eastern delivery 26-2aug22 TLS-NQZ-PVG ex F-WWDC
 Airbus A320 -251N 10795  B-32A9 China Eastern delivery 27aug22 TSN-XIY ex B-000T
 Airbus A320 -271N 10873  XA-VSS Volaris delivery 29aug22 XW-KEF-YQX-MEX ex D-AUBW
 Airbus A320 -251N 11006  VT-TYE Vistara delivery 26aug22 TLS-DEL ex F-WWIO
 Airbus A320 -251N 11008  VT-IPC IndiGo Airlines delivery 26aug22 TLS-DEL ex F-WWTM
 Airbus A321 -211(F) 1988  D-AEUA Lufthansa CityLine air-test at XSP 28aug22 in Lufthansa Cargo cs prior delivery ex OE-LCG
 Airbus A321 -211 2005  VP-CTN Carlyle Aviation Partners ferried 25-27aug22 QLA-HER-SHJ-MAA-XSP, for P2F-conversion ex VP-BAN
 Airbus A321 -231 5074  YL-LDS smartLynx Airlines delivery 28aug22 AMM-RIX ex A9C-CB
 Airbus A321 -251NX 10161  B-322L Capital Airlines delivery 31aug22 XFW-NQZ, all white ex D-AVYQ
 Airbus A321 -271NX 10881  HA-LZQ Wizz Air delivery 31aug22 XFW-BUD ex D-AXXK

credit : Skyliner Aviation

Airbus Updates No.3780


Photo: Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo to double its fleet of A321 Freighters

Lufthansa will take delivery of a second Airbus A321-200P2F converted freighter in October. The aircraft (msn 1988, D-AEUA), is currently in the final stages of its conversion at Singapore-Seletar. The ex-Laudamotion Airbus will join the sole Airbus A321-200P2F currently flying for Lufthansa Cargo, msn 3504, with registration D-AEUC (also a former Laudamotion one), which entered service already last March. Both aircraft will be based at Lufthansa Cargo’s Frankfurt hub and are operated by Lufthansa's regional subsidiary Lufthansa CityLine under a wet-lease agreement.

Lufthansa Cargo plans to double its narrowbody freighter fleet and grow to four A321-200P2Fs, as it will lease two additional A321-freighters from San Francisco-based BBAM. These two aircraft are currently scheduled to join Lufthansa Cargo's fleet in the first half of 2023.

Lufthansa Cargo operates the A321-200P2F to destinations like Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Malta, Cairo, Tunis, Manchester and Dublin. With the additional A321-freighters it hopes to expand its European network with destinations like Madrid, Birmingham and London, while Istanbul and Tel Aviv will see additional frequencies. Until recently, Lufthansa Cargo only operated wide body long-haul freighters. 

Tuesday 30 August 2022

Airbus Updates No.3779

 

Moldova's FlyOne wet-leases an A320

FlyOne (5F, Chisinau) has wet-leased an A320-200 from South African ACMI/charter specialist Global Aviation Operations (GE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo).

ZS-GAS (msn 76) was ferried from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo via Khartoum to Chisinau on August 3-4, 2022, and started operating for the Moldovan carrier on August 5, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. It is currently deployed on a wide range of routes out of the Moldovan capital. FlyOne has not filed any schedules for the wet-leased aircraft.

Neither of the carriers involved responded to ch-aviation's request for comment regarding the duration of the ACMI contract.

The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that FlyOne's in-house fleet comprises one A319-100 (which operates on behalf of FlyOne (Armenia) (3F, Yerevan)) and two A320-200s. Its Armenian sister carrier operates a further two A320-200s.

Global Aviation Operations operates seven A320s (including three under its Lift Airlines brand). The South African company is currently increasing its footprint in Europe, having recently launched a Lithuanian carrier, Global Airways (GBL, Vilnius), which currently operates three A320-200s under a season-long ACMI contract with Corendon Airlines Europe (XR, Malta Int'l).

Airbus Updates No.3778

 

Thai Airways Has Sold 5 Airbus A340s That Haven't Flown For Over A Decade

Thai Airways has managed to sell off five Airbus A340s that haven't been in use for around a decade. The carrier has found an undisclosed buyer for one A340-500 and four A340-600s at a price of 350 million baht ($9.6 million).

Thai Airways finds buyer for old A340s

Having already sold off more than 10 decommissioned planes in the last couple of years, Thai Airways has reached an agreement with an undisclosed customer for five unused Airbus A340s. The five Airbus jets, some of which have been in storage for over a decade, have fetched around 350 million baht ($9.6 million).

The deal is for one Airbus A340-500 and four Airbus A340-600s - according to Planespotters.net, Thai Airways' A340-500 fleet has been in storage since 2012, while most of its A340-600s were withdrawn from use in 2015.

This sale adds to the sole Boeing 737-400 and 10 Boeing 737-400 aircraft THAI has managed to sell off in recent years as part of its debt rehabilitation program. According to The Thaiger, these deals were collectively worth around 2 billion baht ($55 million).

The airline still has four A340s in storage and is actively pursuing the sale of these aircraft, while it is also considering flogging other jets in its fleet, including the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380.

A long time coming

Thai Airways has had trouble shifting its A340s since removing them from service. Back in 2019, the airline had hoped to conclude a deal with an unnamed US company for eight A340s worth up to 4.5 billion baht ($120 million), but this agreement eventually fell through.

One A340 sale did go through after the Royal Thai Air Force purchased an A340-600 for 1.75 billion baht ($48 million) in 2016. The value of its A340s have clearly depreciated since then, given that this agreement for just one A340-600 (plus a spare engine and parts) came in at five times the price of Thai's most recent deal.

THAI's A340 days

Thai Airways welcomed its first Airbus A340 jets in 2005, eventually taking four A340-500s and six A340-600s. The long-haul workhorse saw action on THAI's extensive international network, traveling as far as Los Angeles and New York, for approximately a decade before they were withdrawn from use and put into storage.


Friday 26 August 2022

Airbus Updates No.3777

 

Airbus A320 -251N 10981  N394FR Frontier Airlines delivery 24aug22 BFM-TPA ex F-WZMB
 Airbus A320 -251N 11006  VT-TYE Vistara delivery 26aug22 TLS-DEL ex F-WWIO
 Airbus A321 -211 1241  YL-LDP smartLynx Airlines seen regd at LCA 21aug22 prior P2F-conversion ex OH-LZD
 Airbus A321 -232 1487  VP-BWS Seraph Aviation ferried 23-26aug222 CHR-CAI-DXB-XMN, for P2Fconversion ex A7-ADK
 Airbus A321 -211(F) 1994  A4O- Salam Air delivery 12/17aug22 CAN-DMK-MCT, D-reg prior paint ex D-AEUB
 Airbus A321 -211 2005  VP-CTN  Carlyle Aviation Partners ferried 25aug22 QLA-HER-SHJ ex VP-BAN
 Airbus A321 -271NX 10907  HA-LGC Wizz Air delivery 25aug22 XFW-BUD ex D-AZYD
 Airbus A321 -251NX 10924  TC-RBT Pegasus Airlines delivery 19aug22 XFW-SAW ex D-AXXD
 Airbus A321 -271NX 10995  HA-LGB Wizz Air delivery 24aug22 XFW-BUD ex D-AYAI
 Airbus A330 -243 525  VP-CBD Avolon Aerospace ferried 23ag22 FNI-RKT, for Lebanon Sky ex TC-OCO
 Airbus A330 -343 791  9H-SMI smartLynx Airlines Malta ferried 23aug22 JED-CHR after wet-lease to Saudi Arabian (+ 1533 9H-SMG, + 1549 9H-SMH) ex OE-IEB
 Airbus A330 -203 1161  9H-PAX Airhub Aviation for delivery late aug22 ex WOE ex PH-AOM
 Airbus A330 -343 1348  D-AAAS ST Aerospace / EFW seen regd at HKG 24aug22 prior P2F-conversion ex HS-TBE
 Airbus A330 -303 1360  EC-NYJ Wamos Air ferried 19aug22 CHR-WOE, VP-reg prior delivery ex VP-BUI
 Airbus A340 -313 938  9H-HOP Airhub Aviation ferried 19aug22 TBS-AMM for further mx after storage ex F-WTBE
 Airbus A350 -941 168  F-WTAO Airbus ferried 26aug22 AUH-LDE ex B-LGC
 Airbus A350 -941 569  9V-SJD Singapore Airlines delivery 20aug22 TLS-SIN ex F-WZGF
 Airbus Canada A220 -300 55168  EI- ITA Airways delivery 26aug22 YMX-TLS, C-reg ex C-FOWU

Airbus Updates No.3776

Airbus A319 -112 ?  LY-BKA Aero Capital Solutions seen regd at DGX 22aug22 (+ LY-BKC, + LY-BKL + LY-BKM, ex ex D-AKNL/-AKNO/-DAKNR/-AKNS) order unknown ex D- ?
 Airbus A319 -112 1077  D-AKNK Eurowings ferried 22aug22 PGF-DGX, for part-out & scrap ex N718UW
 Airbus A319 -153N 10988  B-32AU China Southern delivery 26aug22 TSN-CAN ex B-007V
 Airbus A320 -251N ?  VT-IPC IndiGo Airlines delivery 26aug22 TLS-DEL ex ?
 Airbus A320 -232 1957  VT-IKC IndiGo Airlines ferried 21-22aug22 DEL-IST-SN-KEF-BGR on eturn to lessor ex EI-GHE
 Airbus A320 -232 2422  HL8065 Air Busan ferried 23aug22 CAN-ICN after paint into all white prior return to lessor ex N676AW
 Airbus A320 -214 2964  OE-LRD Zephyrus Aviation Capital re-regd 23aug22, parked at WOE ex 2-ANBA
 Airbus A320 -214 3762  D-AAAM Lufthansa Technik seen regd at PRG, all white ex RP-C3249
 Airbus A320 -214 3831  OO-SNO Brussels Airlines ferried 19aug22 BRU-WOE for paint ex TC-DCF
 Airbus A320 -214 4154  TC-FHL Freebird Airlines delivery 26aug22 PVG-ALA-TZX ex B-6619
 Airbus A320 -214 4273  LY-FAS GetJet Airlines delivery 20aug22 ZAG-VNO, 9H-FAST Airhub Aviation ntu ex XU-978
 Airbus A320 -214 4376  5A- ? ferried 26aug22 SAW-CAI, M-reg canx same day ex M-ABNI
 Airbus A320 -232 4481  D-ANNE Leav Aviation regd & delivery 23aug22 OSR-CGN ex OE-IRV
 Airbus A320 -232 5090  EI-GYF Macquarie AirFinance ferried 24aug22 LDE-MPL for paint prior delivery to? ex VT-IES
 Airbus A320 -232 5230  PK- Super Air Jet delivery 17-18aug22 AMM-MAA-CGK ex VT-IEY
 Airbus A320 -232 5348  A6-EIQ Etihad Airways ferried 23aug22 AUH-ATH-EMA for paint prior delivery to? ex D-AUBL
 Airbus A320 -214 6004  OE-LDY SMBC Aviation Capital ferried 20aug22t XSP-KHI-PRG, all white, for easyJet Eurpe, reg OE-LPO res ex F-WXAS
 Airbus A320 -251N 10674  D-AENF Eurowings delivery 26aug222 TLS-DUS ex F-WWBK
 Airbus A320 -271N 10703  B-328W Sichuan Airlines delivery 23aug22 TSN-CTU (+ 11023 B-32AH) ex B-007E
 Airbus A320 -251N 10776  B-329N China Eastern delivery 26aug22 TLS-NQZ ex F-WWDC


credit: Skyliner Aviation 

Tuesday 23 August 2022

Airbus Updates No.3775

 

Royal Canadian Air Force secures A330s for MRTT conversion

The Royal Canadian Air Force (CFC, Winnipeg Int'l) (RCAF) has secured two civilian A330-200s for conversion into A330-200(MRTT)s via a USD102 million dollar deal between the Canadian government and the International Airfinance Corporation (IAFC). The pair are the first of six incoming planes that will replace and renew the capability currently provided by five RCAF A310-300s (also known as CC150 Polaris aircraft).

IAFC won the contract for the procurement and preparation of the two A330s that will join the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability fleet. The Canadian government has already outlined plans to acquire a further four multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft as part of that country's "Strong, Secure, Engaged" defence policy to lock in future air-to-air refuelling capability.

The five RCAF A310s, of which three are MRTTs, are all well into their fourth decade of flying and have flown for the RCAF since the early 1990s. The aircraft type currently provides the bulk of the RCAF's existing air-to-air refuelling capabilities as well as transporting military personnel, and cargo, and conducting medical evacuations.

The two incoming A330s were manufactured in 2015. However, neither the government nor IAFC were available to comment on the jets' exact identities. In 2021, Boeing (BOE, Washington National) was told by the Canadian government that their competing offer, the B767-2C(KC-46A) Pegasus, a militarized variant of the B767, did not meet the RCAF's requirements.

"The Government of Canada is committed to providing the Canadian Armed Forces with the equipment they need at the best value for money. We look forward to accepting these two aircraft as they represent an important first step in eventually replacing the capability currently provided by the CC150 Polaris fleet,” said Canada's defence minister, Anita Anand.

The Canadian government expects the two A330s to enter service in the 2023 Northern Hemisphere winter. The planes are currently configured to fly passengers only and need modification to military specifications. Before the conversion is complete, the aircraft may operate passenger and cargo flights for the RCAF. According to the RCAF's existing agreements, Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) will undertake all necessary modifications.

The Canadian government was not immediately available to comment on the identity of the procured aircraft.

Friday 19 August 2022

Airbus Updates No.3774

 

 Airbus A321 -211(F) 1994  A4O- Salam Air delivery 12/17aug22 CAN-DMK-MCT, D-reg prior paint ex D-AEUB
 Airbus A321 -231 2916  P4-AAJ Sun Air (successor of Aruba Airlines) in full cs at MIA 13aug22 prior delivery ex LZ-DAB
 Airbus A321 -231 3869  N570TA Avianca Central America ferried 15aug22 SAL-IAH-BYH on return to lessor ex D-AVZO
 Airbus A321 -231 4406  A7-AIC Qatar Airways ferried 16aug22 DOH-OTP-LFBF on retur to lessor ex D-AZAD
 Airbus A321 -251NX 10528  15+11 Luftwaffe delivery 17auh22 HAM-CGN ex D-APLA
 Airbus A321 -251NX 10924  TC-RBT Pegasus Airlines delivery 19aug22 XFW-SAW ex D-AXXD
 Airbus A330 -343 636  D-AIKE Eurowings Discover ferried 16aug22 FRA-CHR for paint prior transfer ex F-WWYL
 Airbus A330 -243(F) 832  OO- Air Belgium delivery 19aug22 SIN-BRU-MLA, OE-reg, for paint ex OE-LAL
 Airbus A330 -343(F) 937  B-6112 Sichuan Airlines at PVG 18aug22 prior delivery, first completed A3330 P2F-conversion in China ex 9H-SMC
 Airbus A330 -243 1082  TC-NYP Air Anka Hava Yollar? certification flt 113-14aug22 ISL-ESB-ADB-ISL ex B-6518
 Airbus A330 -303 1360  EC-NYJ Wamos Air ferried 19aug22 CHR-WOE, VP-reg prior delivery ex VP-BUI
 Airbus A330 -243 1508  VP-BDV Avolon Aerospace ferried 15aug22 PGF-DUB for paint, for Força Aérea Brasileira ex OE-IDV
 Airbus A340 -313 374  9H-BIG** Air X Charter posn 12aug22 CHR-STN ex M-VVIP
 Airbus A340 -642 604  G-ECLE European Skybus delivery 19aug22 CDT-BOH ex EC-IZY
 Airbus A340 -313 938  9H-HOP Airhub Aviation ferried 19aug22 TBS-AMM for further mx afte stiorage ex F-WTBE
 Airbus A350 -941 505  B-329E China Eastern onward elivery 18aug22 TSN-SHA ex B-005V
 Airbus A350 -941 506  B-329S China Southern delivery 13aug22 TLS-CAN ex F-WZNZ

Airbus Updates No.3773

 

Airbus A319 -112 1089  D-AKNM Eurowings ferried 15aug22 DUS-DGX, for part-out & scrap ex N720UW
 Airbus A319 -111 2744  OE-LVG easyJet Europe re-delivery 14-19aug22 ROW-BGR-KEF-BHX-QLA, N-reg ex N6311U
 Airbus A319 -133 4259  2-MKJK ? ferried 18-19aug22 SIN-AAN-LFBF ex 9V-SBH
 Airbus A320 -251NX 10917  TC-RBU Pegasus Airlines delivery 18aug22 XFW-SAW ex D-AXXL
 Airbus A320 -232 2479  YR-DSE Dan Air posn 09aug22 CRA-AUH on wet-lease to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi ex SX-SOF
 Airbus A320 -232 2562  G-POWM Titan Airways erried 10aug22 EMA-STN after paint into Coca Cola FIFA World cup Trophy Tour cs ex 4R-ABJ
 Airbus A320 -232 3570  2-VSLJ TrueAero Asset Management ferried 18aug22 ISL-KUN ex TC-ODC
 Airbus A320 -233 3676  VP-CLP GA Telesis Leasing ferried 1aug22 BCM-SAW (+ 4934 VP-CEK 14aug22 ex A6-EIO) ex A6-EIK
 Airbus A320 -214 3831  OO-SNO Brussels Airlines ferried 19aug22 BRU-WOE for paint ex TC-DCF
 Airbus A320 -214 4376  M-ABNI ALAFCO Aviation ferried 16aug22 SAW-CAI on delivery to? ex 9K-CAU
 Airbus A320 -232 5027  PK-STZ Super Air Jet delivery 12-13aug22 LFBF-AZI -MAA-CGK ex EI-GWL
 Airbus A320 -232 5094  PK- ? Super Air Jet delivery 12-13aug2AUH -MAA-CGK ex VP-CNF
 Airbus A320 -214 5372  9H-MLL Avion Express Malta delivery 16aug22 OSR-STR ex EI-GSY
 Airbus A320 -232 5407  ES-SAG smartLynx Estonia regd 18aug22 at TLL ex VP-CDL
 Airbus A320 -214 6309  A6- Air Arabia Abu Dhabi delivery 18aug22 OSR-SHJ, OE-reg ex OE-LAM
 Airbus A320 -251N 10142  OE-LSM easyJet Europe delivery 11aug22 TLS-MXP ex F-WWIX
 Airbus A320 -251N 10919  N393FR Frontier Airlines delivery 10aug22 BFM-TPA “Nevada the Red Fox”** ex F-WZMX
 Airbus A320 -251N 10954  B-32AR Air China delivery 13aug22 SN-CTU ex B-000N
 Airbus A320 -251N 10966  HZ-FAZ Flyadeal delivery 16aug22 TLS-JED ex F-WWBT
 Airbus A320 -232 2828**  LY-MLF Avion Express delivery 15aug22 ATH-AYT, all white ex SX-DGN


credit: Skyliner Aviation

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