Airbus Updates No.4272

 

Airbus A321	-251NX	10284		A6-AES	Etihad Airways	delivery 20apr24 CGK-CMB-AUH, 2-reg	ex 2-AECC
Airbus A321	-251NX	11386		TC-RDO	Pegasus Airlines	delivery 24apr24 TLS-SAW	ex F-WWAF
Airbus A321	-272NX	11497		HL8557	Korean Air	delivery 23-24apr24 TLS-TAS-GMP	ex F-WWAG
Airbus A321	-251NX	11791		HZ-ASAH	Saudi Arabian Airlines	delivery 25apr24 XFW-JED	ex D-AZXR
Airbus A321	-271NX	11819		N580DT	Delta Air Lines	delivery 26apr24 XFW-KEF-MSP	ex D-AZXD
Airbus A321	-271NX	11861		N4080J	jetBlue Airways	delivery 24apr24 BFM-MLB	ex F-WZMG
Airbus A321	-271NX	11871		N718NK	spirit Airlines	delivery 25apr24 XFW-KEF-DTW	ex D-AZWK
Airbus A321	-271NX	11877		9H-WNI	Wizz Air Malta	delivery 25ap24 XFW-BUD	ex D-AZXQ
Airbus A321	-253NX	11938		B-32GQ	China Southern	delivery 23-24apr24 XFW-NQZ-CAN	ex D-AZXK
Airbus A321	-271NX	11952		N646FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 25apr24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMH
Airbus A321	-251NX	12029		G-TNED	British Airways	delivery 26apr24 XFW-LHR	ex D-AXXE
Airbus A330	-342	121		B-HLH	Cathay Pacific	burnt-out at CQM 18apr24 during dismantling	ex VR-HLH
Airbus A330	-343(F)	791		N337QT	Avianca Cargo	delivery 22-23apr224 HAK-ANC-MDE, all white, 9H-reg	ex 9H-SMI
Airbus A330	-343	1090		VR-CRX	AerGo Capital Leasing	ferried 26apr24 NAP-TUN-MLA for paint into?	ex HS-TEU
Airbus A330	-343	1105		LZ-AWG	DAE Capital	ferried 18-19apr24 HAK-ATH-BRU, partial Air Canada cs	ex B-LNS
Airbus A330	-302	1272		N810CM	Cargo Aircraft Management	ferried 25-2apr24 GYR-DTW-ISL prior lease to? bridging to upcoming P2F conversion	ex 2-AEPS
Airbus A330	-343	1358		T7-MMM	San Marino Executive Aviation	delivery 23apr24 HKG-ISL	ex B-LNM
Airbus A330	-343	1789		RP-C3348	Cebu Pacific Air	ferried by lessor 22apr24 BTH-DWC-DRS for P2F-conversion	ex F-WWCD
Airbus A350	-941	45		HB-	Edelweiss Airlines	ferried 25apr24 HAN-LETL, OE-reg prior delivery	ex OE-LHE

Airbus Updates No.4271

 

Airbus A320	-232	465		N412UA	United Airlines	ferried 24apr24 DEN-MZJ for part-out & scrap	ex F-WWIM
Airbus A320	-232	2108		LY-BRB	Heston Airlines	re-regd 18apr24 at VAR on transfer	ex LY-LGB
Airbus A320	-214	2768		LY-CAP	GetJet Airlines	delivery 18apr24 TLV-BEG	ex 5B-DDP
Airbus A320	-214	3656		SU-BVQ	Air Cairo	delivery 25-26apr24 OPF-BGR-KEF	ex N641VA
Airbus A320	-214	4861		G-EJCL	easyJet	delivery 24apr24 LCA-LGW	ex RP-C3265
Airbus A320	-214	5109		XU-819	AirAsia Cambodia	delivery 20apr24 CGK-PNH	ex HS-CBO
Airbus A320	-214	5661		C-GJLQ	Canada Jetlines	ferried 21-22apr24 YYZ-KEF-MST prior Corendon Dutch Airlines wet-lease ops, to be RTM based	ex VP-CBF
Airbus A320	-232	6352		EC-ODL	Vueling	delivery 24apr24 KTW-BCN	ex 9H-WBH
Airbus A320	-214	7080		A6-	Air Arabia	delivery 19apr24 SHA-DAC- SHJ, OE-reg canx 22apr24	ex OE-IBJ
Airbus A320	-251N	9132		UK32040	Uzbekistan Airlines	delivery 20apr24 TNN-BKK-TAS, all white, titl & logo	ex 2-RELC
Airbus A320	-251N	11681		B-32GV	Chengdu Airlines	delivery 25apr24 TSN-CTU	ex B-000H
Airbus A320	-251N	11721		B-32GS	China Eastern	delivery 26apr24 TSN-NKG	ex B-000C
Airbus A320	-251N	11740		B-32GK	Zhejiang Loong Airlines	delivery 25apr24 TSN-HGH	ex B-000U
Airbus A320	-251N	11804		OE-LSU	easyJet Europe	delivery 25-26apr24 TSN-NQZ-BER	ex B-005G
Airbus A320	-272N	11945		EI-HOI	ITA Airways	delivery 25apr24 TLS-FCO	ex F-WWDZ
Airbus A320	-251N	12007		PR-YSQ	Azul Linhas Aereas	delivery 20apr24 TLS-SID-CNF	ex F-WWIJ
Airbus A320	-271N	12031		D-ANCZ	Condor	delivery 24apr24 TLS-FRA	ex F-WWDL
Airbus A321	-231(F)	1763		N435GX	Global Crossing Airlines	delivery 23apr24 SAT-MIA	ex D-AADS
Airbus A321	-231(F)	4530		JA83YA	Spring Japan	delivery 18-19apr24 XSP-TPE-NRT, F-reg, Yamato Transport cs	ex F-WTBZ
Airbus A321	-251N	8829		N959XV	American Airlines	delivery 20apr24 SAT-MIA	ex N930VA

credit: Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.4270

Vueling supports FC Barcelona Femeni on Airbus A320

On 25 April 2024, Vueling unveiled a special livery supporting the first women's team of FC Barcelona. It was unveiled during a special ceremony at Barcelona-El Prat and has been applied on Airbus A320 EC-MER (6510).

The Airbus conducted its first commercial flight in its new livery a day later, operating as VY4793 from Barcelona to London-Gatwick.

Photo by FC Barcelona.

Airbus Updates No.4269

 

IndiGo orders Airbus A350-900's

On 25 April 2024, IndiGo announced it has signed its first order for widebody aircraft in the airline's history. After considering the Boeing B787 and the Airbus A350, IndiGo settled for the latter and placed a firm order for 30 A350-900s. The deal also includes purchase rights for 70 additional A350s.

Deliveries of its first widebody is scheduled for 2027. Closer to that, the airline will announce the exact configuration of the aircraft and where it plans to flying it to.

IndiGo was established in 2006 and has been a loyal Airbus-customer from its inception. It's fleet is currently made-up of 45 ATR72-600s, 33 A320s, 192 A320neos, three A321-200P2Fs, and 94 A321neos. It also wet-leases two Boeing B777-300ERs from Turkish Airlines. The airline has open orders with Airbus for 273 A320neos and 677 A321neos.

Airbus Updates No.4268

 

Germany's Condor takes first A320neo

Condor (DE, Frankfurt International) took delivery of its first A320-200N on April 24, 2024, kick starting the renewal of its narrowbody fleet.

D-ANCZ (msn 12031) was ferried directly from Toulouse Blagnac to Frankfurt International. The aircraft is on lease from Avolon and configured for up to 180 passengers in a single-class layout. Condor plans to induct the aircraft into revenue service on May 15, with the first flight to Palma de Mallorca.

The German leisure specialist plans to add 41 new-generation narrowbodies, comprising thirteen A320-200Ns and twenty-eight A321-200Ns. The first A321neo is scheduled for delivery in June. Only two units of each type are on direct orders from Airbus, with the remainder due from various lessors. The ch-aviation fleets module shows that at least two A320neo and four A321neo will come from BOC Aviation, and at least seventeen A321neo from Air Lease Corporation. The deliveries of the new-generation narrowbodies are set to conclude by 2029.

The A320/1neo will replace Condor's current narrowbody fleet, which includes twelve A320-200s, thirteen A321-200s, and nine B757-300s.

Condor recently retired its last B767-300ERs and completed the renewal of its widebody fleet, which currently comprises fifteen A330-900s. It has eight more due, including four from Airbus and four from lessors (including two from AerCap). The carrier's fleet renewal was sparked by the acquisition by Attestor Capital in 2021.

Airbus Updates No.4267

 

Airbus A321	-231(F)	2290		9H-CGR	smartLynx Airlines Malta	delivery 16apr24 EMA-RIX, all white	ex N299XS
Airbus A321	-231	2974		N2974C	Cinda Financial Leasing	regd 16apr24 at CTU prior P2F-conversion (+ 3005 N3005M ex VN-A351, + 3013 N3013C)	ex VN-A350
Airbus A321	-231	6294		OE-IZX	Decallion Aviation	ferried 17apr24 WOE-CWL-SNN	ex D-AAAM
Airbus A321	-271NX	11794		N644FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 12apr24 XFW-YYR-TPA “Leaf the Morelet´s Tree Frog”	ex D-AVZS
Airbus A321	-251NX	11809		CC-DCF	Sky Airline	delivey 13-14apr24 XFW-YYR-MIA-SCL	ex D-AZXE
Airbus A321	-271NX	11816		9H-WNK	Wizz Air Malta	delivery 19apr24 XFW-BUD	ex D-AZYG
Airbus A321	-271NX	11843		TC-LPD	Turkish Airlines	delivery 18apr24 XFW-IST	ex D-AYVU
Airbus A321	-251NX	11891		PH-YHX	Transavia	delivery 18apr24 XFW-AMS	ex D-AZXN
Airbus A330	-203	700		9H-MFS	Maleth-Aero	ferried 14apr24 AMS-PHX-MZJ after storage	ex TC-AGL
Airbus A330	-343	1289		2-MAFS	Nightshade Llc	ferried 12apr24 LDE-CHR	ex HS-TBC
Airbus A330	-343	1427		C-	Air Canada	at CHR 08apr24, Star Alliance cs, 2-reg prior delivery	ex 2-AODZ
Airbus A330	-343(F)	1544		M-TKGK	DHL Air	air-test at DRS 18apr24 prior paint and delivery	ex 2-SSCA
Airbus A330	-941	2057		EI-TYD	ITA Airways	delivery 13apr24 TLS-FCO	ex F-WWKS
Airbus A350	-941	256		HS-THT	Thai International	delivery 10apr24 LDE-DMK	ex F-WJKP
Airbus A350	-941	637		D-AIXT	Lufthansa	delivery 13apr24 TLS-MUC	ex F-WZHD
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55271		N232BZ	Breeze Airways	delivery 12apr24 BFM-CHS	ex C-GPSN
Airbus Canada A220	-300	55272		N325DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 18apr24 YMX-MSP	ex C-FOVH

Airbus Updates No.4266

 

Airbus A319	-132	2473		VH-8NQ	Network Aviation Australia	delivery 18-19apr24 LCQ-OAK-HNL, QantasLink cs	ex N504NK
Airbus A319	-132	2942		N525NK	Spirit Airlines	ferried 12apr24 IAH-P08, for part-out & scrap	ex D-AVWX
Airbus A319	-112	3728		D-ABGP	Lufthansa City Airlines	ferried 12apr24 FMO-MUC after paint	ex D-AVWF
Airbus A319	-115	7318		TU-	Air Côte d´Ivoire	N-reg canx 12apr24 prior delivery ex MZJ	ex N753AV
Airbus A320	-214	2770		C-FDGQ	Air Canada	delivery 14-15apr24 DUB-KEF-YYZ	ex T7-L770
Airbus A320	-214	3155		C-FCQD	Air Canada	delivery 10apr24 SAT-YLW	ex N632VA
Airbus A320	-214	3225		EC-OEH	Volotea	delivery 19apr24 AJA-OSR for paint prior svc entry	ex F-HZDP
Airbus A320	-232	3497		PK-SJC	Super Air Jet	OE-reg canx 16apr24 prior delivery ex TUS	ex OE-IRJ
Airbus A320	-214	3646		SU-BVQ	Air Cairo	at OPF 15apr24, N-reg at OPF after paint at MCN prior delivery	ex N641VA
Airbus A320	-214	9592		RP-C4267	Cebu Pacific Air	OE-reg canx 18apr24 at CGK prior delivery	ex OE-IFC
Airbus A320	-251N	11286		B-32F7	Spring Airlines	delivery 16apr24TSN-PVG	ex B-000F
Airbus A320	-251N	11759		EI-SCD	SAS Connect	delivery 17apr24 TLS-CPH	ex F-WWBU
Airbus A320	-271N	11765		CC-DII	JetSmart	delivery 12-13apr24 XFW-KEF-BGR-PTY-SCL „Lechuza de Campanario“	ex D-AUBU
Airbus A320	-271N	11784		RP-C4135	Cebu Pacific Air	delivery 17apr24 TSN-MNL	ex B-005F
Airbus A320	-252N	11831		F-HXKC	Air Corsica	delivery 19apr24 XFW-AJA	ex D-AUBV
Airbus A320	-251N	11970		G-UZLU	easyJet	delivery 17apr24 TLS-LGW	ex F-WWBY
Airbus A320	-232	12022		EI-HOL	ITA Airways	delivery 16apr24 TLS-FCO	ex F-WWTO
Airbus A320	-252N	12027		F-HXSA	Transavia France	delivery 12apr24 TLS-ORY	ex F-WWDX
Airbus A320	-251N	12037		JA216P	Peach Aviation	delivery 19-20apr24 TLS-NQZ-KIX, regd F-WHUL	ex F-WWDM
Airbus A321	-211(F)	961		9H-CGG	smartLynx Airlines Malta	delivery 18apr24 ENMA-RIX, all white	ex N420MB

credit: Skyliner Aviation News

Airbus Updates No.4265

 

France’s CMA CGM Air Cargo doubles A350F order

CMA CGM Air Cargo (2C, Paris CDG) has ordered four additional A350Fs, increasing its total tally to eight of the type to be delivered in 2026 and 2027, and it will take possession of three B777-200Fs within the next 12 months.

The eight Airbus A350 freighters will enable the company to extend its reach and “operate a global network, meeting the global logistics needs of air freight customers,” it said in a statement. All eight airframes will be owned by parent entity CMA CGM, the company confirmed ch-aviation.

In addition, CMA CGM Air Cargo will take delivery of three new fully-owned B777-200Fs, with the first scheduled for delivery in June, the second in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the third in the first quarter of 2025. The first two - one of which will be operated by Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) - will be deployed between Europe and Asia and the United States, serving airports in Hong Kong International, Seoul Incheon, Chicago O'Hare, and mainland China. CMA CGM did not disclose where it would deploy its third B777-200F.

ch-aviation has asked CMA CGM and Atlas Air for added comment.

In 2022, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings operated a similar agreement with CMA CGM rival MSC Air Cargo, to operate four B777-200Fs.

Currently, the CMA CGM Air Cargo fleet consists of B777-200Fs and three A330-200Fs, the ch-aviation fleets module shows. The first type operate flights between Europe and Asia with five flights per week to Hong Kong International and four to Shanghai Pudong. Two of the three A330Fs are chartered for Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) and the third operates between Paris CDG, Mumbai International, and Guangzhou 3x weekly.

Airbus Updates No.4264

 

Aegean Airlines to add "premium" A321neo for medium-haul

Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens) has announced that four of its outstanding A321-200NX aircraft will be delivered in a new premium configuration for medium-haul routes, to be added to the fleet in 2026 and 2027.

The twinjets will be configured for less than 180 passengers, compared to 220 all-economy seats on Aegean's current A321neo, allowing for them to feature lie-flat business class seats for the first time in the carrier's history. The exact configuration will be unveiled by mid-2024. By equipping the aircraft with additional fuel tanks, the airline will extend the range to up to 7.5 hours of flight time, allowing it to target "non-EU markets".

Aegean Airlines said that the aircraft would be used on routes to the Middle East, both those currently served (Riyadh, Jeddah International, Dubai International) and new (such as Bahrain International, Doha Hamad International, or Muscat), Africa (for example, Addis Ababa International, Lagos, or Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) and Asia (potentially Delhi International, Mumbai International, or Almaty International). The carrier conceded that as those destinations are served by widebody aircraft by many competitors, its standard European configuration would not be competitive.

"We are making a significant investment in the extended range and a totally new level of comfort for an initial four-aircraft sub-fleet to give our crews the right tool to best represent Aegean values for these longer flight markets," CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis said.

The carrier emphasised that the four extended-range aircraft will not be a new commitment but will come from the existing orderbook. Aegean has a total commitment for twenty-one A320-200neo and twenty-nine A321neo, including both direct orders from Airbus and contracts with lessors, of which it has so far taken sixteen and twelve units, respectively. Its fleet also includes twenty-eight A320-200s and five A321-200s. Aegean Airlines has been adamant that it will not enter the widebody market.

Airbus Updates No.4263

 

United secures additional Airbus A321neos

United Airlines has announced on 16 April 2024 that it has secured leases for additional Airbus A321neos. In January 2024, Scramble reported that the airline was in discussion with Airbus for more A321neos. It now seems, however, that the airline has settled to fill its capacity gaps with leased aircraft.

In total United is leasing 35 A321neos that will be delivered from 2026. The new Airbuses will fill the void that is created by the late certification and delivery of its Boeing B737-10s it has on order. Which lessors are involved is currently unclear.

With these lease-deals, United is bringing its total commitment to the A321neo to 215. So far, it has taken delivery of seven of those.

Photo by Airbus.

Airbus Updates No.4262

2nd Team USA Airbus for Delta

On 10 April 2024, the second Delta Airbus wearing the special Team USA-livery took to the skies for the very first time.

This time, it's an A350-900, currently registered as F-WZGU (661). It will become N521DN once delivered.

Delta Air Lines is sponsoring the US Olympic and Paralympic Team since 2020 and is also one of the official sponsors for the Olympic Games of 2028 in Los Angeles (CA).

The first aircraft wearing the Team USA-livery was A330-900 N411DX (1991), which was delivered to the airline on 28 May 2021.

Later this year, Delta will also take delivery of an A350-900 with a special LA 2028-livery, bringing the total number of special Olympic-livery aircraft to three.

Photo by Clément Alloing via Twitter.

Airbus Updates No.4261

 

Brazil’s Azul ends Airbus A350 operations

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) has ferried its last A350-900 out of Brazil, putting an end to the type's brief stint at the carrier, ch-aviation research has revealed.

PR-AOY (msn 168) flew from São Paulo Viracopos to Fort Lauderdale International on Tuesday, April 9 under flight number AD9840, which is only used for ferry operations and was last deployed when the airline retired its other A350, PR-AOW (now HS-THY, msn 124), flying it to San Bernardino, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data.

The Brazilian carrier operated the A350-900 type between September 2022 and January 2024. The original plan was for the model to be part of its fleet renewal plan and replace its A330-200s, chief executive John Rodgerson said in September 2022.

However, one year later, Azul moved away from the A350 and instead focused on the A330-900N, placing an order for four aircraft of the type in June 2023. CFO Alexandre Malfitani said at the time that with the A330neo operating and on order, “we will standardise our international fleet.”

ch-aviation has reached out to Azul for comment.

PR-AOY is owned and managed by AerCap, the ch-aviation fleets module shows. HS-THY, owned by the same lessor, is under maintenance at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and will enter into service for Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi).

Azul’s fleet now comprises 166 aircraft: forty-nine A320-200Ns, six A321-200NX(LR)s, four A330-200s, five A330-900Ns (with nine more coming), thirty-seven ATR72-600s, two B737-400(F)s, forty-three E195s, and twenty E195-E2s. Regional subsidiary Azul Conecta (2F, Jundiaí) operates a fleet of twenty-four Cessna Aircraft Company Grand Caravan turboprops.