Airbus Updates No.4355

 

Maldives' BeOnd takes first Airbus A321-200

BeOnd (B4, Malé) has taken delivery of its first A321-200 to support its network expansion and increase its operational readiness.

8Q-FBB (msn 1711) was ferried from Hyderabad International to Malé on September 3, 2024, and operated via Kuwait to Oslo Gardermoen the next day. The 22.5-year-old aircraft formerly operated by Fly2Sky underwent total cabin refurbishment and is currently configured for up to 68 passengers in an all-business class layout with lie-flat seats only. The aircraft is on lease from Aerovista.

The aircraft joined BeOnd's hitherto only aircraft, A319-100 8Q-FBA (msn 2119), which seats up to 44 passengers.

The scheduled premium leisure carrier currently connects Malé with Riyadh, Dubai World Central, Zurich, and Milan Malpensa. The two European destinations are served via Dubai. BeOnd recently secured fifth-freedom rights to sell tickets for the Zurich-Dubai leg only. It said that the A321 will be used to expand its network to Europe, Dubai, and Bangkok.

Airbus Updates No.3335

Florida’s GLOBALX takes delivery of first Airbus A321-200

GLOBALX Airbus A321-200© Howard Group Inc.

19.04.2021 - 07:10 UTC

American charter and cargo start-up Global Crossing Airlines Group, operating as GLOBALX (Miami Int'l), has taken delivery of its first A321-200, N277GX (msn 2480), leased from Lithuania-based Magnetic Leasing.

It was ferried in the Floridian start-up’s livery from Tallinn Lennart Meri to Miami Int'l via Reykjavik Keflavik and Bangor on April 14-15, ch-aviation analysis of Flightradar24 and AirNav RadarBox ADS-B data shows. GLOBALX has said it intends the A321 to provide services to Cuba, subject to governmental approvals.

The 16-year-old aircraft was previously operated as VN-A349 by Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) between May 2005 and August 2019, with a spell as XU-349 at Cambodia Angkor Air (K6, Siem Reap) from April 2012 to March 2017, according to the ch-aviation fleets history module. It is configured with seating for 183, including 171 in economy and 12 in business.

It joins A320-200 N276GX (msn 2695), a 15.2-year-old twinjet owned by DAE Capital, which the start-up took delivery of on January 1, 2021.

As previously reported, last month GLOBALX said it had expanded its “strategic partnership” with Latvia’s SmartLynx Airlines beyond a damp lease agreement forged between the two in May 2020. This included cooperation in several areas during the US carrier’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, which it had hoped to complete by the end of March.

Operating from two bases, Miami and Atlantic City, GLOBALX ultimately aims to provide charter capacity for major airlines, tour operators, professional and collegiate sports teams, casinos, and corporate groups, as well as direct-to-consumer charters under its Part 380 regulations.

Airbus Updates No.2950

 

Air Sénégal inducts first Airbus A321

© Tis Meyer (PlanePics.org)

07.12.2020 - 04:01 UTC

Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int'l) took delivery of its first A321-200 following the arrival of 6V-AMC (msn 1881) at Dakar Blaise Diagne Int'l on November 28, 2020, AirNav RadarBox ADS-B data shows.

The 18-year-old narrowbody had been undergoing maintenance at Montpellier following a period of storage dating back to September 2019 when previous operator Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT, Manchester Int'l) collapsed. It is owned by Carlyle Aviation Partners, the ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows.

According to the ch-aviation schedules module, Air Senegal plans to debut the A321 on its daily route from Dakar to Conakry on December 21, 2020.

The aircraft will join Air Senegal's existing narrowbody fleet of two A319-100s. The carrier also operates two ATR72-600s, one A330-900 and although it owns the aircraft, it wet-leases a further A330-900 from Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int'l).