Airbus Updates No.2726

Airbus A321	-271NX	9301		VT-IUT	IndiGo Airlines	delivery 07jul20 XFW-DEL	ex D-AZAH
Airbus A321	-271NXLR	9377		N2048J	jetBlue	delivery 07jul20 XFW-JFK	ex D-AZAF
Airbus A321	-271NX	9427		T7-ME1	MEA Middle East Airlines	delivery 10jul20 XFW-BEY	ex D-AVXK
Airbus A321	-251NX	9571		EC-NIA	Iberia Express	delivery 09jul20 XFW-MAD	ex D-AYAI
Airbus A330	-342	102		B-HLD	Cathay Pacific	ferried 07-08jul20 HKG-ANC-MZJ, for part-out & scrap	ex VR-HLD
Airbus A330	-323	425		OK-YBA	CSA Czech Airlines	ferried 05jul20 PRG-MLA priorcreturn to lessor	ex HL7701
Airbus A330	-203	472		EI-GEW	I-Fly	ferried 08jul20 TLV-NAP after storage	ex PT-MVG
Airbus A330	-202	616		D-AXGF	Sun Express Deutschland	ferried 07jul20 FRA-DUS for onward storage	ex A7-AFM
Airbus A330	-202	814		EC-JZL	Air Europa	ferried 10jul20 CHR-PMI after paint into?	ex F-WWYJ
Airbus A330	-343	1015		C-GEGP	Air Canada	delivery 01-03jul20 QPG-HKG-YVR-BFM	ex CS-TOX
Airbus A330	-343	1103		F-HROK	Corsair International	delivery 07jul20 PVG-LDE, VQ-reg, for interim storage	ex VQ-BEL
Airbus A330	-343	1201		G-VKSS	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 05jul20 GLA-CQM for onward storage	ex F-WWKU
Airbus A330	-343	1215		G-VGEM	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 07jul20 MAN-CQM for onward storage	ex B-18392
Airbus A330	-302	1535		5A-ONR	Afriqiyah Airways	posn 07jul20 AMM-MIR after storage	ex F-WHUT
Airbus A330	-202	1932		EC-NEN	Level	ferried 10jul20 BCN-CQM for storage	ex F-WWKP
Airbus A330	-203	811		2-PAOH	Aircastle	air-tests at SBD 09jul20 prior delivery to?	ex AP-BMI
Airbus A340	-313	245		F-GLZN	Air France	Joon cs, ferried 09jul20 CDG-CHR, for part-out & scrap
Airbus A340	-642	753		G-VFIT	European SkyBus	at BOH 04jul20 with “European Cargo moving forward” titl	ex F-WWCG
Airbus A350	-941	27		PR-XTB	Latam Brasil	ferried 10jul20 GRU-VCV on return to lessor	ex F-WZFV
Airbus A380	-842	14		VH-OQA	Qantas	ferried 10jul20 SYD-VCV for onward storage	ex F-WWSLK

Airbus Updates No.2650

Air France to Retire its Remaining Two Airbus A340-300s

May 13, 2020   

The Airbus A340s of the French operator had all been lined up due to their high operating costs.

"We've pushed these airplanes pretty much to their limit. So the retirement of the remaining Airbus A380s at Air France is also under study,"

Air France CEO Ben Smith said.

"We will reassess new fleet orders in view of the new market reality as well as the group's future investment capacity. This will all be integrated into our restructuring plan,"

Smith added.

Air France has also deferred the delivery of three Airbus A350-900s from 2020 to 2021 as a part of its cost-cutting measures implemented in the wake of the pandemic.

Smith suggested that the fleet adjustments announced so far would not be the end of cuts. In 2021, the airline plans to operate 20% of capacity less than in 2019 with further flexibility.