Airbus Updates No.2401

New Caledonia's Aircalin takes re-delivery of first A330neo

Aircalin Airbus A330-900N © Airbus

19.12.2019 - 10:42 UTC

Aircalin (SB, Nouméa La Tontouta) has taken re-delivery of its first A330-900, 1.5 months after the aircraft was returned to Airbus given a strong odour of oil in the cabin.

F-ONET (msn 1938) was ferried from Toulouse Blagnac to Osaka Kansai on December 17-18, 2019, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The aircraft was initially delivered to the New Caledonian flag carrier on October 2 but subsequently grounded on October 29 and ferried back to Toulouse for checks over the course of November 16-18.

The other A330-900 operated by Aircalin, F-ONEO (msn 1937), did not experience any similar issues.

During the absence of the A330neo, Aircalin reactivated an A330-200, F-OJSE (msn 510), which was used to operate as flight SB880 to Osaka on December 19. The return leg will most likely be operated by the A330-900.

While Aircalin planned to retire the A330-200s with the delivery of the -900s, it deliberately retained one of the older jets to act as a spare during the newer widebodies' teething period.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Aircalin also operates two A320-200s, one DHC-6-300, and one -400. It has two A320-200neo on firm order from the manufacturer.

Airbus Updates No.2241

Airbus A321	-253N	7694		TC-OED	Onur Air	delivery / posn 01-02aug19 MLA-ISL-AYT	ex TF-SKY
Airbus A321	-211	8232		C-GKFB	Air Canada rouge	delivery 05aug19 LCQ-YMX	ex TF-DOG
Airbus A321	-251N	8288		VN-A590	Bamboo Airways	air-test at MPL 02aug19 by Azur Aviation, VP-C reg after paint into special "first 1 million passenger" cs prior delivery	ex VP-CAE
Airbus A321	-271NX	8882		HA-LVD	Wizz Air	delivery 03aug19 XFW-BUD	ex D-AYAE
Airbus A321	-251NX	8910		HL8364	Asiana	delivery 31jul-01aug19 XFW-OVB-ICN	ex D-AVXV
Airbus A321	-231	8950		G-WUKK	Wizz Air UK	delivery 01aug19 XFW-BUD	ex D-AYAA
Airbus A321	-211	9067		N393DN	Delta Air Lines	delivery 06aug19 BFM-MCI	ex F-WZME
Airbus A330	-223	195		CS-TOI	TAP Air Portugal	ferried 30jul19 LIS-ENS, for part-out & scrap	ex OE-LAN
Airbus A330	-243	818		EC-NBN	Wamos Air	posn 04aug19 MAD-BWN on wet-lease to Royal Brunei till 30sep19	dx OE-IBP
Airbus A330	-343	1156		9V-STR	Singapore Airlines	ferried 26jul19 SIN-QPG prior return to lessor	ex F-WWKK
Airbus A330	-243	1492		PR-AIS	Azul Linhas Aéreas	delivery 31jul19 SBD-CNF	ex N941AV
Airbus A330	-941	1926		PK-LEI	Lion Airlines	posn 23jul19 CGK-JED on Hajj-lease to Flynas	ex F-WWYA
Airbus A330	-941	1937		F-ONEO	Aircalin	delivery 03aug19 TLS-KIX	ex F-WWCM
Airbus A340	-642	933		EC-NFP	Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas	air-test at LETL 06aug19,2-reg prior delivery	ex 2-FIEX

Airbus Updates No.2237

New Caledonia's Aircalin takes delivery of first A330neo

Aircalin Airbus A330-900N © Airbus

01.08.2019 - 12:26 UTC

Aircalin (SB, Nouméa La Tontouta) took delivery of its first of two A330-900s on order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) after F-ONEO (msn 1937) was handed over at a ceremony at Toulouse Blagnac on Wednesday, July 31.

During a press conference, the carrier's chief executive, Didier Tappero, told French tourism journal Tourmag that F-ONEO is slated to enter service on August 10 on its Nouméa La Tontouta-Tokyo Narita, Japan route.

Aircalin's second A330neo, F-ONET (msn 1938), is due to arrive in September and will be deployed on long-haul routes to Asia and Australia, he added.

Owned by the government of the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia, Aircalin also has two A320-200neo on order from Airbus deliveries of which will take place in 2020 and 2021.

Collectively, the New Generation aircraft will replace Aircalin's existing fleet of two A320ceo (average age 13.4 years) and two A330-200s (average age 16.7 years). Of the A320ceo, one is leased from AerCap while the other is leased from GA Telesis Capital Management. GA Telesis also owns the two A330-200s.

According to the ch-aviation schedules module, Aircalin deploys its A330s on scheduled flights from Nouméa to Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita in Japan as well as Papeete in Tahiti, and Sydney Kingsford Smith in Australia.