Airbus Updates No.796

Airbus A310  -304  494     CS-TQV  White  ferried 15sep12 LIS-FJR on Hajj-lease to ?  ex PR-WTA
 Airbus A319  -115LR  2213     TU-TSA  Air Côte d Ivoire  delivery 14sep12 TLS-ABJ  ex F-GRXG
 Airbus A319  -112  4663     D-ASTA  Gambia Bird Airlines  positioned 14sep12 TXL-BJL   ex D-AVYF
 Airbus A319  -133  5286     B-6433  Sichuan Airlines  delivery 12sep12 XFW-OVB  ex D-AVWZ
Airbus A320  -214  2407     EC-JGM  Vueling  ferried 06sep12 BCN-FRA on wet-lease to XL Airways Germany till 31oct12  ex F-WWDC
 Airbus A320  -232  2676     SU-  Nesma Airlines  delivery 14-15sep12 TLC-YHZ-SEN, N-reg  ex N676AG
Airbus A321  -231  3512     G-MEDN  bmi British Midland  ferried 09sep12 MAD-LHR after paint into British Airways cs  ex D-AVZK
 Airbus A321  -231  5257     A9C-CD  Gulf Air  onward delivery 14sep12 TLS-BAH  ex D-AZAA
 Airbus A321  -231  5287     HL8265  Asiana  delivery 12-13sep12 XFW-OVB-ICN   ex D-AZAI
 Airbus A330  -327  72     TC-OCA  Onur Air  Saudi Arabian cs, ferried 14sep12 ZRH-LDE on return to lessor  ex EC-IJH
 Airbus A380  -841  88     B-6139  China Southern  delivery 14sep12 TLS-CAN  ex F-WWAR

Airbus Updates No.782

Airbus A300  B4-203F  261     N261AX  Kalitta Turbine Leasing  ferried 30aug12 VCV-SFB, for Transcarga  ex OO-TZB
 Airbus A300  -622R(F)  679     D-AEAL  EAT Leipzig  ferried 28aug12 LEJ-DUB for paint into DHL cs  ex N4679
 Airbus A300  -622R(F)  729     D-AEAQ  EAT Leipzig  ferried 28aug12 DUB-LEJ after paint into DHL cs   ex N3729
Airbus A319  -112  3950     A5-RGI  Druk Air  delivery 31aug12 ATH-DEL-PBH  ex SX-OAG
 Airbus A319  -133  5267     B-6427  China Eastern  delivery 29aug12 XFW-OVB  ex D-AVYD
 Airbus A320  -211  215     N215AR  AAR A/c Sales   regd 29aug12, ferried 30aug12 MLA-MIR, all wh, orange cowlings   ex EI-DOE
 Airbus A320  -232  1424     G-MIDS  bmi British Midland  ferried 22/30aug12 MAN-MAD-LHR, paint into British Airways cs   ex F-WWBO
 Airbus A320  -232  1497     JY-  RayaJet  ferried 28aug12 SNN-DUB after paint, EI-reg  ex EI-EUS
Airbus A320  -232  5061     B-6910  China Southern  delivery 29aug12 ex TSN  ex B-517L
Airbus A321  -232  3034     VP-BGH  Nordwind Airlines  delivery 30aug12 TLS-SVO  ex EI-EWP
 Airbus A321  -231  3512     G-MEDN  bmi British Midland  ferried 30aug12 LHR-MAD for paint into British Airways cs   ex D-AVZK
 Airbus A321  -231  5269     N557UW  US Airways  delivery 29aug12 XFW-BGR-PIT  ex D-AZAC
 Airbus A330  -202  999     5A-ONF  Afriqiyah  ferried 30aug12 TIP-BOD  ex F-WWYV
 Airbus A330  -343  1329     G-VGBR  Virgin Atlantic  delivery 25/31aug12 TLS-ZRH-LHR  ex F-WWT
 Airbus A330  -243F  1332     TC-MCZ  MNG Airlines  delivery 30aug12 TLS-IST  ex F-WWTS
 Airbus A330  -223  1335     B-6548  China Southern  delivery 31aug12 TLS-CAN  ex F-WWTX
 Airbus A330  -323  1337     9M-MTI  Malaysian Airlines  delivery 31aug12 TLS-KUL  ex F-WWTZ
Airbus A380  -861  103     A6-EDW  Emirates  delivery 30aug12 XFW-DXB  ex F-WWAL

Airbus Updates No.486

Incident: Air India A319 near Bhopal on Oct 19th 2011, hydraulic failure

By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Oct 20th 2011 15:42Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 20th 2011 15:42Z An Air India Airbus A319-100, flight AI-634 from Bhopal to Indore (India) with 70 passengers, was climbing out of Bhopal when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and returned to Bhopal for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure. The flight was subsequently cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. Incident: TAP A332 near Gran Canaria on Oct 12th 2011, odour on board By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 13:45Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 13:45Z A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TOI performing flight TP-151 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Recife,PE (Brazil), was enroute at FL380 about 90nm south of Gran Canaria,CI (Spain) two hours into the flight when the crew turned around to return to Lisbon due to an unusual odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Lisbon's runway 03 about 110 minutes after turning around. A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration CS-TOM reached Recife with a delay of 6.5 hours Incident: ANA A320 near Nagoya on Oct 20th 2011, cabin pressure problem By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 14:07Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 22nd 2011 14:07Z An ANA All Nippon Airways Airbus A320-200, registration JA8654 performing flight NH-703 from Nagoya to Sapporo (Japan) with 169 people on board, was climbing out of Nagoya when the crew received an abnormal indication regarding the cabin pressure and decided to return to Nagoya for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A320-200 reached Sapporo with a delay of 105 minutes. The airline reported the indication was false, the cause is under investigation. Incident: Emirates A388 near Chennai on Oct 23rd 2011, hydraulic failure By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 14:30Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 14:56Z An Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EDI performing flight EK-385 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 410 passengers, was enroute near Chennai (India) when the crew diverted to Chennai due to a hydraulic failure, however could not land in Chennai (runway length 12000 feet/3660 meters). The airplane subsequently diverted to Hyderabad (India) about 280nm northnorthwest of Chennai and landed safely in Hyderabad (runway length 13980 feet/4260 meters) at 03:40L (22:10Z Oct 22nd). The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron. The passengers were taken to hotels, a part of them were rebooked onto the next regular flight from Hyderabad. A replacement aircraft is being dispatched to Hyderabad to continue the journey. Passengers bitterly complained that the crew did not tell them more than a technical problem caused them to divert. Hyderabad Airport reported a technical snag prompted the diversion. The airline said the aircraft diverted to Hyderabad due to a technical snag, the reasons for the diversion are being looked into. The flight is expected to continue in the evening of Oct 23rd. Aviation sources in India heard the crew report a hydraulic failure. Incident: Lufthansa A346 at San Francisco on Oct 21st 2011, rejected takeoff By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 16:39Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 23rd 2011 16:39Z A Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, registration D-AIHF performing flight LH-459 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Munich (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff on San Francisco's runway 28L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed reporting an engine problem and requesting no assistance. The aircraft vacated the runway via a high speed turn off and taxied to apron. A passenger reported the crew announced they had a computer malfunction. About two hours later the flight was cancelled, they were taken to hotels. The incident aircraft reached Munich two days later and resumed regular schedule thereafter.