Airbus Updates No.2641

Airbus A321	-211	3708		G-POWU	Titan Airways	posn 08may20 SEN-AMS after storage	ex OE-LCA
Airbus A321	-211	3749		G-POWV	Titan Airways	ferried 04may20 SEN-STN after interim storage	ex OE-LCB
Airbus A321	-211	6038		G-TCDD	Air Lease Corp	ferried 02may20 MAN-SNN, all white, still for Jet2 as G-HLYA?	ex D-AVZO
Airbus A321	-211	6114		C-FTXU	Air Transat	ferried 06-07may20 YYZ-KEF-LJU, Thomas Cook cs	ex OE-IEH
Airbus A330	-223	253		F-OFDF	Air Caraïbes Atlantique	ferried 05may20 ORY-CHR for onward storage	ex HB-IQD
Airbus A330	-343	1000		HB-JHA	Swiss International	ferried 03may20 ZRH-AMM for onward storage (+ 1355 HB-JHM)	ex F-WWYX
Airbus A330	-343	1195		G-VSXY	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 09may20 LHR-DSA for onward storage (+ 1329 G-VGBR)	ex F-WWKY
Airbus A330	-343	1206		G-VLUV	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 08may20 LHR-DSA for onward storage (+ 1296 G-VRAY)	ex B-18391
Airbus A330	-243	1249		VP-CGI	TC Skyward Aviation Ireland	ferried 07may20 NQY-FNI by Azur Aviation	ex ZS-SXV
Airbus A330	-302	1951		EI-EIN	Aer Lingus	onward delivery 08may20 BRU-DUB	ex F-WWCH
Airbus A340	-313	260		F-GLZP	Air France	Joon cs, ferried 04may20 CDG-LDE, for part-out & scrap
Airbus A340	-642	736		9H-NHS	European Skybus	G-reg canx 07may20, parked at BOH	ex G-VWIN
Airbus A340	-642	981		D-AIHX	Lufthansa	ferried 05may20 MUC-LETL for onward storage (+ 987 D-AIHY 06may20 FRA-LETL, + 1005 D-AIHZ 07may20 FRA-LETL))	ex F-WWCN
Airbus A350	-941	416		10+03	Luftwaffe	ferried 05/07may20 TLS-XFW-HAM, regd D-AGAF at HAM, for cabin config	ex F-WZFF
Airbus A380	-841	6		9H-MIP	HiFly Malta	ferried 30apr20 LDE-LPBJ	ex 9V-SKC
Airbus A380	-841	146		D-AIMK	Lufthansa	ferried 05may20 MUC-LETL for onward storage (+ 177 D-AIMN 06may20 FRA-LETL, + 38 D-AIMA 07may20 FRA-LETL)	ex F-WWAO

Airbus Updates No.688

Accident: Virgin Atlantic A333 near London on Apr 16th 2012, cargo fire indication

By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Apr 16th 2012 13:29Z, last updated Monday, Apr 16th 2012 13:29Z A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VSXY performing flight VS-27 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 299 passengers and 13 crew, was climbing out of London Gatwick's runway 08R about 75nm westsouthwest of London Gatwick Airport when the crew declared emergency, levelled off at FL220 reporting a cargo fire indication and returned to Gatwick. The aircraft landed safely on Gatwick's runway 08R about 35 minutes after departure, stopped about halfway down the runway and was evacuated, a number of tyres deflated. Responding emergency services found no trace of fire or smoke. A number of passengers received minor injuries in the evacuation. The airline reported a technical problem prompted the captain to return to Gatwick and to evacuate the aircraft. The airport was closed for about 2 hours as result of the occurrence until the aircraft was towed off the runway. Incident: Aerosvit A320 near Simferopol on Apr 17th 2012, unruly passenger By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Apr 17th 2012 15:18Z, last updated Tuesday, Apr 17th 2012 15:18Z An Aerosvit Airbus A320-200, registration UR-DAI performing flight VV-276 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Kiev Borispol (Ukraine), was enroute at FL340 about 125nm east of Simferopol (Ukraine), when the crew decided to divert to Simferopol after a drunk male passenger roamed around the cabin, pestered other passengers, refused to return to his seat despite instructions by cabin crew and subsequently struck a flight attendant. The unruly passenger was subdued and restrained, the aircraft landed safely about 25 minutes later, the unruly passenger was taken into custody by police. The aircraft reached Kiev with a delay of 2 hours. The airline reported the passenger was already drunk when he came aboard, he later began to roam around the cabin, clung to other passengers and refused instructions by cabin crew until he struck a flight attendant. The unruly was subdued by cabin crew with assistance of other passengers and taken into custody by police after landing. Incident: Aer Lingus A332 at Madrid on Apr 16th 2012, flaps problem By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Apr 17th 2012 16:30Z, last updated Tuesday, Apr 17th 2012 16:30Z An Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200, registration EI-LAX performing flight EI-6962 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA) with 264 passengers, was climbing out of Madrid's runway 36L when the crew reported problems with the flaps, stopped the climb at 12,000 feet and returned to Madrid's runway 33L about 20 minutes after departure. A passenger reported the aircraft returned to Madrid after the crew detected a problem with the flaps. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto an additional flight the following day. The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Madrid due to a technical issue. The flight was subsequently cancelled, the passengers were reaccommodated on an additional flight the following day